Vacancy Details
Vacancy Summary
Trust Finance Manager
PO1, Point 27 – 30 (actual salary £31,621 – £33,938)
37 hours per week, Term time plus 20 days
Permanenet, Full Time
Required March 2023
Vacancy Information
Carlton Academy Trust (CAT) is an educational trust based within Bradford local authority. It is a relatively new Trust, being formed in 2019 out of the success of Carlton Bolling which obtained World Class School Status in 2018 and voted ‘Secondary School of the Year’ in the 2019 BBC/Pearson National Teaching Awards. It has undergone rapid growth and currently has two secondary and three primary schools, and around 3500 students and 500 staff. CAT aspires to the highest standards, with the aim of making all its schools ‘Outstanding’ and in recognition of this has recently been approached to become one of the country’s first ‘World Class Trusts’.
The Trust has a comprehensive central team of nearly 20 people covering all key operational areas. This role will enable further specialisation of practice within the finance function. Although reporting directly to the CFO, the role has a significant degree of autonomy, with the postholder largely responsible for organising their own weekly schedule to successfully manage prevailing demands. The Finance Manager is a key role within the trust central team and the successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day work within the five trust schools, reporting back to CFO where appropriate and monitoring all month end activities. Attention to detail, accuracy, drive and commitment are key skills required for this position.
The Trust is a good place to work with a happy, friendly, open culture which seeks to support and develop. Staff are encouraged to be leaders and pro-actively develop practice, taking innovative approaches where necessary to ensure provision is the very best it can be. Although recognising the importance of each, CAT prefers character and potential to experience and skills, looking to recruit people who with support and training will attain the very highest standards.
Employee welfare is important to us and see them as the Trust’s prime asset. Therefore, we look after staff, offering benefits such as an Employee Assistance programme, generous remuneration packages and structure work so that they can preserve a proper work-life balance.
If you like the sound of how we work and share the ambitions of the Trust, we would very much like to hear from you.
We welcome visits; to arrange a convenient time please contact Anita Riedel, Recruitment Manager - Email: recruitment@catrust.uk
Closing date for applications: 10am, Friday 3rd February 2023
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