Trust Deputy CFO
| Posting date: | 19 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 December 2025 |
| Location: | Trafford, WA15 8QW |
| Company: | inploi |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 75768853 |
Summary
ACHIEVE AND LEARN TRUST
ALTRINCHAM COLLEGE
Green Lane
Timperley
Altrincham
WA15 8QW
Phone: 0161 980 7173
Fax: 0161 980 1783
Website: www.altrinchamcollege.com
Email: recruitment@mail.altrinchamcollege.com
TRUST DEPUTY CFO - START DATE: As soon as possible
Band 11 Points 40-43, (Actual salary £46,438 to £49,276)
36.25 hours per week (08:00 16:00) term time, plus 3 weeks (41 weeks in total)
Permanent
Achieve and Learn Trust are seeking to appoint an experienced and highly motivated Trust Deputy CFO responsible for delivering an effective, compliant and consistently high-quality financial management and reporting service for the Trust. This will be achieved through the implementation of robust, measurable systems and processes which maximise the use of resources and deliver best value.
Reporting to the Chief Finance Officer, the successful candidate will be an integral part of the team, working in collaboration with staff members at each school, whilst managing a team of experienced Finance Officers based at Altrincham College.
The role demands strong organisational and people management skills and an ability to prioritise workloads. The successful candidate must have excellent interpersonal and leadership skills, as well as the ability to maintain a sense of calm in a busy school environment.
We are looking for someone with:
Management and leadership experience, preferably within an education or local authority setting.
Experience of educational financial management preparation of monthly accounts, budget analysis with the ability to provide financial guidance to senior leaders within the schools.
Experience of financial accounting monthly reconciliations, payroll checks, managing financial policies, systems and procedures.
Hold a finance qualification relevant to the role.
The ability to inspire confidence and think creatively.
A commitment to always place our students at the centre of all decision making.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing trust with fantastic values, who are truly committed to providing the best education to their students. It will be a chance for the right candidate to join a great place of work and take ownership of the role and make it their own, under the leadership of the CFO.
If you would like to apply to be part of our Trust at this exciting time, please visit the ‘Job Vacancies’ page on our school websites Altrincham College / Reddish Vale High School, where you will find an application form and more information on the schools within our Trust.
Please send your completed application form to: recruitment@achieveandlearntrust.com
Closing Date Friday 28 November 2025 at 12 Noon
Interview Date To be confirmed
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