Chief Financial Officer at Accomplish Multi Academy Trust Limited

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Job Reference #

EDV/2026/AMATL/33471

Location

Jerry Clay Lane, Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 0NP

Contract Type

Permanent

Contract Term

Full-Time

Salary

£75,893.00 Annually (FTE)

Closing Date

Midnight, Fri 17th Jul, 2026

Start Date

01-09-2026

Positions Available

Positions Available 1

Interview Date(s)

week commencing 20th July

Interview Date(s) week commencing 20th July

About this Role

As Chief Financial Officer, you will:

• Provide strategic financial leadership across Accomplish Multi Academy Trust.

• Lead the Trust's financial strategy, ensuring long-term sustainability, financial resilience and value for money.

• Provide expert financial advice and strategic guidance to the Chief Executive Officer, Board of Trustees and Executive Leadership Team.

• Ensure the highest standards of financial governance, compliance, audit and risk management across the Trust.

• Lead, develop and inspire a high-performing finance team that delivers an efficient, proactive and customer-focused service to our schools and central teams.

• Oversee all aspects of budgeting, forecasting, statutory accounts, financial reporting, procurement, cash flow and financial planning.

• Lead the financial management, monitoring and reporting of the Trust's externally funded programmes, including the Jerry Clay English Hub, the Early Years Stronger Practice Hub, the Accomplish Great Things Together (AGTT) professional development programme and future strategic initiatives, ensuring effective oversight of all grant funding, income and expenditure.

• Identify opportunities to maximise resources, improve efficiencies and deliver innovative financial solutions that support the Trust's strategic priorities.

• Play a pivotal role in supporting Trust growth, undertaking financial due diligence for new schools and ensuring robust financial planning for future expansion.

• Build strong relationships with school leaders, Trustees, auditors, funding bodies and external partners, ensuring finance is recognised as a strategic enabler of educational excellence

Contact Details

Tracy Swinburne
info@amat.org.uk

Accomplish Multi Academy Trust Limited would like all candidates to answer specific questions for the personal statement section. For reference, here is a preview of the questions/headings:

Please detail how your knowledge, skills and experience evidence that you meet the requirements for this post as detailed in the person specification and advertisement. Shortlisting and appointment to this post will be based on your ability to meet these requirements.