Finance Manager

Croydon, London

£47,000 - £52,000 per annum 

Required for October 2016

Applications are invited for the post of Finance Manager at The Collegiate Trust, a new and growing organisation. 

The Collegiate Trust currently runs Riddlesdown Collegiate in Croydon, one of the largest schools in the country and one of the few in the last year to improve its OFSTED grading to OUTSTANDING. In November 2016 Gossops Green Primary School in Crawley will join the Trust, and we are about to submit an application to the Department for Education to open a primary school in Croydon in September 2018.  We are in discussion with a number of other schools in both Croydon and Crawley with a view to them joining our Trust over the coming 18 months. The Trust also owns a subsidiary company, the Collegiate Trading Company, which provides school meals to four schools, delivering a significant income for the Trust. 

We are looking to appoint an exceptional Finance Manger to help deliver the financial demands of a Multi Academy Trust and will be directly responsible for the operational management of all aspects of financial management. This is a challenging, varied and rewarding post in which no day is likely to be quite the same and which therefore requires versatility, flexibility, initiative and a proven capacity for problem solving.

Riddlesdown is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. An appointment will be dependent upon further health, medical and attendance checks.

Full details and an online application form are available on our website.

Closing date:  noon, Friday 16th September 2016