Leigh Trust is an ambitious and growing Trust and we are excited to be appointing to a brand-new role of Finance Director, to help us on our journey and to strengthen our finance service. You will be based in our central office located at Nansen Primary school. Options for Hybrid and flexible working is also offered as part of the role during busy periods. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer and Executive Team, the role of Finance Director calls for a finance professional with the necessary experience, qualifications, skills and personal qualities to be able to operate as part of a close-knit, central team. This is a key role in leading the finance function whilst providing a robust financial infrastructure. This post will also provide opportunity to play an important and active part in the strategic direction of this forward looking, successful and thriving Trust. This is a senior post that is expected to evolve over time, requiring the post holder to be responsive and proactive in the context of strategic priorities. In return we can offer you: highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities a strong commitment to your professional development and career progression access to wellbeing services for our employees and their families, through our dedicated service provider internal wellbeing support excellent pension scheme (local government) flexible working opportunities opportunity to partake in the annual staff survey an ambitious and dedicated Trust Executive Team This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role. Please apply online Interview Date: Thursday 12th December 2024 Please feel free to contact our office for further information : Telephone : 0121 809 9837 Email : y.wakefieldleightrust.co.uk This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check (where applicable) Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. An online search will also be carried out on all shortlisted candidates. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.