Contract Type: Permanent, All Year Round Working Hours: Part Time, 21 hours per week Number of Positions: 1 Qualifications Required: School Business Manager Qualification Applicant Requirements: Driving Licence and own vehicle are essential Location: Trust Office (Reddish, Stockport) Trust Wide and Flexible home working as agreed Start Date (subject to pre-employment checks) : 24 February 2025 Salary: £32,523 - £34,717 per annum Are you seeking an opportunity to play a key role in the business and finance functions of a Trust, ensuring that essential resources are available to provide the very best education for our pupils? Do you want to work closely with the Trust CEO and become a key member of our central team during a time of growth and expansion? Are you looking for a role that provides ongoing support and training, enabling you to progress in your new career and help achieve excellence across our Trust? Thrive CE Academy Trust is seeking candidates with significant finance and business management experience to join us as our new Chief Finance Officer. This role offers excellent career progression opportunities within the academy sector and a flexible working approach for those aiming to achieve a better work-life balance. The successful candidate will have a proven track record in finance and business operations, gained through roles in either the public or private sector. About the Candidate As the Chief Finance Officer, you will be a key member of the Central Team, responsible for reviewing existing practices and processes, achieving value for money, and securing the financial future of our Trust. You will also have strategic involvement in Trust operations, allowing you to expand your knowledge of the wider business functions of Thrive. We are looking for a CFO who will provide strategic financial leadership, ensuring robust financial management, compliance, and sustainability across the Trust and our Academies. This role offers an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of our students by driving financial efficiency and supporting Trust growth plans. About Us If you feel that you have the skills and attributes this role requires, we would love to hear from you. An ‘Application Pack’ and ‘Trust Application Form’ can be found on our website: Vacancies | Thrive CE Academy Trust (www.thrive-mat.com/join-us/vacancies/) We hope this pack contains the necessary information you require to make an application, but if you would like to discuss the role in more detail, please do not hesitate to contact John Barrett, CEO, via email at: [email protected] If you are viewing this job on our Greater Jobs site then please click on the apply now button to view the full advertisement details and relevant attachments. We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, younger learners and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. The above post will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, satisfactory references and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here. This post is also subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 and other pre-employment checks where applicable. We strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation