Head of Operations and Finance | Islington

£69k-£73k - School Head of Operations and Finance - Full Time

If you are an experienced Head of Operations and Finance looking for an enticing opportunity supporting a top performing Trust, please read on!

A dynamic Secondary Academy based in the heart of an evolving community in Islington, are seeking an established Head of Operations and Finance, with a proven track record of running Operations and Finance functions within Educational, Charities or other Not-for-Profit organisations.

The successful Head of Operations and Finance will ideally have an ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent finance qualification.

Head of Operations and Finance duties include:

• Strategic and operational leadership.
• Finance, procurement, IT, HR, estates and facilities management, health, and safety, catering and governance, risk management and GDPR.
• Management of the academy’s business support functions.
• Promoting ‘best practice’ ensuring policy and procedures are embedded across the Trust.
• Responsible for all non-education related statutory, regulatory and Trust wide compliance i.e. H&S, audits, DfE/ESFA reporting.
• Working closely with the Principal acting as Trust liaison.
• All financial planning, budget management and financial reporting.
• Promoting safeguarding and the welfare of children and young people.

Head of Operations and Finance Requirements:

• School Business Manager Qualification e.g. DSBM, CSBM, ADSBM or MSc School Business Management.
• Some form of finance or business qualification i.e. ACCA, ACA, CIMA, CIPFA, ICAEW, ICAS, CIOT.
• Previous school experience or within a charitable or non-for-profit setting.
• Substantial experience managing budgets, financial reporting, procurement, and fixed assets.

If this School Head of Operations and Finance role is of interest to you, please get in contact with Faye at Ribbons & Reeves ASAP!

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