Job Description

Job Reference Number:

S/GJ/16624/0008

Grade:

SPOT

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Working Pattern:

All year round

Actual Salary:

\xc2\xa365,000

Interview Date:

Week commencing 5th September 2023

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Applicants are informed that if appointed to this post their contract of employment will be with Altus Education Partnership who is the employer, and not Rochdale Council.

Altus Education Partnership

C/O Rochdale Sixth Form College

College Road

Rochdale

OL12 6HY

Tel: 01706 769835

Email:

Website:

Director of Finance

To start as soon as possible

We are looking for a Director of Finance to join our expanding Trust team at Altus Education Partnership. We need a dedicated and forward-thinking finance professional to provide strong financial leadership within our successful multi-academy trust. The work of the Director of Finance will be rooted in ensuring benefit to the learners and communities the Trust serves.

The post holder will be responsible for financial planning and management across the Trust, in conjunction with the CFO, principals/heads and trustees, and will be responsible for ensuring the Trust fulfils its financial, company, legal, tax and DfE compliance requirements. The role will include the production of high-quality reports for the CEO and CFO to enable them to make informed financial decisions in conjunction with the Trust Board.

The Director of Finance will be responsible for the operational line management of the finance function and managing all the financial accounting and transactional finance for the Trust, ensuring all systems are up-to-date and reporting is timely and in line with required annual financial returns.

Altus Education Partnership was formed in 2017 from Rochdale Sixth Form College, an Ofsted Outstanding provider, and grew from our desire to improve education in the borough of Rochdale as a whole.

The Trust currently comprises four academies:

\xc2\xb7 Rochdale Sixth Form College (RSFC) opened in 2010 to address the significant underachievement in A Level performance in the borough. Since then, it has raised achievement in the area dramatically and is recognised nationally as a centre of excellence. The college is Ofsted Outstanding, Sixth Form College of the Year 2021, and regularly one of the highest performing colleges in the country according to the DfE\xe2\x80\x99s performance tables and national achievement rate tables.

\xc2\xb7 Edgar Wood Academy is a secondary school opened in a new build in 2021 under Wave 13 of the free schools\xe2\x80\x99 programme. The school has already established a strong reputation in the local community and is significantly over-subscribed for 2023-24.

\xc2\xb7 Kingsway Park High School is an Ofsted rated Good school with a strong track record of providing its students with an excellent education. The school will soon benefit from a new teaching block opening at the end of 2023.

\xc2\xb7 Bamford Academy is an Ofsted rated Good school providing a caring and nurturing environment for all of its pupils; it is a popular first choice for many parents and young people in the local community.

If you feel inspired by our strategy and what we are trying to achieve, please follow the application instructions below: if you wish to arrange a visit, or discuss the post further, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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To apply, please complete the Altus Education Partnership application form and email to by 12noon on Tuesday 5 September 2023

Altus EDUCATION Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. This position is subject to an Enhanced DBS check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

In accordance with the recommendations set out in KCSIE the Trust carries out online searches on shortlisted candidates.

salary from

\xc2\xa365,000

contract

permanent

working hours

full time

application deadline

12 00 pm

5th Sep 2023

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