Finance and Resources Director

The Role

We have an exciting opportunity to appoint a new Trust Finance & Resources Director to help lead this dynamic and high-profile academy. Everything KAA does is predicated on us having a strong budget, and therefore this is one of the most important roles in the school.

As such, the successful candidate will be someone who understands what this entails and is able to provide financial and operational leadership across all non-teaching functions of the school. As you'll see from the details below, this is a role which spans a wide range of responsibilities. However, if we had to simplify all this, we would say the right person will have:

• Detailed knowledge of school finances - how to maximise income and minimise expenditure.
• Highly skilled / accurate at school budgeting. Able to create and maintain accurate medium to long term financial models as well as monitoring ongoing spend in-year.
• A fiscal hawk - someone who will insist on watertight financial processes at all levels and knows where every penny is spent in the organisation.
• Effective and conscientious leader, able to get the best out of their finance, IT, HR, Facilities and Catering teams, and instil in them the same passion and commitment that they have as FRD.
• Excellent communication skills - written and verbal.
• Resilient - able to keep going through the inevitable day to day pressures of running an inner-city academy.
• Someone who can work closely with the Principal, members of SLT and our board of Trustees to help find considered, balanced solutions to the most complex issues the school faces.

It's a challenging but incredibly rewarding role, and one that is central to the ongoing success of the school and the care we provide for our young people. Interested candidates who have questions before applying should contact our HR department at , who can then set up a call with the Principal, if required.