MidKent College Group - Chief Finance Officer Kent Circa £120,000 + Benefits

We are delighted to be working with MidKent College (T/O £60m), a unique education group dedicated to creating opportunities and transforming lives. Renowned for its technical and vocational provision, the college serves the communities of Medway and Maidstone and surrounding areas through its state-of-the-art campuses (Gillingham / Maidstone / Medway ) as well as its technical training division supporting the defence sector through its commercial business, MKCTS. This unique model has ensured the long-term sustainability of the Group, and with student numbers growing year on year, they are seeking to appoint a commercially orientated CFO to help support this ongoing success story.

The role is to provide strategic leadership across all aspects of Group Finance, Estates, Risk & Audit activities. You will work closely with the Principal & Chief Executive and the Corporation Board to deliver a sustainable financial environment within which to enhance a truly student-centric estate, whilst maximising the college's commercial potential through effective risk and investment management, whilst maintaining their outstanding financial health.

To facilitate this, you will be a qualified, commercially oriented finance professional with a proven track record of success in a highly complex customer-centric environment (education, public, commercial, regulated or charity) with an evident ability to use data to shape and inform both operational and strategic decision making. You must be able to provide progressive leadership to colleagues across all areas of the role's remit, raising aspirations aligned with the college's mission and vision.

For more information, please review the brief below. To apply, please forward an up-to-date CV with covering letter and salary details, quotingREF DP3137 by 9:00 am Monday 11 th August 2025.

For a confidential and informal discussion, please call John Dodd on / or email him directly at