Location: Uppingham
Contract Type: Fixed term, 9-12 months
Hours: Full time
Salary: c. £80,000, commensurate with the appointees experience.
The Uppingham Group of Schools (UGS) consists of a co-educational, full boarding and day school in Uppingham, Rutland, serving 830 pupils aged 11-18, a licensed school in west Cairo which opened in 2024, with further schools planned to open in Vietnam in 2027 and east Cairo in 2028, a subsidiary company including a lettings business, dual-use sports centre and school shop, and trading subsidiaries for its international operations.
UGS has revenues of £43m and net assets of £76m. In addition to the academic faculties (twenty-six subjects offered), UGS has business units responsible for marketing, admissions, business development, human resources, IT, finance, health and safety, operational services, and estates. The School employs c. 550 people, with another 50 employed on site by its contract caterers, on a 120-acre site with 80+ buildings with an insurance value of £280m, of which 24 are listed, and 59 acres of playing fields.
Job purpose
The Financial Controllers role is to manage forward-looking financial risk by ensuring strong financial control, sound budgetary management, cash flow forecasting, and regulatory compliance. Alongside core responsibilities, the role su...