The CFO is a senior executive role responsible for ensuring the financial sustainability, regulatory compliance, and strategic financial leadership of the Weston College Group. You will provide authoritative advice to the Executive Leadership Team, Board, and its committees, ensuring that we operate with the highest standards of financial governance, assurance, and value for money. The CFO will lead all aspects of finance, funding, audit, treasury, and financial control, alongside strategic leadership of Management Information Systems (MIS) to ensure high-quality data, funding assurance, and performance insight underpin decision-making across the College. Your responsibilities will include:
Responsibilities
Strategic Financial Leadership
Financial Governance and Compliance
Funding Strategy and MIS Leadership
Financial Management and Reporting
Audit, Data Assurance and Control
Leadership and People Management
Corporate Contribution
Qualifications
Be a fully qualified accountant
(CIMA, ACA, ACCA, CIPFA)
Have significant senior financial leadership experience within Further Education
Have proven experience of financial governance, audit, and regulatory compliance with a strong track record in financial planning, budgeting, and strategic decision support
Have strong understanding of:
Financial governance, control and risk management
Data integrity, MIS systems, and performance reporting
Public sector accountability requirements
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