Chief Finance Officer Job In London

Our client is one of the largest and most innovative providers of technical and vocation education across the London region. This influential group renowned for its employer and student centric provision has a celebrated legacy of providing exemplary education and training that transforms lives and drives economic growth. They are widely recognised for their commitment to inclusivity, and educational excellence, positively impacting the lives of thousands of students across the capital and beyond.

Reporting to the Chief Executive, you will lead the finance and wider resourcing strategy, with the remit to ensure the financial integrity of the Group through enhanced business planning, financial control, and reporting, to maximise efficiencies and drive operational excellence. You will provide the day-to-day line management for the Finance, Audit, MI, Funding, Estates, Procurement, and IT functions, with a clear focus on business transformation, asset utilisation and the Groups commercial activities, whilst ensuring the corporate services function is highly customer centric and aligned to the changing needs of the Group.

You will be a qualified, commercially focused finance professional with a wealth of strategic experience gained within a complex, multi-stakeholder environment. Alongside an inspirational leadership style, you will bring excellent analytical and planning skills and be fully conversant with change and possess effective project management skills. You will have excellent interpersonal and presentation skills, with the capacity to engage at all levels across and beyond the organisation, solving complex strategic challenges through deliverable and workable business solutions.