Chief Financial Officer

Mersey View Learning Trust

Chief Financial Officer

Permanent, Full Time

£75,000

Mersey View Learning Trust was incorporated in 2024 and we are six academies who teach and care for over 3000 learners in Merseyside. All the academies are equal collaborators in school improvement and raising aspirations in young people to achieve great things academically and personally. Our collaboration of academies was borne out of our shared desire to create outstanding provision for all learners within our communities. Our vision and values focus on inclusion, aspiration and care for all our learners and staff.

As a newly established trust, we are looking to appoint a highly motivated and experienced Chief Financial Officer to join our leadership team. This individual will play a key role in shaping and driving the financial strategy of the Trust, ensuring the financial health and sustainability of the organisation as we continue to expand. The CFO will be responsible for overseeing the financial operations of the Trust, including budgeting, financial planning, forecasting, and reporting.

As a senior leader, the CFO will work collaboratively with the CEO and Board of Trustees to ensure that the Trust’s resources are being used efficiently to support our educational vision. You will play a vital role in developing robust financial processes, ensuring compliance, and providing strategic advice to support decision-making across the Trust. Our focus on enrichment and wellbeing is central to the educational experience we provide. The CFO will help ensure that our resources are aligned to support this vision, enabling the delivery of a broad and inclusive curriculum that supports every pupil in achieving their best. Inclusion and equity are core to everything we do, and we are committed to ensuring that every child has the resources and opportunities they need to thrive.

Mersey View Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects those working at the Trust to share this commitment. 

The Trust is required under law and guidance to check the criminal background of all employees. Decisions to appoint will be subject to consideration of an Enhanced Disclosure, including a Barred List check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. Because of the nature of the work for which you are applying this post is except from the rehabilitation of offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).

The amendments to the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered 'protected'. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance on whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website which can be accessed here: 

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

Successful applicants will be required to complete a confidential medical questionnaire and may be required to undergo a medical examination. 

The Trust may carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. This may help identify incidents or issues that have happened and are publicly available online, which we may wish to explore with you at interview.

Candidates are asked to complete the application form which is available via Mersey View Learning Trust website, by closing date of 9.00 am on 7^th March 2025.

We look forward to receiving your application.