Chief Financial Officer

Salary: Wiltshire Pay Scale N Point 33-35 £49,282 - £51,356 pro-rata

Hours of work: 15 per week term time, plus evening Trust meetings and flexibility around the annual audit in the Autumn term. Exact working days and times to be negotiated and can be flexible.

Contract: Permanent

A bit about us:

King Alfred Trust is a multi-academy trust formed in 2014. We currently have two schools within the Trust – Pewsey Primary and King’s Gate Primary and Puddleducks Nursery and Pre-School.
We are seeking to appoint an experienced, highly organised Chief Financial Officer to join the Trust. The role will be based in Pewsey but will require travelling across both schools.

An exciting opportunity to join our Senior Leadership Team as the Chief Financial Officer has arisen. This role is pivotal to the success of the Academy, where the successful applicant will take a strategic and business focused responsibility for the Academy’s management of finances, administration and personnel management. You will work closely with the Executive Headteacher and Trust Board providing overall strategic and operational leadership, advice and support in respect of the core business services of the Academy. You will be responsible for preparation of the accounts and presenting them to the Board, preparing for audit and submission of the regular returns and accounts to the DfE in line with the requirements of the Academies Financial Handbook, of which you will be expected to have strong knowledge. You will have experience working within education or the public sector and have the ability to work within a well governed, publicly accountable environment that takes pride in providing quality education to all children.
The successful applicant will be a superb communicator who can negotiate with external organisations and manage internal teams across the Trust. Experience in the following is essential: finance and business management, HR and payroll.

Find out more and apply:

Visits to the School are warmly welcomed so you can meet Mrs Gilbert, Executive Head.
If you would like to visit the school please email hjohnson@pewsey.wilts.sch.uk or telephone 01672 562083

Please visit our website for further information about the Trust: www.kingalfredtrust.co.uk
And our schools: www.pewsey.wilts.sch.uk www.kingsgate.wilts.sch.uk www.puddleducks-nursery.com

To apply, please download the application form and click ‘apply now’ below to upload your completed application form and covering letter online.
CV's will not be considered.

Closing date (and time): Tuesday 30th June at 9am

Interview date: Thursday 2nd July or Friday 3rd July 2026

Commencement date: 1st September 2026

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All applicants will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants must disclose all spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands and warnings that are not ‘protected’ under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 & 2020). An enhanced DBS check will be required for the successful applicant.