Overview

The Church of England is the largest single provider of education in England with one million students attending 4,700 Church of England schools.  

The Church of England’s Vision for Education outlines our core purpose in education as we seek to be deeply Christian, serving the common good.  This vision is complemented by the Church of England’s Foundation for Educational Leadership which focus our national efforts on developing educational leaders for the future. 

We now seek to build capacity across the Education Office so that “developing leaders, shaping policy, and creating capacity” form an integrated strategy for the church’s national work in education.

This work is a vital part of the mission of the Church of England and sits at the heart of the objectives of the Archbishops' Council.

Post Introduction

Following the appointment of a new Deputy Chief Education Officer (Operations), this is an exciting time to join our welcoming and innovative team. 

As Finance Manager, you will oversee the delivery of:

• accurate and timely management reporting for the National Society and the Education department of the Archbishops’ Council
• technical compliance and best practice financial accounting for the National Society
• effective and efficient financial transaction processes that meet agreed service levels
• effective internal controls and compliance

A self-motivated finance professional with strong business acumen and experience of delivering operational change projects, you will be passionate about demonstrating best practice, developing and growing our financial accounting and reporting capacity.

With excellent interpersonal skills and an engaging approach, you will develop effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders and work collaboratively, to ensure consistently high standards of service for our customers.

Hours of work - up to 35 hours per week (flexible working / reduced hours available with further discussion welcome at interview)

in return we offer a unique environment with opportunities for continuous learning, flexible working opportunities (can be discussed at interview), generous annual leave for work life balance, season ticket loans and a range of benefits including discounted entry to attractions, and an extremely attractive non contributory pension scheme. 

Interviews will be held w/c 10th December 2018