Chief Finance Officer

Permanent | Dorset | Highly Competitive

Vacancy Description

This is a unique opportunity to join the newly formed Weymouth & Kingston Maurward College (WKMC) as Chief Finance Officer. The new college has brought together two complementary organisations, committed to delivering an outstanding student experience, set against an agenda of inclusivity that is dedicated to driving social and economic prosperity across the Dorset region. To support this agenda, the college is seeking to appoint an experienced finance leader with the energy, passion and commitment to ensure the college continues to thrive and produce inspirational learning that delivers for students, staff and employers.

Reporting to the Chief Executive Principal, you will lead the finance and estate strategy across WKMC, ensuring the financial integrity of the organisation through enhanced business planning, financial control and reporting to maximise efficiencies and opportunities for growth. You will provide the day-to-day line management for the finance, estates and commercial functions with a keen focus on capital expenditure, risk management and compliance, along with the analysis of key management information to transform performance and deliver the long-term sustainability needed.

You will be a qualified, commercially orientated finance professional with a wealth of strategic experience, ideally gained within a highly complex, customer centric environment. With strong technical expertise, you will have excellent analytical and planning skills and be fully conversant with complex revenue streams and capital investment initiatives with the ability to maximise efficiencies and opportunities for growth.  You will possess excellent interpersonal and presentation skills, with the capacity to engage at all levels across and beyond the organisation, to shape the strategic challenges through deliverable and workable business solutions.

Your drive, passion and creativity will be motivational, and you will deliver results that drive performance set against the college’s vision.

For more information and details on how to apply, please review the candidate brief below. To apply, please forward a covering letter and CV to contactus@doddpartners.com referencing assignment DP3122. Should you wish to have a confidential discussion about the role, please call John Dodd on 07545 431848 or 01244 738450

Closing date for applications will be 9.00am, Monday 3^rd February 2025.

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