Senior Finance & Systems Business Partner

Reporting to the Head of Finance, and accountable to the Chief Finance Officer (CFO), this strategic role plays a key part in supporting the Trust's financial sustainability, operational efficiency and digital development.

Working closely with Senior Leaders, Principals and Operational teams, the successful candidate will provide expert financial business partnering, deliver high-quality management information and lead the ongoing development and optimisation of finance systems and reporting processes. The role combines strategic financial leadership with responsibility for driving continuous improvement, system integration, data quality, automation and business intelligence across the Trust.

We are seeking a proactive, analytical and collaborative finance professional who is fully or part-qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CIPFA), with significant experience in finance business partnering, management accounting, financial planning and systems development. The successful candidate will have excellent stakeholder management skills, strong financial modelling capability and a passion for using technology and data to improve decision-making and organisational performance.

As part of Central Region Schools Trust, you will work alongside colleagues across our academies and central services, contributing to our mission of delivering high-quality education and positive outcomes for pupils through robust financial leadership and continuous improvement.

Application Process

Interested candidates who wish to have an informal conversation about this role, and/or a tour of the Site are welcome to contact HR@crst.org.uk for further information.

Our ideal candidate should possess a commitment to working with children, a willingness to be reflective, be committed to continual improvement through professional dialogue and exploration and enjoy working flexibly as part of a team.

Closing date for applications: Friday 31st July 2026

We encourage early applications, as the Trust reserve the right to close this campaign once we have received a sufficient number of suitable applications.

Central Region Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and as such expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory pre-employment checks in accordance with Safer Recruitment practices. All candidates shortlisted for interview will be subject to an online check and will be required to declare they are suitable to work with children.