Head of Finance


Company:	Teaching Vacancies
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Yeovil, BA21 4DR
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	9 Oct 2026
Closing date:	8 Nov 2026

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

• CCAB qualified, with at least five years’ post-qualification experience and strong technical finance expertise.

• Proven experience leading and developing a Finance team, ideally within FE or a similar organisation.

• Confident managing computerised accounting systems, producing timely financial reports and completing monthly balance sheet reviews.

• Advanced Excel skills, with experience in project accounting, costing products and assessing financial viability.

• A forward-thinking approach to improving financial processes, embracing AI, automation and smarter ways of working.

• Commercially minded and highly organised, able to prioritise independently, meet tight deadlines and communicate complex financial information clearly.

What the college offers its staff

• Annual salary: £49,643 - £59,994

• Full time, 37 hours per week all year round

• 35 days holiday (plus Christmas closure & bank holidays)

• Generous pension scheme of 16.1% employer contributions

• Staff discount scheme with high street and online retailers

• Opportunities for professional development and career growth

• Employee assistance programme

• Free onsite gym

• Subsidised catering facilities

• Cycle to work scheme

• Access to free staff parking

• Annual salary: £49,643 - £59,994

• Full time, 37 hours per week all year round

• 35 days holiday (plus Christmas closure & bank holidays)

• Generous pension scheme of 16.1% employer contributions

• Staff discount scheme with high street and online retailers

• Opportunities for professional development and career growth

• Employee assistance programme

• Free onsite gym

• Subsidised catering facilities

• Cycle to work scheme

• Access to free staff parking

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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