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Associate Director at Axon Moore - Search Consultant for Senior Appointments into ambitious North West Businesses

Director of Finance - Profit for Purpose Business - North Cheshire

Salary - circa £72k + 21% Pension and 10 weeks holiday'

The Director of Finance will lead a high-performing finance function that ensures the Group’s financial health, sustainability, and growth. The role will provide clear financial insight and business partnering to support strategic decision-making, embed a culture of accountability, and secure the resources needed to deliver outstanding outcomes for learners across the Group’s campuses.

Candidates must be qualified CIMA / ACA / ACCA or equivalent.

• Genuine opportunity to make a visible impact — modernising finance, driving transformation and influencing decision-making across a large, purpose-led education group.
• A broad, high-profile remit working closely with an impressive CFO who values commercial thinking and innovation.
• Significant scope to embed business partnering, improve financial insight, and strengthen financial decision-making.
• Finance system transformation project – lead on the selection and implementation of a new, integrated system
• Active role in capital investment planning, helping shape where and how £3m+ is allocated to improve facilities and learner outcomes.
• Experience of change, systems implementation and commercial mindset will be highly valued and visible.
• Fast-paced, dynamic setting – operates with the agility and pace of the private sector, despite being not-for-profit.
• Encourages commercial challenge, fresh ideas, and modern finance practices – a chance to bring industry experience to education.
• Supportive, approachable leadership team that values collaboration, transparency, and humour.
• Warm, welcoming organisational culture with a clear social purpose: enabling learners to progress and thrive.
• Ideal stepping stone role for someone ambitious – strong exposure, breadth, and autonomy to prepare for a future CFO position.
• Opportunity to own and lead the finance agenda, becoming the “voice of finance” in senior leadership meetings.
• Experience gained will be transferable across sectors, blending commercial and public sector acumen.

Practical Benefits

• Flexible working – typically 3 days on-site, 2 from home.
• Generous pension and holiday entitlements (public sector equivalent).
• North Cheshire-based head office, with collaborative cross-campus working into Greater Manchester

Section

• Seniority level: Director
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Finance
• Industries: Non-profit Organizations and Higher Education

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