Head of Finance in Richmond

Salary: £45,384 to £52,601 per annum (depending on experience)

Grade: Scale 4

Post Type: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 36 hours per week

Closing Date: 11:59pm on Sunday 23 August 2026

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Reference: RHACC027-26

The Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the development of the College’s Finance function. You will have a strong financial background, with resilience and vision. Managing a team of 4 staff, you will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the finance function, including payroll, and will lead on providing support to budget managers. You will be a good written and verbal communicator who is confident in establishing interactions with senior managers and other stakeholders. A key part of the role is the prompt preparation of monthly management accounts and the preparation of annual financial statements. The post holder will be a key member of the College Management Team.

About you

You will be a qualified accountant and, reporting to the Vice Principal (Finance & Resources), you will provide leadership and guidance to the Finance team. You will have comprehensive experience in a finance role, ideally in an education setting. You will be a self-motivated and ambitious leader who will be able to take on the challenge of developing the Finance function of the College to ensure positive service delivery to all stakeholders. You will be able to demonstrate excellent management and administrative skills and a strong understanding of the FE sector. You will be expected to act as an advocate and ambassador of the College, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to manage operational pressure in a busy environment with a positive, flexible approach.

RHACC is one of nine dedicated adult and community colleges in the UK, placing us in a unique segment of the education sector. RHACC was established in 2017 but has roots dating back to 1895, with an emphasis on providing our expertise in learning for wellbeing, skills for life and career development to disadvantaged women, people who have a disability and adults in need of improved wellbeing and career development.

This is an exciting opportunity where continued development opportunities are always available. We also offer a large number of benefits such as:

• Pensions
• UniDays
• Car parking
• Counselling
• Cycle Scheme
• Costco
• Education
• Season Ticket Loans
• Eye Care Vouchers
• Discounted Software
• Discounted Room Hire
• Discounted Gym Membership

Our Commitment Toward Equality and Diversity

We are strongly committed to ensuring a diverse workforce from all backgrounds, culture, and protected characteristics. We believe that this is what helps our entrepreneurial and innovative approach that creates an inclusive College that generates great service and pride in what we do. We would encourage applicants to apply for the position that they have suitable skills for, and we actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview for those applicants that meet the minimal requirements of the vacancy.

Safer Recruitment Commitment

As an education provider, we are committed to our statutory and moral duties in safeguarding our learners. This commitment extends to all applications to work with us, including those that supply to us. All individuals will be required to successfully complete the safer recruitment checks which includes:

• Enhanced DBS Checks, including barred lists where appropriate
• Overseas checks for candidates who have lived abroad in the relevant time period
• Obtaining two professional references (one has to be most recent employer)
• Confirmation of qualifications where requested
• Health Check

As part of our recruitment process shortlisted candidates may be subject to online and social media checks.