Gill Martin
Director of Finance, Cumbria Education Trust
Gill is a senior finance professional with substantial experience gain across local government, charity and the education sector, with a track record in strengthening financial resilience, delivering efficiencies and ensuring the highest standards of stewardship in the use of public funds.
As Director of Finance / CFO at Cumbria Education Trust, she leads on financial strategy, planning and reporting. She oversees the development of robust financial systems, risk management arrangements and strong internal controls that support operational excellence which support long term stability and growth plans. She is committed to building high performing finance functions, championing continuous improvement and ensuring value for money across all trust services.
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How smaller trusts can build capacity: Rethinking structures, outsourcing and collaboration
Join this panel to explore the ways in which smaller trusts are rethinking key levers to increase their capacity. We’ll hear an SMRA perspective, developed across Sukwinder Bassi’s work with over 200 trusts, gain insights into two different trust approaches from Mark Greatrex in London and Gill Martin in Cumbria, and open the floor for discussion with the experts in the room.