John Flaherty

John Flaherty is an experienced finance professional currently serving as Vice Principal of Finance & Planning at Shipley College since January 2024. Prior to this role, John held the position of UK Finance Director at Lowell Group from August 2016 to August 2023 and served as GM Finance for Jet2Holidays at Jet2.com from November 2011 to July 2016. Additional experience includes a tenure as Senior Finance Manager at International Personal Finance from May 2001 to October 2011 and Finance Director at Provident Financial s.r.o. from May 2009 to August 2010. John began their career in finance at Deloitte from September 1996 to May 2001, specializing in audit. Academic qualifications include a Masters in Executive MBA from the University of Leeds and ACA qualification from ICAEW, alongside a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics from the University of Oxford.