Emma Gilbert

Emma Gilbert currently serves as the Director of Resources and Interim CFO at SPECIAL PARTNERSHIP TRUST since November 2023, and has been the Chief Financial Officer at AN DARAS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST since September 2018. With a management background as the Managing Director of Buttons Accounting Limited since September 2004, Emma emphasizes the evolving role of accounting professionals in business operations. Additional roles include Associate Lecturer at The Cornwall College Group, Finance Director at Torridge Occupational Medical Services Limited, Interim Finance Consultant at Great Academies Education Trust, and Interim Finance Lead at Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust. Emma has a longstanding career in financial management, beginning as a Management Accountant at CSC Computer Sciences from 1996 to 2003 and including a role at Maybridge prior to founding Buttons Accounting. Educational background includes studies at Launceston College and Petersfield Comprehensive.