• Lead the production of consolidated year-end accounts and liaise with external auditors
• Oversee financial operations across retail, trading, and community support projects
• Provide strategic financial insight and business partnering to senior stakeholders
• Ensure compliance with VAT, Gift Aid, and tax regulations
• Support the development and review of retail and fundraising strategies
• Oversee payroll processes and provide cover when required
• Deliver timely, accurate management reporting and financial analysis
• Maintain oversight of income, expenditure, and inter-Society reconciliations
• Support the implementation of secure financial systems and internal audits
• Deputise for the Director of Finance and contribute to high-level decision-making

• A qualified accountant (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA), coupled with extensive experience in Head of Finance, Senior Finance Leadership, Financial Controller or similar positions.
• You will have a proven track record in the charity sector (or similar), ideally within a large and complex organisational structure.
• Strong experience producing accurate accounts in complex structures
• People leadership, development and management, able to influence and motivate people through periods of change
• Extensive stakeholder relationship and business partnering experience with non-finance stakeholders
• Advanced systems experience, including Microsoft Excel, and effective data manipulation skills (e.g. SUMIFS, VLOOKUPS, Pivot Tables)

• UK experience, with the right to work in the UK without expiry

What's in it for you?
Working for a charity enables you to directly support causes that improve lives and, undoubtedly, you become part of a larger mission to create a more equitable and compassionate society.

The part-time working hours of approximately 22.5 per week are highly flexible without restricting the senior and strategic focus, meaning the career continues on a part-time basis, and you are able to work around life commitments and other priorities.

As an organisation, they recognise the importance of Work-Life Balance, ensuring flexible working options are available; in addition, they offer a 33-day holiday (FTE), which increases through length of service. They also offer your birthday day off, and you can buy/ sell holidays to further increase your allowance.

What you need to do now

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