Interim Associate Director of Finance

Associate Director of Finance | £78-80k | 6 months FTC | Flexible Hybrid Working | Bristol/London | Children's Charity Altum are recruiting for an Interim Associate Director of Finance to join a well-established children's charity on an initial 6-month contract. This is a key senior leadership role, reporting directly to the CEO and leading the finance function through the Head of FP&A and Head of Finance Operations.

The organisation provides vital support to children, young people and families, and is looking for an experienced finance leader to provide strategic oversight, robust financial management and clear insight during an important period. This is a brilliant opportunity for a qualified accountant with senior finance leadership experience, ideally gained within the charity or not-for-profit sector, to play a central role in financial strategy, governance, planning and organisational decision-making.

Responsibilities:
* Leading the development and delivery of the financial strategy, ensuring alignment with wider organisational priorities
* Providing high-quality financial insight, analysis and forecasting to support senior decision-making
* Overseeing financial control, statutory reporting, audit, compliance, risk management and internal governance
* Translating organisational strategy into clear finance plans, reporting and operational priorities
* Leading, developing and supporting a high-performing finance team
* Championing effective use of financial systems, technology, data and process improvement
* Acting as a credible senior leader, contributing to organisation-wide leadership, challenge and continuous improvement
* Building strong internal and external relationships to support financial strategy and best practice

Person Specification:

* Fully qualified accountant, ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent
* Significant senior finance leadership experience, ideally within the charity or not-for-profit sector
* Strong financial management, governance, planning and reporting experience
* Experience leading finance teams and improving finance functions
* Confident working with senior stakeholders, including CEOs, Boards and leadership teams
* Strong communication skills, with the ability to provide clear insight, challenge and advice
* Values-led, collaborative and committed to inclusive leadership This is an excellent opportunity to join a meaningful children's charity in a broad and influential interim finance leadership role. The successful candidate will play a key role in strengthening financial management, supporting strategic delivery and ensuring the finance function provides excellent service, insight and governance across the organisation. The role is flexible, but candidates must be able to travel to both Bristol and London offices several times per month.

They are interviewing as applications come through, so please apply now as this role is likely to move quickly. Apply now!