Director of Finance and Systems

Director of Finance and Systems

Are you a qualified accountant with experience at a senior level in a finance role?

We are looking for a Director of Finance and Systems to join the Strategy Team, responsible for shaping the organisation's long-term strategy and financial sustainability.

Working for an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applications from under‑represented groups; in particular from Black, Asian, Mixed Race & other ethnically diverse individuals, people with disabilities, and members of LGBTQ+ communities.

Position: Director of Finance and Systems

Location: Hybrid working: two days a week in the Bolton or London offices (based in White City) combined with home‑working and travel across our youth zone network as required.

Salary: £80,000 - £85,000 per annum

Hours: Full‑time (37.5 hours/week)

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: Agile working with flexibility in working hours; 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to a maximum of 30 days); birthday leave, additional annual leave purchase scheme; company matched pension; company sick, maternity, paternity & adoption pay;
Employee Assistance Programme, active and engaged networks to join (including Equity, Diversity & Inclusion) and access to Charity Worker discounts.

As a key member of the Executive Team, you will partner closely with the CEO and Board of Trustees to develop and deliver a financially resilient and scalable organisation, supporting both the charity's and its growing national network of independent youth zone charities.

You will lead the organisation's finance, systems and data capability ensuring strong financial stewardship, high‑quality insight for decision‑making, and efficient, innovative ways of working.

This is a rare opportunity to shape the financial and operational model of one of the UK's most ambitious youth charities, with influence extending across a growing national network.

Key areas of responsibility include:

• Financial Strategy & Sustainability
• Financial Leadership & Governance
• Systems, Data & Insight
• Network Support & Influence

You will be a fully qualified accountant (CCAB recognised) with strong leadership skills and the ability to develop team members to their full potential.

You will have experience of:

• Working at a senior level in a finance role with responsibility across the whole finance function (ideally also including responsibility for the systems function)
• Substantial financial leadership across scaling organisation or multi‑entity structure spanning organisational planning, analysis and improvement, ideally a national‑level charity
• Effective collaborative working with senior colleagues at Executive and Board Level

Above all, you're motivated by purpose and excited by the opportunity to help deliver spaces that enable young people to thrive.

A national charity that believes all young people should have the opportunity to discover their passion and their purpose, that funds and builds state‑of‑the‑art, multimillion‑pound youth centres called youth zones in the country's most economically disadvantaged areas. The organisation trains the people that run them and offers continuing support to youth zones nationwide through a national network of independent youth charities.

You may have experience in areas such as Accountant, Business Account, Finance Manager, Director of Finance, Head of Finance, Finance and Systems, Director of Finance and Systems, Finance and Systems Manager, Finance and Systems Lead.