Financial Director

Talent 4 Good are delighted to be supporting one of the UK's leading specialist charities supporting women and girls facing multiple disadvantage to recruit their new Finance Director.

Salary: £55,000 to £60,000 per annum, dependent on experience

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

Responsible for: Finance Team (2 Finance Administrators)

Location: Mainly onsite in West Yorkshire

They are one of the UK's leading specialist charities supporting women and girls facing multiple disadvantage. For almost twenty years they have delivered trauma informed, gender responsive services that help women overcome the issues that have brought them into contact with the criminal justice system or place them at risk of entering it.

Working across Yorkshire and the North of England, they deliver a diverse portfolio of commissioned services, charitable programmes and innovative national pilots. They are recognised nationally for their expertise, their influence and their commitment to improving outcomes for women and girls.

As they continue to grow and expand their impact, they are seeking an exceptional Director of Finance to join their Executive Team.

This is a rare opportunity to play a central role in shaping the future of a respected and ambitious organisation.

The Director of Finance is a key member of the Executive Team and plays a pivotal role in shaping the organisation's strategic direction, financial sustainability and future growth.

Working closely with the Chief Executive, Board of Trustees, Finance Committee and Executive Team, the Director of Finance will provide strategic financial leadership, ensuring the organisation has robust financial management, strong governance, effective controls and high-quality financial insight to support confident decision making.

The role combines strategic leadership with operational oversight. The successful candidate will lead the finance function, develop financial systems and processes, support organisational growth and ensure they continues to operate with the highest standards of financial management and governance.

This role is about much more than producing financial reports. It is about influencing decisions, identifying opportunities, managing risk and providing trusted advice that enables the organisation to deliver its mission and achieve its long term ambitions.

• Provide strategic financial leadership across the organisation.
• Develop long term financial plans that support the organisations strategic ambitions.
• Advise the Chief Executive, Executive Team and Board on financial strategy, sustainability and risk.
• Lead financial modelling, scenario planning and business planning.
• Ensure the organisation maintains appropriate reserves, cashflow and financial resilience.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, maximise resources and strengthen financial sustainability.

• Work collaboratively as a member of the Executive Team to shape organisational strategy and performance.
• Act as a trusted adviser to the Chief Executive, providing timely, balanced and commercially astute financial advice.
• Build strong relationships with Directors and managers, supporting them to understand financial performance, manage budgets and make informed decisions.
• Support the development of new services, contracts and business opportunities through financial modelling and costing.
• Contribute to organisational planning, transformation and continuous improvement.

• Lead the preparation of annual budgets, management accounts, statutory accounts and financial forecasts.
• Ensure robust financial controls, compliance and effective governance across the organisation.
• Lead the annual audit process and maintain excellent relationships with external auditors.
• Ensure compliance with charity, company and financial legislation.
• Present high quality financial reports to the Board of Trustees and Finance Committee, translating complex financial information into clear, meaningful insight.
• Ensure effective management of restricted funds, grant…