Chief Finance Officer

A historic and well-established charity is seeking a strategic and hands‑on Chief Financial Officer to lead its Finance function and support long‑term organisational sustainability. As part of the Senior Management Team, you will guide financial strategy, strengthen governance, and provide clear, insightful reporting to senior leaders and committees.

• Lead the Finance function, ensuring accurate management accounts, budgets, cashflow and statutory reports across multiple entities. Advise senior leadership on financial strategy, risk, investment performance and commercial planning. Oversee the Finance Team, ensuring strong controls, systems, KPIs and compliance with all relevant standards and regulations. Deliver annual budgets, forecasts, year‑end processes, internal/external audits, payroll, pensions, VAT, PAYE, NI, gift aid and management of restricted funds.
  
  Support project development and capital work with financial modelling, costings and business cases. Manage key external relationships, including banks, insurers and investment managers. Provide high‑quality reporting to governance committees and ensure transparent financial information. Contribute to property strategy, oversee leases and transactions, and support grant funding processes. Champion the organisation’s Net Zero commitments, ensuring financial planning supports carbon‑reduction goals.

• Senior finance professional with leadership experience in a complex or charitable environment. Strong strategic judgement, excellent communication skills, and confidence presenting to non‑financial stakeholders. Skilled in financial governance, risk management, compliance and multi‑entity reporting. Able to balance high‑level strategic input with operational oversight.