Head of Finance

Overview

In this role you will lead the charity’s financial strategy and day-to-day finances, ensuring robust financial management and clear insight for decision-making. You will work with the CEO and senior leadership to safeguard sustainability while supporting growth and service delivery. You’ll balance strategic leadership with hands-on financial operations, including reporting, budgeting, and delivering financial controls. This is a chance to shape financial stewardship for life-changing autism services and collaborate with service leads to maximise value.

Pay / Benefits

• 25 days annual leave
• 8 bank holidays
• Celebration Days
• hybrid working
• ongoing training
• wellbeing support (EAP)

Responsibilities

• Produce accurate management accounts and financial reports for senior leaders and trustees
• Develop budgets, forecasts and financial models to support planning and decision-making
• Collaborate with service leads to cost new services, identify funding gaps and improve value for money
• Manage restricted and unrestricted funds; produce Financial Funder Reports as specified by donors
• Prepare annual financial statements and lead external audit process
• Ensure compliance with charity accounting regulations, SORP and statutory requirements
• Support payroll delivery and back up to team member
• Develop the finance team and improve financial systems, processes and use of data

Key requirements

• Substantial charity finance experience including managing restricted and unrestricted funds
• Strong knowledge of charity accounting, SORP and statutory reporting
• Experience producing management accounts, budgets and forecasts
• Supportive approach to managing and developing colleagues
• Ability to explain financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues and trustees
• Experience using QuickBooks or similar accounting software
• Understanding of voluntary sector funding models
• Hands-on approach with ability to contribute to organisational strategy
• Experience improving finance systems and processes (advantageous)

• Clear communication to non-finance colleagues and trustees
• Leadership and staff development
• Collaborative cross-functional partnership
• Charity accounting and SORP compliance
• Management accounts, budgeting and forecasting
• Donor reporting and fund management

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