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.

Key Responsibilities

• 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.

About You

• 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.