Assistant Director

Morgan McKinley (Milton Keynes); Watford; Hybrid; GBP 75.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Morgan McKinley in the United Kingdom seeks an Associate Director of Finance to join the Executive Leadership Team. You will drive multi-year planning, performance reporting, and commercial analyses across a £40m+ turnover charity with 700 staff and 160+ sites.

Lead a financial reporting team, shape 10-year plans, and oversee a £10m development programme. This role combines strategic influence with hands-on leadership in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifikationen

• Fully qualified accountant with experience in group budgeting and forecasting.
• Proven ability to lead reporting teams and advise senior stakeholders.
• Familiarity with Charity/Housing SORP is highly desirable.

Aufgaben

• Own multi-year budgeting, forecasting and scenario modelling for major investments.
• Deliver monthly management reporting and variance analysis to executives and trustees.
• Provide financial appraisal and risk management for capital projects around £10m.
• Maintain robust controls and statutory reporting across Charity Housing standards.
• Lead the financial reporting team and drive ERP automation and process simplification.
• Partner with the Finance Director and manage relationships with auditors and lenders.

Kenntnisse

Qualified accountant

Group budgeting

Leadership

Technical accounting

Non-profit sector

Ausbildung

ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Tools

ERP systems

Jobbeschreibung

The Role

Are you a senior, qualified finance professional looking to combine commercial acumen with meaningful social impact?

We are partnering with an expanding, high-impact charitable group (£40m+ turnover) to appoint an Associate Director of Finance. Joining the Executive Leadership Team, you will act as a pivotal strategic partner to the Finance Director, driving forward financial planning, performance reporting, and commercial analysis across a diverse, multi-site group.

This role offers an exceptional balance between high-level strategic influence-presenting to the Board, shaping 10-year financial plans, and steering a £10m development programme-and hands-on leadership of a dedicated financial reporting team.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning & Modelling: Own the group's multi-year budgeting, forecasting, and scenario-planning models to support major investments and commercial decisions.
• Performance & Board Reporting: Deliver high-insight monthly management reporting, variance analysis, and commentary directly to Executive Directors, Committees, and Trustees.
• Capital & Project Finance: Provide robust financial appraisal and risk management for ongoing property and capital development projects (~£10m).
• Compliance & Governance: Ensure robust financial controls and statutory reporting across complex frameworks (Charity SORP, Housing SORP, and Regulator of Social Housing standards).
• Team Leadership & Systems Evolution: Lead and develop the financial reporting team while collaborating with the Group Financial Controller to drive automation, ERP optimisation, and process simplification.
• Executive Partnership: Act as primary deputy to the Finance Director and build trusted relationships with external auditors, lenders, and regulators.

What We Are Looking For

• Professional Credential: Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).
• Group-Level Exposure: Proven track record in complex group budgeting, forecasting, and multi-stream financial modelling.
• Leadership & Influence: Experience leading reporting teams and the gravitas to constructively advise and challenge senior non-financial stakeholders.
• Technical Breadth: Strong background in complex year-end audits, statutory accounting, and compliance.
• Sector Relevance (Advantageous): Prior experience in non-profit, housing association, public sector, or social enterprise environments-particularly familiarity with Charity/Housing SORP-is highly desirable, though commercial candidates with transferable skills and shared values will be considered.

Why Apply?

• Executive Impact: A seat at the leadership table shaping the trajectory of a rapidly growing organisation (~700 staff, 160+ sites).
• Mission-Driven Purpose: Real social value-your work directly underpins housing, youth development, and vital community services.
• Flexibility: Genuine hybrid working model combining home working with office presence and local site engagement.