Charities Department Leader & Growth Strategist

TPF Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

TPF Recruitment Ltd is partnering with an established Sussex accountancy practice to recruit a Head of Charities who will lead and develop its charities department. This senior role demands strategic vision, strong leadership and a proven track record of delivering growth and excellent client service.

You will drive the department's strategy, oversee a high calibre team of charity audit and accounts professionals, and nurture key client relationships to support sustainable expansion and enhanced

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in charity/audit environments.
• Proven ability to develop and implement strategic plans.
• Strong people management and KPI-driven mindset.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the department's strategic plan with clear objectives and KPIs.
• Own the department's performance, identify growth and innovation opportunities.
• Build a high performing culture with collaboration, accountability and CPD.
• Plan capacity, allocate resources and support succession planning.
• Collaborate with leadership to drive firm-wide strategy and business development.
• Lead and develop charity audit and accounts teams to reach their potential.
• Coach managers to strengthen leadership and client management.
• Oversee recruitment, performance reviews and staff engagement.
• Identify future leaders and support their progression.
• Promote a positive environment with balanced workloads and wellbeing.
• Own the charities client portfolio and maintain key stakeholder relationships.
• Lead senior client meetings with consistently high service standards.
• Oversee retention, fee reviews and engagement scope management.
• Resolve complex client issues professionally to protect long-term relationships.
• Ensure proactive, relationship-focused service across the department.
• Take responsibility for budgets, profitability and financial performance.
• Monitor billing, WIP, debtors and fee realization.
• Identify margins improvement and opportunities to increase fee income.
• Report KPIs and risks to Directors with clear visibility.
• Ensure pricing and scope management maximise value for clients.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Charity sector knowledge

Team development

Client relationship management

Job description

TPF Recruitment Ltd is partnering with an established Sussex accountancy practice to recruit a Head of Charities who will lead and develop its charities department. This senior role demands strategic vision, strong leadership and a proven track record of delivering growth and excellent client service.

You will drive the department's strategy, oversee a high calibre team of charity audit and accounts professionals, and nurture key client relationships to support sustainable expansion and enhanced