Director of Finance & Corporate Services

Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO); Scotland; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Scottish National Orchestra is seeking a strategic Director of Finance & Corporate Services to join its Senior Management team. This leadership role involves overseeing financial performance, budgeting, and compliance, while also supporting HR and advising the CEO and Board on financial strategies.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountants from a business or charity background.
• Experienced leaders of finance and corporate services teams.
• Excited about the opportunity to build a lasting career with RSNO.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for reporting on all financial performance, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Ensure compliance with main funding bodies and advise on finance strategies.
• Provide efficient finance and business support services.

Skills

Leadership

Financial management

Organizational skills

Education

Qualified accountant

Job description

Director of Finance & Corporate Services

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The Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) is one of Europe’s leading orchestras with a rich history stretching back over 125 years. It is one of Scotland’s leading cultural institutions, and has a variety of work that is almost unparalleled amongst its British peers. We are a growing, dynamic business with big plans for the next 5 years.

About the role

We are seeking a strategic, highly organised and collaborative individual to join the Senior Management team. This is a key leadership role responsible for reporting on all financial performance, budgeting and forecasting and ensuring compliance with RSNO’s main funding bodies.

Reporting to the CEO, you will ensure that the wider organisation is supported through the provision of efficient finance and business support services, including HR. The Director of Finance & Corporate Services is the organisation’s lead expert on finance matters, advising the CEO, Management Team and Board of Trustees of short, medium, and long-term finance strategies and activities to optimise the RSNO’s financial resources.

You will also sit on the Board of Scottish Digital Arts Media which was formed in 2021 to provide soundtrack recording services for clients including Walt Disney, Sony Pictures and Paramount, amongst others. This is a key focus and growth area for the business.

Candidate requirements

We are looking for candidates who are:

• Qualified accountants from a business or charity background
• Experienced leaders of finance and corporate services teams (exposure to the HR function is an advantage)
• Able to prioritise a variety of demands from a wide stakeholder group
• Excited about the opportunity to build a lasting career with RSNO
• Interested in the arts and, of course, ideally in classical music!

To apply, please send your CV to Ailsa Sutherland, Director at FWB at [e-mail]. Alternatively, for an initial confidential discussion, please call her on 0131 539 7087.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance, Human Resources, and Administrative

• Industries

  Performing Arts and Non-profit Organizations

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