Director of Finance & Resources

Aspire Community Benefit Society Limited; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Personal development

Inclusive culture

Sick and maternity/paternity pay

Occupational health services

Refer a Friend £250 voucher

Job summary

Aspire Community Benefit Society Limited in Leeds is seeking an experienced finance leader to head the Finance Team and support the organisation’s social purpose. Reporting to the Chief Executive, you will drive change, oversee financial systems, and ensure cost-effective services across the charity.

You will work as part of the Senior Leadership team to enable transformation, growth and robust governance, risk and compliance, while promoting inclusion and continuous improvement within the

Responsibilities

• Lead the Finance Team and drive change in a highly motivated, friendly team.
• Oversee organisational quality and assurance, reporting to the Board of Directors.
• Lead on all financial and systems-based risk & compliance on behalf of the Chief Executive.
• Work as part of the Senior Leadership team to support transformation, growth and efficiencies.

Job description

Location: Leeds (Hybrid working available)

Contract Type: Permanent Full-Time (Will consider part-time 0.6 FTE and above)

Closing Date: 12pm on Sunday 22nd November 2026

• We may withdraw this role early if we receive sufficient interest, so we encourage applications as soon as possible.

Interview Date: Initial On-Line interviews will be held WC 30/11/2026, subsequent interview dates will be arranged in due course.

Aspire Community Benefit Society is a staff-led mutual and social enterprise supporting over 700 people with learning disabilities across Leeds.

Why Join Aspire Now?

This is a defining opportunity to shape the future of a respected organisation with a vital social purpose. You’ll help Aspire thrive during a challenging time for social care — emerging stronger, fairer, and more effective for the people we serve. If you’re ambitious, energetic, and thrive in top-level leadership, we want to hear from you.

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Aspire, for an experienced finance professional, to lead a highly motivated, successful and friendly Finance Team. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive, the successful candidate will work as part of the Senior Leadership team, to drive change and support an award-winning organisation to continue to make a real difference for people with a learning disability across Leeds.

The successful candidate will play a key role in service transformation, organisational growth and efficiencies and will offer strong visible leadership ensuring Aspire delivers high-quality, cost-effective systems and services.

You will have oversight of organisational quality and assurance, reporting to the Board of Directors and leading on all aspects of financial and systems-based risk & compliance on behalf of the Chief Executive.

We are an equal opportunity and disability confident employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Working at Aspire

• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements.
• Opportunities for personal development.
• A culture that values inclusion, empowerment, and continuous improvement.
• Enhanced occupational company sick and maternity/paternity pay
• Access to free occupational health, physiotherapy, counselling, wellbeing and advice services
• Refer a Friend Scheme – £250 high street voucher