Director of Finance & Resources

JR United Kingdom; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity is seeking a Director of Finance & Resources to drive financial strategy and operational excellence. This pivotal role requires an agile leader adept at managing financial governance and improving performance. Ideal candidates will have strong commercial experience and a passion for supporting marginalized communities. This position enhances the charity's sustainability and mission impact through strategic financial oversight.

Qualifications

• Experience in a senior financial leadership role.
• Strong understanding of UK charity regulations.
• Ability to lead and motivate a high-performing team.

Responsibilities

• Drive financial strategy and operational excellence across the charity.
• Ensure accurate financial reporting and compliance.
• Identify income-generating opportunities aligned with charitable objectives.

Skills

Financial strategy

Commercial innovation

Operational excellence

Financial governance

Team leadership

Budgeting

Risk management

Financial performance improvement

Education

Relevant professional qualification

Job description

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Director of Finance & Resources, Wakefield

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CY Executive Resourcing

Location:

Wakefield, United Kingdom

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Other

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Posted:

16.06.2025

Expiry Date:

31.07.2025

Job Description:

CY Executive Resourcing are delighted to be supporting POhWER in the search for their next Director of Finance & Resources.

POhWER was established in 1996 by a number of founders, all of whom had disabilities and were fighting social injustice and challenges in their lives. POhWER still operates with these roots at the heart of everything it does; supporting marginalised, vulnerable and socially excluded people through its work.

The Director of Finance & Resources is a pivotal leadership role in driving financial strategy, commercial innovation, and operational excellence across the charity. You will ensure accurate and timely financial reporting, budgeting, and statutory accounts in compliance with UK charity and financial regulations, forecasting, planning, and risk management processes. The Director of Finance & Resources will be responsible for ensuring robust financial governance, improving financial performance, and identifying income-generating opportunities aligned with our charitable objectives. As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, you will contribute to shaping our future direction and impact.

Drawing on your commercial experience, you will provide strategic insight and commercial challenge to the Executive Team and Trustees, and lead, motivate and develop a high-performing team of direct reports and stakeholders, fostering a culture of financial accountability and commercial awareness. You will champion commercial performance, budgetary control, and tight working capital management to ensure that the Charity operates in a financially sustainable manner. The Director of Finance & Resources will lead on identifying and evaluating commercial opportunities to diversify income and improve financial resilience and stability, oversee pricing, cost management, contracting, and funding models for services, grants, and partnerships, and drive efficiency and value-for-money across all operations.

The Director of Finance & Resources will be an agile and collaborative leader who can think strategically but also have an eye on the detail. You will be calm and resilient under pressure, and embrace the ethos of POhWER supporting a culture of mutual respect, effective team working and commercial awareness.

For further information and a confidential discussion, please contact Kurt at CY Executive Resourcing on 07531140479 or email [emailprotected]