Group Director of Finance & Resources

Morgan Law; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity in the UK is seeking a Group Finance & Resources Director to drive financial leadership and governance. This pivotal role involves strategic investment planning, financial scenario modeling, and leading high-performing teams across various functions. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with executive-level experience, capable of navigating complex decisions while fostering collaboration and performance. This position offers an unique opportunity to influence the future of the organization and its impact on people and the planet.

Qualifications

• Experience at executive level in a group structure.
• Track record of leading high-performing teams.
• Ability to navigate complexity with clarity.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic financial leadership to the Group CEO.
• Oversee annual planning and budgeting across the group.
• Ensure robust governance and legal compliance.
• Drive performance and deliver coherent plans.

Skills

Strategic financial leadership

Investment appraisal

Governance understanding

Risk management

Team development

Education

Qualified accountant

Job description

The Soil Association is the UK’s leading charity working with people and nature to transform the way we eat, farm and care for the natural world. Founded in , we’ve been at the forefront of pioneering organic and sustainable practices for nearly 80 years. With a turnover of £25 million, around staff and a structure that includes two trading subsidiaries and a sister charity, we are a dynamic organisation with national reach and international influence. Together, we are a force for nature.

We’re now looking for a Group Finance & Resources Director to help us deliver even greater impact. This is a pivotal role at the heart of our group. Reporting to our Group Chief Executive as a core member of our Leadership Team, you’ll lead our finance, HR, IT, digital transformation, governance and facilities functions, ensuring they are future-focused and aligned with our mission. More than that, you’ll play a key role in investment planning, opportunity appraisal, and performance reporting, helping us make the right decisions across a diverse and entrepreneurial portfolio of work.

Key responsibilities include :

• Providing strategic financial leadership and investment advice to the Group CEO and Board, ensuring decisions are informed by both financial and impact considerations.
• Leading and developing high-performing teams across finance, HR, IT, digital transformation, governance and facilities.
• Overseeing integrated annual and multi-year planning, budgeting and financial scenario modelling across the group.
• Supporting and challenging senior leaders across the Soil Association group to drive performance and deliver coherent, sustainable plans.
• Ensuring robust governance, legal compliance, risk management and the effective delivery of shared services across the group.

We’re looking for someone who brings strategic financial leadership, a collaborative and people‑centred approach, and the ability to navigate complexity with clarity and calm. You’ll be a qualified accountant with experience at executive level, ideally in a group structure or multi‑entity environment. You’ll understand organisational governance, be confident in investment appraisal and risk management, and bring a track record of leading high‑performing teams through change.

This is not a role for someone who wants to be in the back office. We want you to be at the heart of our decisions, motivated by our values and excited by the opportunity to play a lead role in enabling us to shape a better future for people and planet.

The full recruitment pack can be downloaded from this page.