Head of Finance

Page Executive; Birmingham; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in Birmingham is seeking a Finance Lead to drive financial reporting and team development within a growing £100m charity. The role requires strong leadership, compliance expertise, and the ability to deliver results in a complex environment, with a competitive salary of circa £75K plus benefits.

Qualifications

• Significant post-qualification experience leading finance teams.
• Experience in complex, contract-driven organisations.
• Knowledge of charity or housing association sectors is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate and timely financial reporting aligned with corporate objectives.
• Lead, motivate, and develop a finance team of specialists.
• Ensure compliance with statutory reporting and accounting standards.
• Maintain robust internal controls and systems.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical Skills

Financial Reporting

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Job description

• Lead a high-performing team delivering financial insight and impact.
• Influence strategy at executive level in a growing £100m+ organisation.

About Our Client

At Nacro we believe passionately that everybody has a right to a second chance, where everyone can fulfill their potential.

Our core belief is that a good education, a decent job and a safe place to live are what everyone in our society deserves. For those who end up in prison, it's the start of new chance, not a road to nowhere.

We all know that having somewhere to live, a job, good health and connections mean someone is much less likely to commit a crime. Sadly, a growing number of people who enter prison are homeless; thousands have mental health problems, drug addictions, are unemployed and/or have bad experiences of the education system. For far too many this stays the same when they're released. This isn't inevitable.

As a society we believe that there should be consequences for those who break the law, but we also believe that those who end up in contact with the criminal justice system should be given the support they need to be able to turn their lives around after serving their sentence.

Nacro sees that by removing the barriers and giving the right support, thousands of people have the chance to rebuild their lives and their families, and to contribute to our communities.

We believe that everyone should have the best chance at a second chance.

In the next year, Nacro is likely to reach a turnover of c£100m. This is a growth of over one third in three years.

Job Description

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  Deliver accurate and timely financial reporting aligned with corporate objectives.
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  Lead, motivate, and develop a finance team of specialists including business partners, payroll, and systems accountants (approx 20).
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  Ensure full compliance with statutory reporting and accounting standards (SORPs, FRS102).
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  Maintain robust internal controls, systems and processes that support operational effectiveness.
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  Provide commercial and financial input into new tenders and support procurement value-for-money initiatives.
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  Oversee the payroll interface with People Operations, ensuring compliance and timeliness.
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  Manage year-end processes and external audits efficiently and effectively.

The Successful Applicant

Knowledge of the charity or housing association sectors would be an advantage.

You will be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with significant post-qualification experience and a strong record of leading finance teams in complex, contract-driven organisations with multiple service lines.

You will be a natural leader with excellent communication and relationship-building skills, highly analytical, detail-focused, and capable of delivering at scale.

What's on Offer

Salary circa £75K plus benefits.

This role will require 2 days per week in Nacro's offices in Birmingham.