Head of Finance

Bloomsbury Football; London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused charity in London is seeking a full-time Head of Finance to lead its finance function. This role demands a proactive communicator with strong technical skills in budgeting, forecasting, and financial operations, aiming to scale towards over £20 million in annual revenue. The selected candidate will work closely with the CEO and leadership team, driving efficiency and ensuring compliance while contributing to impactful community projects.

Benefits

4-day hybrid working

Free gym membership

Monthly all-office lunches

Cycle-to-work scheme

24 days holiday

Training budget

Qualifications

• 2+ years PQE in finance.
• Strong technical finance skills.
• Experience in startup or mission-driven organization is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead finance function end-to-end.
• Deliver clean, actionable reporting for leadership.
• Oversee day-to-day financial operations.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Reporting

Financial operations

Proactive communication

Education

ACA (or equivalent)

Job description

Our Vision

Our Vision is simple: a world in which football is the heartbeat of healthy, happy, thriving communities.

Bloomsbury Football is building a future where every young person in London has access to the life-changing power of football regardless of background, ability or postcode/income.

We are a high-growth, high-impact charity using the power of football to level the playing field for young people across London. Every week, over 6,000 kids take part in our programmes regardless of background, ability, or postcode.

We’re scaling rapidly aiming to reach 20,000+ young people a week by 2028, with annual revenue of £12m+. We’re not your typical non-profit. We move fast, dream big, and build like a startup.

Our growth is powered by a relentless commitment to excellence on and off the pitch.

We operate like a startup: ambitious, fast-moving, and impact-obsessed. We make decisions based on outcomes, challenge ourselves constantly, and care deeply about doing things right for the long term. This is a team that’s committed to winning together with purpose, pace, and integrity.

Here is more about:

Strategy

What it is to work here

Hear from some of the young people thatyou’ll be working to impact!

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Forbes, Girls football coverage 2024

About the Role

We’re hiring our first full-time Head of Finance to take full ownership of the function replacing our part-time lead and supported by external bookkeepers and a strong finance tech stack.

This is a unique opportunity to lead a lean, high-impact finance function, working closely with the CEO and leadership team. You’ll be both operator and strategist — hands-on with day-to-day financials while shaping the long-term financial direction as we scale toward £20m+ in revenue.

️Your Mission

• Lead the finance function end-to-end from reporting and forecasting to process improvement and team oversight to support our ambition of scaling to £12m+ revenue nationally.
• Deliver clean, actionable reporting for leadership, the board, and external stakeholders while ensuring clarity, transparency, and precision.
• Own budgeting, reforecasting and financial planning, driving consistency, rigour and long-term thinking.
• Oversee day-to-day financial operations, including credit control, cashflow management, and coordination with external bookkeepers.
• Lead on audit, compliance and governance, ensuring we meet all statutory requirements and timelines.
• Partner with teams across the organisation, building clear business cases and helping leaders understand financial impact.
• Drive efficiency and scale identifying and implementing systems, tools, and processes that support long-term growth.
• Invest our funds; treasury management and investing our reserves in the most effective way allows us to make even more impact!
• Act as the lead contact for our Finance, Audit & Risk Committee (FARCom) including preparation of materials, analysis and recommendations.

About you

• ACA (or equivalent) qualified, with 2+ years PQE.
• Strong technical finance skills confident in budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and financial operations.
• Experienced in working with leadership teams and boards, with the ability to make finance clear and actionable at all level.
• Evidence of driving improvements whether building processes, implementing new tools, or helping teams work smarter.
• Proactive communicator and presenter with a proactive mindset someone who thrives in fast-paced, growing environments.
• Growth-oriented and outcomes-focused you care about delivering great work that compounds over time.
• Experience in a startup, scaleup, or mission-driven organisation is a plus but mindset matters most.

**Whether you're aFinance Analyst or Controller in a scale-up, startup, or fast-paced org, this could be your step up to owning the function end to end.

Benefits

• Camden-based with 4-day hybrid working
• Join a fast-growing, values-led team with bold national ambitions and real impact
• Modern office with free gym membership and local market discounts
• Monthly all-office lunches alongside quarterly department lunches
• Regular team socials and access to Premier League, WSL, FA Cup, League Cup & Champions League matches
• Cycle-to-work scheme and workplace pension
• 24 days holiday (plus bank holidays), increasing with service
• Training budget and 5 paid study days per year

️ Process

• Introductory video call with our Talent team
• Interview (including task) with Chief of Staff & Operations and CEO.
• Offer !

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