Head of Finance

Prospectus; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international human rights organization is seeking a Head of Finance to oversee their financial health and work closely with the Senior Management Team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in the charity sector, excellent people management skills, and the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders. This full-time, permanent role offers hybrid working from London office and remotely.

Qualifications

• Strong experience leading a finance function within the charity sector.
• Understanding of charity SORP.
• Ability to mentor and support finance team members.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial health of the organization.
• Monitor the organizational budget with accurate reporting.
• Prepare financial papers for the Board and support Finance team.

Skills

Finance leadership

People management

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Prospectus is delighted to be supporting a leading international human rights organisation to appoint a new Head of Finance. This is a full time, permanent vacancy with hybrid working from their London office and remotely. Our client is looking for someone to start ideally at the end of January 2026 and as such may also consider candidates on an interim basis.

The Head of Finance oversees the financial health of the organisation, and will work closely with the Chief Executive, wider Senior Management Team, Fundraising team, and budget holders throughout the organisation. You will monitor the organisational budget and ensure regular and accurate reporting against budget lines to the SMT, staff team and trustees. You will be responsible for preparing all necessary financial papers for the Board and will oversee the work of the Finance team, which is made up of the Finance Manager and the Finance Officer, working collaboratively and supporting them in their roles. Overall, you will monitor the financial functions of the organisation to ensure they run effectively and efficiently.

The successful candidate will bring strong experience of having led a finance function preciously from within the charity sector. You will have a strong understanding of charity SORP and will bring excellent people management skills in order to support and mentor the finance team. You will also have demonstrable stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to engage with the wider organisation including budget holders and will be adept at translating finance to non-finance staff members.

To apply please submit your CV only in the first instance. You may then be asked to provide further information as part of the recruitment process.

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