Head of Finance and Compliance

Citizens Advice Sandwell & Walsall; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Citizens Advice Sandwell & Walsall seeks an experienced senior finance leader to join our Executive Management Team, guiding financial strategy, governance and performance across the charity.

Working closely with the CEO, Board of Trustees and leadership peers, you will lead financial planning, compliance and internal audit, strengthening contracts and grants oversight while providing decisive insight into resources, risks and investment for our communities.

Qualifications

• Proven senior leadership experience in charity finance.
• Strong understanding of charity finance, compliance and risk.
• Ability to advise and challenge at executive and board level.
• Experience developing colleagues and improving systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial planning and forecasting.
• Strengthen oversight of contracts and grants.
• Provide insight and assurance on resources, risks and investment.
• Oversee finance, compliance and internal audit functions.
• Collaborate with CEO, Executive Management Team and Trustees.

Skills

Senior leadership

Charity finance

Compliance

Internal audit

Board liaison

Strategic thinking

Job description

Citizens Advice Sandwell & Walsall are seeking an experienced senior finance leader to join our Executive Management Team. This is an opportunity to influence the direction of an ambitious charity, ensuring strong financial leadership and effective governance support services that make a lasting difference to our communities.

Working closely with our Chief Executive Officer, Executive Management Team and Board of Trustees, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across finance, compliance and internal audit. You will lead financial planning and forecasting, strengthen oversight of contracts and grants and provide the insight and assurance needed to make informed decisions about our resources, risks and future investment.

We are looking for a leader who combines strategic thinking with a practical approach to delivery. You will bring senior finance leadership experience, a strong understanding of charity finance, compliance and risk and the confidence to advise and constructively challenge at executive and board level. Your ability to develop colleagues, improve systems and build strong relationships across the organisation will be central to your success.

Having secured more than £1 million in additional funding over the last 18 months, we are expanding our reach and developing new opportunities. Joining us now means helping build the financial resilience and organisational capability to sustain that progress, while supporting our vision of empowering communities across Sandwell and Walsall to thrive.