Head of Finance and Sustainability

CPSL Mind; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CPSL Mind is seeking a senior finance leader to join its Senior Leadership Team in Peterborough. You will provide strategic and operational leadership for the organization's financial management, governance, reporting, and efficiency.

You will oversee income generation activities including fundraising, training and events, and drive sustainability across the charity to maximise impact for local communities.

Qualifications

• A relevant accounting qualification, e.g. ACA, CIMA, ACCA.
• Experience of managing budgets and detailed reporting on financial performance/forecasting.
• Experience of working with and presenting to Trustees, Directors and Senior Leaders.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for financial management and governance.
• Oversee income generation including fundraising, training and events.
• Drive efficiency and value-for-money to maximise impact for communities.

Skills

Budget management

Financial reporting

Trustee presentations

Education

Accounting qualification (ACA/CIMA/ACCA)

Job description

As a key part of CPSL Mind's Senior Leadership Team, this role will provide strategic and operational leadership for the organization financial management, ensuring robust governance, financial sustainability and informed decision making across the charity. You will lead the finance function, ensuring the highest standards of financial control, compliance, reporting and operational efficiency, while driving a culture of financial accountability throughout the organization. Alongside this, you will oversee our income generation portfolio, including fundraising, training and events, ensuring these functions contribute to a diversified and sustainable income base. You will also lead our broader approach to financial sustainability, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, strengthen commercial decision making, maximise value for money and ensure every pound delivers the greatest possible impact for the communities we serve.

• a relevant accounting qualification, e.g. ACA, CIMA, ACCA
• experience of managing budgets and detailed reporting on financial performance/forecasting
• experience of working with and presenting to Trustees, Directors and Senior Leaders

CPSL Mind is a vibrant, values-led charity that supports local people in their recovery from mental health issues, promotes wellbeing and campaigns against stigma and discrimination., Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and South Lincolnshire (CPSL) Mind is a progressive and expanding mental health charity. Our vision is a society in which everyone has positive mental health and feels part of a connected community.

Our work ranges from prevention and early intervention to award-winning crisis support. We also seek to influence positive change through our training services and ground-breaking campaigns activity.