Head of Finance - Part Time (3 Days)

Doing Good Recruitment; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable organisation in the UK seeks a Head of Finance to lead financial strategy and ensure robust compliance. This permanent role involves creating mission-driven financial plans and fostering transparency while working with a diverse team. The ideal candidate is a qualified accountant with significant senior experience in charitable environments, committed to advancing social justice and applying creative financial stewardship. This hybrid position allows for one office day per week in London, Birmingham, or Portsmouth.

Qualifications

• Substantial senior level experience in finance, ideally in a charitable or mission driven organisation.
• Experience in endowment management and long-term capital strategy.

Responsibilities

• Set and deliver the financial strategy aligned with the trust's mission.
• Lead planning, budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow.
• Oversee statutory accounts and audit compliance.

Skills

Strategic financial planning

Risk management

Governance

Charity accounting

Communication skills

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)

Job description

The Role

The Blagrave Trust is looking to appoint a Head of Finance, who will play a critical leadership role in helping us reimagine how resources can be stewarded in creative and values led ways that advance social justice for young people. The role is offered as a permanent contract, hybrid, with one day in our office in London, Birmingham or Portsmouth per week.

Who We Are

The Blagrave Trust holds around £40m in investments, which, alongside other income, funds our work and grant making. We are ambitious about putting our full asset base to work for our mission, championing transparency in stewardship and inviting learning and input from our communities. As we enter our next chapter, the Head of Finance will be instrumental in embedding mission first finance across strategy, governance and practice.

Key Responsibilities

As the Trust’s senior finance professional and a key member of the leadership team, you will set and deliver the financial strategy, ensure robust controls and compliance, and translate financial insight into mission driven decisions.

• You will provide financial stewardship that aligns with Blagrave’s strategy, ensuring all our financial assets and providers are aligned to our mission.
• You will take our learning and understanding externally, to values aligned finance forums, peer networks and into the conversation around shifting power to best serve missions.
• To support this endeavour, on the day-to-day you’ll lead planning, budgeting, forecasting, scenario planning and cash flow, oversee statutory accounts and audit (UK Charity SORP), and provide clear reporting to the Board and Finance & Investment Committee.

Person Specification

We’re looking for a qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent) with substantial senior level experience, ideally in a foundation, charity or mission driven organisation.

• You’ll bring a proven track record in strategic financial planning, risk management and governance, fluency in charity accounting and excellent communication skills to support and challenge non-financial colleagues.
• Experience of endowment management / investment oversight and long-term capital strategy is important,
• Alongside the curiosity and courage to push boundaries in responsible, regenerative and climate conscious finance.

How to Apply

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