Are you a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys shaping strategy, building teams, and turning financial insight into action? Do you want a role where you can influence both commercial and mission-driven outcomes, supporting senior leadership in a fast-growing organisation? Would you thrive in a high-growth environment where your input directly impacts business success and social impact?
A rapidly expanding trading subsidiary of a charity is looking to appoint a Director of Finance to join its senior leadership team. Following a period of growth, transformation and interim support, the finance function is ready for a permanent, strategically focused leader.
What you’ll do
*Act as a trusted finance partner to the CEO, senior leadership team and operational leads
*Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and scenario modelling to support strategic and commercial decisions
*Develop pricing models and cost-recovery strategies for commercial contracts
*Ensure robust management information and reporting, including variance analysis and insights for senior leadership
*Monitor financial performance, identify risks and opportunities, and support corrective actions
*Build, develop, and lead a small but growing finance team, defining roles, responsibilities, and processes
*Collaborate with central group finance to ensure alignment on consolidation, governance, and reporting
*Support system improvements, including financial systems and CRM interfaces, to enhance functionality and decision-making
*Act as escalation point for financial issues and provide challenge in a constructive, collaborative way
What you’ll need
*CCAB qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent experience
*Strong experience in financial planning, management accounting, and commercial finance
*Proven ability to provide clear insight to non-finance stakeholders and influence decision-making
*Experience in building or leading small finance teams, with a focus on performance and development
*Commercial awareness, with understanding of pricing, contracts, and cost drivers
*Confidence working in a fast-growing, high-pressure environment
*Ability to balance commercial priorities with purpose-driven organisational goals
If you are a strategic, commercially minded finance professional looking for a hands-on role with responsibility, influence and the chance to shape a growing organisation, this is an exciting opportunity. This is a fully remote role, with quarterly in-person Senior Leadership meetings held in London
Apply today, as the vacancy may close early if the right candidate is found.