Summary: The Interim Director of Finance will lead the financial strategy and operations for a prominent charitable organization for an initial six-month period. This role involves direct reporting to the CEO and managing a finance team, with a focus on enhancing financial sustainability and governance. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in implementing a new finance system and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. This position offers a collaborative work environment and hybrid working arrangements in North London.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading the development and implementation of the financial strategy aligned to organisational goals.
• Managing external relationships with auditors, regulators, banks, and legal advisors.
• Overseeing statutory accounts preparation, audit delivery and reporting to Boards and Committees.
• Developing annual budgets, monitoring performance and producing clear, insightful reporting.
• Delivering effective cash flow management and ensuring sustainable funding strategies.
• Leading a systems transformation project to implement a new integrated finance system.
• Acting as Company Secretary for both the charity and its trading subsidiary, ensuring robust governance and reporting.

Key Skills:

• A qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).
• Experienced in a senior financial leadership role within the charity and not-for-profit sector.
• Comfortable operating in complex organisational structures, including charity trading subsidiaries.
• A proven leader with experience managing finance teams and supporting executive leadership.
• A strategic thinker, with a strong grasp of compliance, governance and risk management.

Salary (Rate): 600

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other