Finance Director - INGO

Our partner, seeks an empathetic finance leader to lead the finance function, to offer strategic advisory support to the senior leadership during a period of change and support to the finance team to navigate the transition. This includes reviewing their processes and systems, and recommending improvements in these in light of the changes, advise on what the finance team looks like and how it is staffed.

Responsibilities

• Lead the global finance function. This includes leading on developing and overseeing a strong compliance framework; risk management; budgeting and forecasting; and reporting.
• Work with the senior leadership team, advising them on the financial implications of the change process, resourcing requirements and structure of the finance team, and overseeing organisational progress towards the financial strategies.
• Develop a globally integrated finance team, coaching them and supporting them through the change process.

Requirements

• Qualified accountant, senior finance leader with experience leading and supporting senior leadership through change within an international charity, with multiple entities and a global finance function, and empathetically managing change amongst the team.
• Excellent leadership skills, with demonstrable experience of coaching and developing a team, and able to communicate effectively.

This is a 9 month fixed-term contract; there is an opportunity for the contract to be extended, or the candidate to be considered for a permanent position in the new senior leadership structure. This role is only open to candidates with the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsoring. This is a mainly remote role (working from the UK), with some time required in-person for meetings.