Finance Director

Are you looking for a more meaningful opportunity to add value and drive excellence as a Finance Director?

Location: Northamptonwith travel to other St Andrew’s locations

We are St Andrew's. We are a mental health Charity and our purpose is to inspire hope for those living with complex mental health needs.

We are looking to a future with less stigma, more community support, more research and education, and we aim to be at the forefront of inspiring real change. We want to ensure we can all live in a society where everyone with complex mental health needs is heard, valued and has hope for their future.

Come and join us, and support us to help people transform their lives.

The role

Reporting to our Chief Finance Officer, you will play a crucial role in managing our Finance Department and overseeing the financial activities of our Charity.  Managing six direct reports, your team’s responsibilities will include overseeing financial planning, budgeting, reporting, and analysis to ensure the Charity’s financial health and compliance with regulations.

You will provide the financial and commercial expertise to support our Charity’s strategic plans, ensuring high quality business partnering and engagement with internal and external stakeholders, whilst providing support and cover to the Chief Finance Officer as required.

The role is part of the Senior Leadership Team, liaising and interacting directly with the your colleagues across the Charity, providing support and guidance for all matters financial or associated to finance, as well as establishing external customer relationships and providing expertise on legal/tax/compliance related issues.

Success in this role means that you will provide a high class and effective finance service for the Charity, are able to influence key stakeholders, are commercially minded supporting growth and innovation, and are accountable and focussed on supporting the ongoing vision of the Charity.    

About you

You’ll be an experience and qualified (ACA, ACMA or ACCA) finance professional with significant experience of working within complex, evolving organisations. You will be a recognised and respected expert in finance currently operating at FD, Deputy FD or Head of Finance level. 

You will have a strong track record in leading and developing high performing finance teams through periods of change. You will have a strong commercial focus with excellent strategic thinking, analytical and modelling skills.

You will also be highly adept at managing and developing effective relationships up to a senior level with internal and external partners and intermediaries. You will have a strong understanding of financial information systems and experience in using them to deliver commercial insights to ensure effective decision making.

You will be a highly respected and consistent leader who fully embodies our Charity’s CARE values.

Interested?

If this sounds like you then we’d love you to apply here. If you would like an informal and confidential discussion about the role please contact Dave Anthony, Head of Recruitment, on or at .

Closing date: 28 April 2024