Director of Finance Remote
Job description
Victim Support currently have an exciting opportunity for a Director of Finance to join the Senior Management Team, working 37.5 hours per week. This role is home-based with travel throughout England & Wales as required.
As an integral member of our Senior Management Team, reporting to the CEO, you will be responsible for the delivery of excellent financial management. Working closely with our senior leaders you will ensure that we meet and develop the charity’s overall strategic objectives.
About Us:
Victim Support is the leading charity in England and Wales that supports people affected by crime and traumatic incidents. We provide personalised support to help people manage after crime and feel safer through a combination of dedicated specialist services as well as on-line support. We also ensure victims know their rights and we campaign to make them stronger.
Last year we offered information and support to almost 800,000 people and 153,000 received tailored support from our dedicated, skilled support workers and volunteers, Independent Domestic Abuse and Independent Sexual Violence advisors. We are a truly independent organisation that delivers our services both through local teams embedded in the communities in which they live and work, as well as nationally through services such as the National Homicide Service, our 24/7 Support line, our live chat service and our on-line self-help platform, My Support Space.
About the role:
We are looking for an established Director of Finance who will be responsible for providing financial leadership, control and planning for the organisation. This is a varied and exciting role, which will offer you the opportunity of leading a well-established team of professionals, reporting on the financial performance of the organisation together with providing analysis, advice and support to facilitate decision making to deliver sound financial management.
You will also have the opportunity to use your expertise to provide expert advice and analysis on contract tenders and grants together with acting as Company Secretary and leading our approach to risk management as well as fulfilling the role of Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO). You will also lead on property and procurement for the organisation.
As a member of the Senior Management Team, you will work with other senior leaders, the Treasurer and Board of Trustees to contribute to the development of strategy across all areas of the charity.
You will be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with strong financial leadership skills that can be demonstrated through experience. In addition, experience of working closely with senior leadership to drive financial strategy, particularly within a growth environment, would be extremely beneficial.
Experience within the charity sector is not essential, but an understanding of commercial contracts and public sector commissioning is important.
We are strongly committed to increasing the diversity of our organisation and welcome applications from all sectors and backgrounds.
Please see attached Job Description and Candidate Brief for further details.
What we offer:
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing by one day per year up to a maximum of 33 days on completion of five years’ service
- Personal Pension plan
- Death in Service benefit equal to four times salary
- Birthday Leave
- Flexible working
