FINANCE AND CORPORATE SERVICES LEAD

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Finance Lead Job Purpose

As Finance and Corporate Services Lead, you will spearhead the development and leadership of the Business Support Team, delivering high-quality information and services to empower our staff, volunteers, and Trustees. You will play a central role in shaping the organisation’s financial strategy, with key responsibilities including financial planning and analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and variance reporting. You will be responsible for producing regular management accounts for budget holders and Board, and year end accounts in preparation for the charity’s independent annual audit. Your expertise will also support payroll and pension administration, KPI monitoring, and the development of robust costing methodologies. Acting as a strategic business partner, you will collaborate with both internal teams and external stakeholders. Proficiency in advanced Excel, Workday Adaptive Planning, Xero, and VAT management is essential to drive informed decision-making and operational efficiency. 

Key Objectives

• Leadership and Management: Lead and develop a high quality, dynamic team of people to support and deliver the charity’s infrastructure services. Be committed to the charity’s growth through volunteering opportunities and lifelong learning. Work alongside colleagues and the Board to drive, influence, advise and support the cultural and people aspects of organisational change, design, workforce planning, people processes and business improvement initiatives.  Support wider organisational objectives including digital transformation and progress towards net zero through your work. 

• Strong Governance: Work with the CEO (Company Secretary) and Board to put in place robust, transparent and effective systems, process and practice which reflect and promote good governance.  Provide leadership on the charity’s legal structure, having regard to its operational model(s) and various activities, to ensure the charity is using its resources efficiently and effectively.

• Development and Growth: Work with the senior leadership and operational management team to identify opportunities and areas of sustainable growth in line with the Strategic Plan. Contribute to the development of an income generation plan that secures sustainable income to support our work, and which maintains our strategic goal of generating 60% of income from unrestricted and independent sources. 

Why Work For Us?

• Hybrid working
• Family friendly employer
• Mileage allowance
• Discount at Cynon Linc
• Access to independent financial advice
• Workplace wellbeing scheme
• Employee assistance programme