The role:
This is a key role within the Executive Leadership team, with accountability for Finance, Procurement, and IT at the Globe. You will work collaboratively with the CEO and Executive leadership team to drive strong business as usual delivery and provide balanced insight to the Executive Leadership Team and the Senior Leadership Group. This will enable them to question routines and rituals and streamline processes to improve efficiency.
The Finance Director is the lead on the Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) and participates in other relevant committees. You will also attend and report at Board meetings, developing strong relationships with Board members, the Artistic Director, Executive Leadership members, the Senior Leadership Group (SLG), the Globe’s IT contractor, and colleagues throughout the Globe.
The skills:
* Chartered Accountant with extensive Director-level business experience in a complex organization.
* A strategic thinker with entrepreneurial instincts and demonstrable experience in managing contracts.
* Experience within the charities sector, including understanding of relevant accounting, taxation, and regulatory requirements.
* Empathy with the work, aims, and mission of the Globe, including an appreciation of balancing charitable purpose and commercial imperatives.
* Effective and flexible leadership and management style, with the ability to inspire, motivate, coach, and develop a team.
* Credibility and authority to liaise effectively with senior staff internally and Trustees and stakeholders externally.
* Excellent negotiator and influencer with strong emotional intelligence and communication skills.
* Analytical problem-solving skills with the energy to evaluate, challenge, and change the status quo.
* Experience in financial and risk compliance and governance issues.
* Accessible report writing and presentation skills, demonstrated through Board-level reporting.
* Positive, pragmatic, resilient, and able to work flexibly in a creative, fast-moving environment, understanding the importance of artistic risk-taking.
* Interest or experience in the arts, heritage/museum, or creative industries.
* Experience managing IT contracts or IT staff.
The team:
The Finance Department provides timely and accurate financial information to key stakeholders, protects Shakespeare’s Globe assets, and ensures compliance with laws and regulations related to financial and taxation matters. It acts as a key partner on economic, financial, and value-for-money topics, managing Accounting and Financial Reporting, Tax, Banking Relationships, Procurement, Financial Risk Management, Contracts, Management Reporting, and external audit partners.
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