About the Role
Are you a strategic finance leader with a heart for mission? Do you want your professional expertise to count for something more than the bottom line? We are delighted to be partnering with Church Mission Society (CMS), who are supporting close to 200 people in mission across dozens of countries. CMS exists to make disciples of Jesus at the edges: the edges of church, the edges of society and the edges of our own comfort zones. They are now seeking an exceptional Director of Finance and Resources to help ensure that extraordinary mission work is sustainable for generations to come.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide strategic leadership across CMS's financial sustainability, organisational infrastructure and central resources.
* Oversee financial strategy and management, investments, treasury, risk, legal and regulatory compliance, property and facilities, IT and cyber security, and relevant corporate governance.
* Maintain oversight of CMS's residual pension-related responsibilities following the transfer of its defined‑benefit pension liabilities.
* Act as a trusted adviser to the CEO, board of trustees and the wider Senior Leadership Team (SLT), providing financial clarity, challenge and confidence for wise, sustainable decisions in service of CMS's mission.
* Lead four direct reports (Head of Finance, Head of ICT, Facilities Manager and Head of Legal) and serve as a director of a number of CMS subsidiary entities.
Qualifications and Experience
* Qualified accountant with significant senior finance leadership experience, ideally gained within a charity, not‑for‑profit or values‑led organisation.
* Proven ability to contribute at executive and board level, with strong experience across financial planning, audit, internal controls, management reporting and team leadership.
* Experience balancing prudent stewardship with an appropriate appetite for risk, demonstrating courage to hold a firm line when necessary and humility to lead in a way that enables others to flourish.
* Collaborative, relational and service‑oriented approach, believing that finance exists to serve mission, not the other way around.
* A committed and practising Christian in sympathy with CMS's values, its Ethos Statement, and its pioneering, servant‑hearted approach to God's work in the world.
EEO and Diversity
All applicants must be wholeheartedly committed to the aims, ethos, and values of Church Mission Society. This post is subject to an Occupational Requirement that the post holder is a practising Christian, under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010.
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