Salary Circa £85,000
Location Leeds/Hybrid
Shift Pattern Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm
Contract Type Permanent
Hours of Work per Week 35
Closing Date 17/07/2025
Ref No 2295
Ready to lead financial planning and control in an organisation where your insight shapes strategic direction?
Seeking a role with greater visibility, autonomy, and strategic responsibility?
Looking to apply your expertise in a context where financial leadership supports lasting social impact?
As Head of Financial Planning & Control, you'll take on a high profile, strategic role with broad scope and senior-level influence. You'll lead the organisation's planning, forecasting, reporting, and internal control functions ensuring financial strength and governance are embedded across all aspects of delivery. Working in close partnership with the CFO and Executive team, you'll help shape investment decisions, guide resource planning, and ensure our financial position supports ambitious, long-term transformation. You'll operate with real autonomy and visibility, bringing clarity and assurance to Executive and Board-level discussions, while contributing to work that directly improves people's lives across the UK.
What you'll be doing
You will lead and develop two core functions-Finance Business Partnering and Financial Control-with responsibility for forecasting, performance reporting, internal assurance, and statutory compliance. Working closely with senior stakeholders, you will provide trusted analysis and recommendations that support informed, forward-looking decisions at Executive and Board levels.
Key responsibilities include:
Leading annual and long-term financial planning processes, aligned to strategic priorities
Delivering scenario modelling, cost-efficiency planning and cash flow forecasting to support financial resilience
Overseeing the production of timely, accurate management accounts and insight-led reporting for the Executive and Trustees
Managing the external audit process and year-end statutory accounts preparation, ensuring compliance with UK GAAP and Charities SORP
Ensuring robust internal controls, reconciliations and balance sheet management, maintaining a state of continuous audit readiness
Providing strategic financial input into transformation programmes and system improvements
Acting as a senior representative for Finance across internal forums and governance groups, deputising for the CFO as required
About you
You will be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with significant experience in senior financial leadership roles, ideally within complex or regulated environments such as financial services, banking, or not-for-profit sectors. You combine technical excellence with sound judgement, commercial awareness, and a clear sense of purpose.
You will bring:
Expertise in budgeting, forecasting, long-term financial planning, and performance reporting
Strong working knowledge of financial controls, governance, and statutory compliance
A track record of managing audit and assurance processes in line with regulatory standards
Proven experience leading and developing high-performing teams
Confidence engaging and influencing senior stakeholders, including Executives and Board members
A proactive, insight-driven approach to financial leadership, with the ability to operate strategically and manage complexity
A values-led mindset, with a commitment to transparency, quality, and continuous improvement
Equality, diversity, and inclusion:
Equality, diversity, and inclusion are incredibly important to us; we have a culture of belonging. We're always looking to increase the diversity of our workforce to ensure we can provide the best service possible for everyone. It's not just about the professional experience you bring - we're interested in who you are and your potential. If there's an adjustment to our recruitment process that would help you to be your best, speak to our team and they'll be happy to help.