Head of Finance

Head of Finance

£55,800 (more considered for exceptional candidates)

Stratford, London

Mind is a fast growing organisation and Mental Health is currently high on the social and political agenda.

The organisation is currently recruiting for a new Head of Finance to have overall responsibility for the Finance directorate, reporting to the Chief Operating Officer.

You will be a qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, CIPFA, ACA) with significant post qualified experience. You will also have extensive knowledge and experience of the charity sector and of working in a senior leadership role in a similar sized organisation.

Furthermore, you will have led a large team and have been responsible for both the transactional and management accounting functions.  You will also have experience advising Senior management and Trustees.

Key Skills - Excellent leadership, communication, self-management, interpersonal and decision making skills.

Specifically, the post is responsible for:

• The provision of high quality financial advice to the Trustees, Mind senior team and to managers
• The provision of a high quality finance service, with a strong customer service ethos
• Developing and implementing Mind’s finance strategy
• Co-developing and enabling a financial strategy for the Local Mind network, working closely with Local Mind Finance Heads & Directors
• Establishing and delivering a procurement function across national Mind and the Local Mind network
• Maintaining and managing Mind’s Business Continuity plan
• Ensuring the active involvement & support of the Finance team in the work of Mind’s front line departments, and ensuring close working relationships with the HR team
• Ensuring Mind is a high performing organisation in relation to Workplace Wellbeing

Closing date: 30^th October 2017

Mind is an equal opportunities employer.