Interim Finance Director

Interim Finance Director

9-month Fixed-Term Contract

Start:
April

Location:

London

We are partnering with a high-profile national public institution to appoint an experienced Interim Finance Director. This is an opportunity to play a pivotal role in a complex, high-impact public sector environment, leading a finance function at the heart of a nationally significant organisation.

The Finance Director is a key member of the Management Board and holds strategic responsibility for the organisation's financial planning and performance.

• Provide strategic leadership and direction to the Finance Department.
• Ensure the delivery of high-quality financial services, driving continuous improvement and digital transformation.
• Advise senior stakeholders on complex financial matters, supporting effective decision-making.
• Contribute fully as a member of the Management Board.
• Oversee robust financial planning and management, ensuring timely, accurate and meaningful financial information.
• Integrate financial planning with wider business planning, collaborating closely with the Chief Operating Officer.
• Promote value for money and effective cost control across the organisation.
• Lead the preparation of timely, accurate annual accounts.
• Foster strong, collaborative relationships across departments.
• Maintain effective systems of internal control, ensuring financial propriety, including counter‑fraud and anti‑bribery measures.
• Act as the owner of the organisation's corporate finance risk.

You will bring:

• Professional qualification with one of the CCAB bodies (or equivalent).
• Extensive senior-level financial management experience within the public sector, with a deep understanding of public finance frameworks, regulation, and operational realities.
• A strong track record of leadership within complex public‑sector organisations, including:
• Contributing effectively as part of a senior leadership team to shape and deliver strategic objectives.
• Leading, developing and motivating high‑performing finance teams.
• Delivering effective, organisation‑wide financial management.
• Successfully leading transformational change in systems, processes, and culture within a multi‑stakeholder environment.
• Outstanding communication and influencing skills, with sound political awareness and the ability to navigate ambiguity.
• Proven ability to analyse complex information quickly, identify key issues, and communicate insights clearly to both financial and non‑financial audiences.
• The ability to balance technical expertise with strategic perspective, seeing the broader organisational context.

We welcome your application if this role aligns with your experience and interests.

9 months

Suzie Raffle:

• Please submit your CV along with a Supporting Statement addressing the person specification criteria, evidencing how you meet the criteria.
• Detail any employment or education gaps.
• Be ready to provide the names, positions, organisations and contact details for two referees; one should be your current or most recent employer. Referees will be contacted for those proceeding to final stages.
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• Let us know any difficulty you may have with the indicative timetable.
• Check that your contact details are correct before you submit.

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