Finance Director

Overview

The Finance Director will play a pivotal role in ensuring Action Together remains financially robust, sustainable, and compliant as a charity and employer. As a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will partner closely with the CEO and Board to shape a resilient business model, strengthen financial governance, and provide strategic direction that supports our mission and values.

• Lead and develop a high performing finance function
• Oversee annual budgeting and long‑term financial planning
• Ensure high quality financial insight is available to the CEO, SLT, and Board
• Produce monthly accounts package, annual audit and statutory accounts
• Manage risk assessment, payroll assurance, investment strategy, and organisational compliance with Companies House, the Charity Commission and all financial governance requirements
• Work closely with the Treasurer and Board to provide clear, timely, and insightful financial performance updates, forecasts, and risk assessments
• Shape investment strategy, strengthen financial controls, and uphold governance across all statutory, regulatory, and organisational requirements

You should have extensive experience directing finance operations and delivering top‑tier financial planning, reporting, and governance. This role requires strong technical accounting abilities, exceptional communication skills, and the talent to explain complex concepts to diverse audiences. You must be a collaborative, inclusive leader who excels at developing team members, managing risks, negotiating effectively, and guiding the organisation through periods of change.

At Action Together we value diversity, promote equity and challenge discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We are committed to ensuring that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status or race. We offer a guaranteed interview to any candidate who meets the essential criteria listed in the person specification and who is also a disabled person and/or a member of a community experiencing racial inequality.

Action Together is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and vulnerable adults with whom we work. We expect all of our employees to demonstrate this commitment.

We do not hold a Sponsor Licence and are unable to accept applications which require sponsorship to work in the UK.

We seek a finance leader driven by values, with extensive experience directing finance operations and delivering top‑tier financial planning, reporting, and governance. If you share our values – believe it’s possible, strengthen others, and be true – we’d love you to consider joining our team.