Assistant Director

Assistant Director of Finance
Location: Hybrid (Aylesbury / High Wycombe)
Type: Full-time, Permanent
Sector: Leading Not-for-Profit / Charity

About the Role
We are seeking a qualified, forward-thinking finance professional to step into a senior leadership role and help shape our clients long-term strategy. Working alongside the Finance Director in a growing, multi-million-pound organisation, you will lead core financial operations, ensure robust compliance, and partner with multi-service leaders to support our social mission.

Key Responsibilities

• Team Leadership: Direct and mentor the core finance team across transactional, payroll, and processing workflows.
  
• Statutory & Audit: Take full ownership of statutory annual accounts (FRS102, Charity SORP) and lead the year-end audit process.
  
• Treasury & Capital: Oversee group cash management, short/long-term forecasting, and capital expenditure tracking.
  
• Business Partnering: Advise non-finance budget holders across diverse sectors (housing, youth work, community hubs) without using technical jargon.
  
• Governance & Growth: Present balance sheet updates to the Board and model financial scenarios for new funding proposals, grants, and bids.
  

• Qualifications: Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).
  
• Experience: Proven financial leadership in a complex, multi-service environment (social housing, charity, or NFP experience is highly desirable).
  
• Skills: Strong technical grasp of statutory accounting, financial compliance, risk management, and VAT.
  
• Mindset: A proactive problem-solver who pairs commercial acumen with a strong alignment to our values-driven ethos.
  

• Up to 6% employer pension contribution & 2-3x annual salary life assurance.
  
• 23+ days holiday (increasing to 28), plus your birthday and an annual wellbeing day off.
  
• Health Cash Plan, 24/7 virtual GP, and dedicated health hub.
  
• EV salary sacrifice options, sector discount cards, and 700+ retailer discounts.
  
• Access to our internal leadership and training academy.