Finance Director

SF Partners are supporting a unique, established and highly regarded membership organisation is seeking an exceptional Finance Director to join its Senior Leadership Team. With a long-standing heritage and a strong reputation for supporting businesses across the region, the organisation combines strategic influence with commercial delivery to drive economic growth.

Following the retirement of the current postholder, this is an opportunity to take on a key executive role at the heart of a complex and impactful organisation.

The Role:

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the Finance Director will act as a trusted adviser to the CEO and Board, with responsibility for financial strategy, organisational resilience, and corporate governance.

You will lead financial planning across a diverse income base, including membership, commercial services, and publicly funded programmes. The role requires oversight of liquidity, forecasting, and the delivery of high-quality financial insight to support strategic decision-making.

In addition to core financial leadership, you will play an important role in strengthening governance, including responsibilities aligned to Company Secretary duties. You will oversee organisational risk and act as Executive Sponsor for a major multi-year digital transformation programme, central to the organisation''s long-term strategy.

This is a broad and influential senior leadership role, suited to an experienced Finance Director who thrives at the intersection of strategy, governance, and organisational performance.

You will not be expected to be a subject matter expert in digital transformation or all operational areas within scope, but you will be comfortable drawing on external expertise and exercising sound executive judgement.

About You:

You will be a qualified accountant with significant post-qualification experience in senior financial leadership roles, ideally within complex, multi-stakeholder environments.

You will bring:

Strong technical and commercial judgement
Experience working closely with Boards or Trustees
A track record of leading organisational change or transformation
Confidence operating at executive level and communicating complex issues to non-finance audiences
High integrity, strong interpersonal skills, and a collaborative leadership style