Director of Finance - Remote

Are you a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys shaping strategy, building teams, and turning financial insight into action? Do you want a role where you can influence both commercial and mission-driven outcomes, supporting senior leadership in a fast-growing organisation? Would you thrive in a high-growth environment where your input directly impacts business success and social impact?

A rapidly expanding trading subsidiary of a charity is looking to appoint a Director of Finance to join its senior leadership team. Following a period of growth, transformation and interim support, the finance function is ready for a permanent, strategically focused leader.

What you’ll do

• Act as a trusted finance partner to the CEO, senior leadership team and operational leads
• Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and scenario modelling to support strategic and commercial decisions
• Develop pricing models and cost-recovery strategies for commercial contracts
• Ensure robust management information and reporting, including variance analysis and insights for senior leadership
• Monitor financial performance, identify risks and opportunities, and support corrective actions
• Build, develop, and lead a small but growing finance team, defining roles, responsibilities, and processes
• Collaborate with central group finance to ensure alignment on consolidation, governance, and reporting
• Support system improvements, including financial systems and CRM interfaces, to enhance functionality and decision-making
• Act as escalation point for financial issues and provide challenge in a constructive, collaborative way

What you’ll need

• CCAB qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent experience
• Strong experience in financial planning, management accounting, and commercial finance
• Proven ability to provide clear insight to non-finance stakeholders and influence decision-making
• Experience in building or leading small finance teams, with a focus on performance and development
• Commercial awareness, with understanding of pricing, contracts, and cost drivers
• Confidence working in a fast-growing, high-pressure environment
• Ability to balance commercial priorities with purpose-driven organisational goals

If you are a strategic, commercially minded finance professional looking for a hands-on role with responsibility, influence and the chance to shape a growing organisation, this is an exciting opportunity. This is a fully remote role, with quarterly in-person Senior Leadership meetings held in London

Apply today, as the vacancy may close early if the right candidate is found.