Head of Finance

Head of Finance – Part-Time (3 Days per Week, Potential to Go Full-Time)

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a part-time Head of Finance to join a globally recognised conservation organisation. This role is offered as 3 days per week, with the potential to increase to full-time for the right candidate, providing a rare chance to combine senior leadership with flexible working.

Reporting to the Chief Executive, you will take full ownership of the finance function across the group, ensuring strong financial controls, compliance, and insight to support strategic decision-making across a complex, multi-entity international organisation.

This is a hands-on leadership role, managing a small finance team across multiple locations while also remaining close to the detail of financial reporting, analysis, and operations.

What you’ll do

• Lead the finance function across the organisation, covering management reporting, compliance, controls, and risk management

• Prepare quarterly management accounts and Board reporting with clear insight and analysis

• Oversee statutory and regulatory reporting, including submissions to relevant authorities and tax/VAT compliance

• Manage project and grant reporting, ensuring accurate financial claims and funder alignment

• Take responsibility for cashflow management, banking, and foreign exchange risk

• Lead the annual audit process and act as the main contact for external auditors

• Oversee payroll, company secretarial duties, and expense management

• Drive process improvements across systems and reporting

• Lead, mentor, and develop a small, international finance team

What you’ll need

• ACA / ACCA qualified with at least 5 years’ experience in a similar role

• Strong technical accounting experience, including consolidations and multi-entity reporting

• Experience in a charity, conservation, scientific, or similarly complex organisation

• Proven ability to lead a finance function and manage teams effectively

• Strong understanding of financial controls, audit processes, and regulatory compliance

• Experience with financial systems and advanced Excel skills

• Excellent communication skills, able to present complex financial information to senior stakeholders and boards

• Hands-on approach with strategic and detailed focus

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced finance professional seeking a senior, part-time role with strategic responsibility and the flexibility to expand hours if desired.