Full Time Head of Finance and Sustainability
Based in Peterborough or Cambridge with hybrid working option

Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week

Salary Salary Scale point 33 £42,525.00 per annum (April 2025)

Main Objective
As a key part of CPSL Mind’s Senior Leadership Team, this role will provide strategic and operational leadership for the organization financial management, ensuring robust governance, financial sustainability and informed decision making across the charity.

You will lead the finance function, ensuring the highest standards of financial control, compliance, reporting and operational efficiency, while driving a culture of financial accountability throughout the organization.

Alongside this, you will oversee our income generation portfolio, including fundraising, training and events, ensuring these functions contribute to a diversified and sustainable income base. You will also lead our broader approach to financial sustainability, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, strengthen commercial decision making, maximise value for money and ensure every pound delivers the greatest possible impact for the communities we serve.

This post will:

Provide expert financial advice and insight to the Executive Leadership Team

Support strategic decision making through robust financial analysis, forecasting and business planning

Lead annual budgeting, financial planning, statutory accounts and audit and multi year forecasting and reporting

Oversee day to day finance functions, ensuring strong financial governance, internal controls and regulatory compliance

Lead the development of robust contract costing and pricing models, working closely with internal colleagues to support the development of a diverse and sustainable income portfolio

Provide strategic oversight and leadership of fundraising, training and events

Drive a culture of cost awareness, value for money and responsible financial stewardship





Build strong relationships with internal colleagues, commissioners, funders, auditors and external partners

Specific Duties and Responsibilities
Finance Strategic Management

Provide expert financial advice and insight to the Executive Leadership Team

Support strategic decision making through robust financial analysis, forecasting and business planning

Lead annual budgeting, financial planning and multi year forecasting

Oversee day to day finance functions, ensuring accurate and timely financial processing

Produce high quality monthly management accounts and financial performance reports

Sustainability

Strategic oversight of the Training and Consultancy and Fundraising teams both internally and externally

Lead initiatives to reduce operating costs

Lead the development of robust contract costing and pricing models

Ensure all bids and tenders are fully costed and financially sustainable

Support managers to understand full cost recovery and the financial implications of operational decisions

Support the development of a diverse and sustainable income portfolio

Drive a culture of cost awareness, value for money and responsible financial stewardship

Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement and commercial awareness

Governance and Compliance

Ensure strong financial governance, internal controls and regulatory compliance

Oversee statutory accounts, annual audit and all financial requirements

Ownership of Finance and Resources-related risksand policies, including Pensions and Investments

Ensure compliance with Charity Commission,



Companies House, HMRC and all financial regulations

Maintain effective financial policies, procedures and delegated authorities

Report to Board of Trustees and Committee meetings as appropriate.

People

Lead, develop and inspire the finance and income generation teams

Build strong relationships with internal colleagues, commissioners, funders, auditors and external partners

Work collaboratively with Senior Management Team colleagues to embed sustainability in existing service delivery

PERSON SPECIFICATION:
Education

Qualified accountant (for example ACA, CIMA, ACCA)

Experience

Managing budgets and detailed reporting on financial performance/forecasting

Familiarity with year-end routines including Audit and preparation of the published Annual Report & Accounts

Working with, and presenting to, Trustees/Directors and Senior Leaders

Working with and managing a computerised Accounting system (e.g. Sage, Xero)

Financial management within the third sector

Leading on budgeting/modelling for tender submissions or funding bids

Experience of managing income generating projects

Competencies

Strong management accountancy skills

Demonstrable ability to work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders

Continuous improvement approach

Strong organisational skills, including planning and problem-solving.

Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with ability to present and detailed financial information in a explicit format to managers, senior leaders and Trustees

Strong Excel skills and, preferably, familiarity with a range of financial systems

Understanding / experience of completing finance reports for a variety of grant funders

Understanding of Charity Governance relating to financial management.

Line management experience, including coaching & mentoring staff

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