A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Head of Finance to join the YoungMinds finance and operations team in a permanent role. The Head of Finance provides strategic and operational finance leadership across the organisation, working closely with the CEO, senior leadership team (SLT) and senior management team (SMT) to deliver to the organisation’s strategy, relevant external reporting and provide assurance to the Audit & Risk Committee.
We are currently working with a hybrid working model, where there is the option of working from home combined with 4-12 days a month of working in the office.
The Head of Finance is critical to the ongoing financial health of the organisation. Ensuring teams are equipped with the knowledge and data to develop and manage their budgets, the organisation is compliant with statutory requirements and financial planning is applied with a strategic lens. The role requires a leader who has the ability to effectively lead their team with kindness and care whilst also achieving agreed targets and outcomes.
The Head of Finance will collaborate with the Director of Finance, SLT, and Heads of Department to design and implement a long-term financial strategy that supports the organisation’s goals and growth aspirations. Ensure this strategy is continuously reviewed and enhanced as needed.
The Head of Finance will lead the annual budgeting process, ensuring effective resource allocation. They will work closely with budget holders and the SLT to maintain accurate and up-to-date budgets through quarterly reforecasting. They will provide financial expertise and insights to the Board of Trustees, CEO, and senior management, ensuring alignment with organisational priorities and financial sustainability.
The role requires a leader who has the ability to effectively lead their team with kindness and care whilst also achieving agreed targets and outcomes.
The Head of Finance will lead a team responsible for all finance and technology activity. Ensuring procedures and processes meet the needs of the organisation, funders, statutory requirements and good practice.
The Head of Finance is critical to further embedding a culture value for money across our work, ensuring projects and programmes are approached strategically and with full cost recovery.
This role is advertised on a full-time basis.
Candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of meeting the essential criteria to a satisfactory level.
Further information on the post can be found in the job pack below.
We welcome applications from Black and Minoritised, LGBTQ+ groups and those with disabilities, as they are currently under-represented.
One of our values is: “We celebrate what makes you you – whoever you are, we welcome you and encourage you to be true to yourself”.
If you are excited about helping us to achieve our mission, passionate about working at an organisation that puts the lived experience of young people at the heart of everything we do and want to be part of our drive to become a truly anti-racist organisation we want to hear from you.
To apply, please fill in the application form - downloadable below - and send via email to recruitment@youngminds.org.uk by the deadline listed below, with the job title included as the subject.
You’ll be part of a passionate, hardworking team that cares about the work they do and you’ll be part of making a real difference to the lives of children and young people. In addition to becoming part of the YoungMinds team, you’ll get:
A world where no young person feels alone with their mental health.
We want to see a world where every young person who is struggling feels able to reach out, and has people and services around them who can really help.
