Job Description

Cheshire Centre for Independent Living is a not-for-profit complex, charitable user-led organisation, run and controlled by disabled people.  CCIL has been established since 1992, providing a range of support services, driven by the needs and aspirations of disabled people. Our mission is to empower local disabled people to have independence, choice and control over their lives and remove the barriers that exist within society.

Following the retirement of the current post holder, we have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Finance to join our company. The successful candidate(s) will be responsible to the Chief Executive Officer, as part of the Company’s Senior Management Team, in leading on delivery of a major function within the Company, within a strategic policy framework agreed by the Board, to ensure that Company finances, strict deadlines and the finance department, are well managed.

You must have management experience and management accounts experience, have demonstrable understanding of accounting processes and procedures, and have experience of working within a finance department.

You must also have high standards of integrity, proven finance report writing skills, the ability to communicate effectively at all levels, able to work under pressure and plan own work.