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Finance and Business Support Director
family holiday association

Job Description

The role

We’re looking for a Finance and Business Support Director to join our team on a permanent basis and play an integral role in our future success.  It’s a part time role for three days a week, or the equivalent in a different pattern, and we’re actively encouraging applications from those looking to balance a senior leadership role with other commitments.

To be successful in this role you will be familiar with overseeing a team delivering day-to-day financial operations, constructive business partnering, insightful reporting and have the skills to get the best out of external service providers for HR, IT, H&S and premises.

You’ll be a qualified accountant with experience of charity audit, a good knowledge of the SORP and be able to advise and support the wider senior leadership team and the Trustee Board with forward planning and decision making.

We want to grow, and our activities will become more complex over the next few years, so you’ll help us evolve our systems and processes to support that. Great family and supporter experience is important to us so we’re looking for someone who will work alongside our fundraising and service delivery teams to achieve it. 

You will be an enthusiastic problem solver, inspired by a chance to make a real difference to the organisation by applying your expertise to guide our transformation. There’s a lot of potential to make an impact in a short space of time and to exercise creativity to build a finance and business support function fit for the future.

About us

The Family Holiday Association provides much-needed breaks for families coping with some of life’s toughest challenges. Many of the families referred to us are struggling with problems such as long-term illness, bereavement, mental health issues, disability, and domestic violence.  

After a heart-breaking year of being unable to offer any breaks, we’re finally supporting families to experience the positive impact of a break again. 

This is the first year of an ambitious new strategy which will see us reviewing our brand, replacing our website, transforming our digital eco-system and ramping up our income generation. All the while developing closer links with families and those who refer them to us, and piloting innovative new approaches to making a difference starting with a day trip or a short break.

Location

The role is currently home-based but when restrictions are lifted and it is safe for us to do so, we will move all staff to a hybrid working pattern with some time spent as a team together in our office near London Bridge. We are currently aiming for this from September.

For this role that would likely mean one day a week in the office, or the equivalent, and the rest of the time working at home.

Interviews

We’ll be reviewing applications as they come in and suitable candidates will be contacted to arrange a short screening call as part of the shortlisting process.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a competency based interview with the CEO and Finance Director (Interim).

Those who progress to second stage will be invited to meet some of their prospective colleagues.

Timeline

  • Sunday 11 July: deadline for applications
  • by Friday 16 July: shortlisted candidates informed and invited for interview.
  • Thursday 22 and Friday 23  July: first interview for shortlisted candidates (via Zoom)
  • Wednesday 28 July: second interview for finalists (via Zoom)

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