Head of Finance & Corporate Services

Head of Finance & Corporate Services

Margaret Green Animal Rescue
£55,000-£65,000 per annum, depending on experience
Full-time | Permanent
Hybrid/ Church Knowle, Dorset

Shape the Future of Animal Welfare

Margaret Green Animal Rescue is entering an exciting new chapter, and we are looking for an experienced Head of Finance & Corporate Services to join our Senior Leadership Team.

This is a newly created, high-impact role offering the opportunity to influence the strategic direction and long-term sustainability of an established and respected animal welfare charity.

Working closely with the CEO, Senior Leadership Team and Board of Trustees, you will provide strategic financial leadership, commercial insight and constructive challenge, while also overseeing a broad corporate services portfolio including HR, IT, procurement, systems and organisational improvement.

This is much more than a traditional finance role. You will be a key strategic partner to the organisation, helping to ensure Margaret Green Animal Rescue is financially sustainable, well governed and equipped to deliver its ambitions for the future.

The Role

As Head of Finance & Corporate Services, you will:

• Provide strategic financial leadership to the CEO, Senior Leadership Team and Board of Trustees
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, financial planning and scenario modelling
• Produce insightful management accounts, KPIs and financial reporting to support strategic decision-making
• Provide commercial insight and constructive challenge across the organisation
• Ensure strong financial controls, governance, risk management and regulatory compliance
• Lead statutory accounts, audit and Charity Commission reporting
• Oversee cash flow, reserves, legacy income and treasury management
• Provide strategic oversight of outsourced HR and IT services
• Lead procurement, supplier relationships and professional advisers
• Support digital transformation, systems development and organisational change
• Lead and develop the corporate services function
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, effectiveness and long-term organisational sustainability

About You

• We are looking for a strategic and commercially minded finance leader who can operate confidently at both Board and operational level.
• You will be a professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or equivalent) with significant senior-level finance experience.
• You will have a strong track record across financial planning, forecasting, management accounts, governance and strategic financial analysis, combined with the confidence to influence and constructively challenge senior stakeholders.
• You will be able to take complex financial information and turn it into clear commercial insight, practical recommendations and informed strategic decisions.
• Experience within the charity, not-for-profit or public sector would be advantageous, particularly knowledge of Charity SORP, restricted and unrestricted funds and Trustee-led governance.
• Experience across HR, IT, procurement, systems, digital transformation or organisational change would also be beneficial.
• Most importantly, you will be collaborative, credible and solutions-focused, with the ability to build strong relationships and bring people with you through change.

Why Join Margaret Green Animal Rescue?

This is an opportunity to take on a genuinely influential leadership role within an organisation with a clear purpose and an exciting future.

You will have:

• £55,000-£65,000 salary, depending on experience
• 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
• A key position within the Senior Leadership Team
• Direct access to and influence with the CEO and Board of Trustees
• The opportunity to shape financial strategy and corporate services
• A broad remit extending well beyond traditional finance
• The opportunity to influence organisational development and long-term sustainability
• The chance to use your expertise to make a genuine difference to animals and the communities Margaret Green Animal Rescue supports

Make Your Mark

If you are an ambitious finance leader looking for a role where strategic influence, commercial thinking and purpose come together, this is an opportunity to make a real difference.

You will play a key role in shaping the future of Margaret Green Animal Rescue and ensuring the organisation has the financial strength, governance and infrastructure to continue its vital work.

If you're ready for a role where your expertise will have genuine influence at the highest level, we'd love to hear from you.

How to Apply

Please apply with your CV and a covering letter outlining your experience and suitability for the role.

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