Acre is delighted to be partnering with a leading international philanthropic organisation to appoint an Interim Finance Director for a 12-14 month maternity cover.
This is a rare opportunity to lead the finance function of a globally influential grantmaking organisation, overseeing a complex international grant portfolio deploying hundreds of millions of dollars annually. You'll partner with the Executive Team and Trustees, lead an established finance function, and play a key role in strengthening financial governance, business partnering and the implementation of a new enterprise finance system.
We're looking for someone with:
- A recognised accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or equivalent)
- Experience operating at Finance Director, CFO or Deputy CFO level, with ideally 15+ years' progressive finance leadership experience
- Deep expertise in grant finance, financial governance, finance business partnering and UK charity finance
- Experience overseeing large, complex, international grant portfolios while advising executive teams and trustees
- Ideally a track record of leading finance transformation, including ERP or enterprise finance system implementation
Please note: Grantmaking experience is essential.
We're specifically looking to speak with Finance Directors who have experience within:
- Large International Foundations
- Grantmaking Organisations
- UK Grantmakers
- Research Funders
- Global Funds
- Grantmaking Mechanisms
- International NGOs with significant onward grantmaking
This is a highly specialist appointment, and candidates without recent, hands-on experience of complex grantmaking finance are unlikely to be a suitable fit.
If you have the relevant background and are interested in learning more, please get in touch with Jesse Harford from Acre for a confidential discussion Jesse.harford@acre.com
