As a member of the Strategic Management Team, the postholder will lead financial planning and help shape business planning, strengthen long-term sustainability, lead robust budgeting, reforecasting, cash flow forecasting and treasury management, and provide clear financial insight and constructive advice to the Chief Executive & Artistic Director, senior colleagues and the Board. The role combines senior accountability with direct, hands-on delivery. The postholder will oversee rigorous and accurate financial management; charity, company, tax, funding and data-protection compliance; statutory accounts and audit; financial controls, records and systems; funder reporting; investment, liquidity and risk; and agreed company-secretarial and governance support. They will lead and develop the Finance team, support budget holders to manage resources confidently, and personally prepare, complete or cover core processes such as management accounts, forecasts, reconciliations, payroll, payment runs, statutory returns and year-end schedules when required. Strong practical knowledge of charity accounting - including the Charities SORP, restricted and designated funds, Gift Aid, statutory reporting and Charity Commission requirements - is essential, together with the judgement to balance artistic ambition and charitable purpose with financial sustainability, control and resilience. A full job pack can be downloaded at stables.org, search Jobs. Fully qualified accountant - ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or equivalent - with substantial post-qualification experience. Applications from candidates qualified by experience may also be considered where they can demonstrate equivalent technical expertise and senior-level responsibility. Significant experience of leading a finance function and team in a complex organisation. Strong technical knowledge and practical experience of charity accounting, including the Charities SORP, restricted and designated funds, statutory accounts, audit, Charity Commission reporting, VAT, Gift Aid, management accounts, budgeting, forecasting and Recent hands-on experience in an SME, charity, owner-managed or similarly lean environment, with the ability to prepare detailed financial outputs personally and operate effectively without large A full job pack can be downloaded at stables.org, search Jobs Financial strategy, planning and performance Financial reporting and operational delivery Compliance, controls, audit and governance Treasury, capital planning and assets Finance systems, data and continuous improvement People leadership and organisational capability A full job pack can be downloaded at stables.org, search Jobs Please submit your CV and a covering letter explaining how your experience meets the requirements of the role. Please also indicate your preferred number of weekly hours and how you would ideally arrange these across the working week. We will discuss working arrangements with shortlisted candidates, taking If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Cat Moore by email [email protected] or phone on 01908 280828. Applications should be submitted to [email protected] by midday on Monday 9 November 2026.Job Summary
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