Director of Finance and Corporate Services

Overview

In this role, you provide strategic leadership across finance, corporate services, and the technology estate to enable reliable, values‑driven service delivery. You’ll steer long‑term financial planning, governance, and risk management while ensuring secure IT, estates, and procurement functions. You’ll partner with the CEO, SLT, and Trustees to translate strategy into sustainable financial and infrastructural outcomes. The position offers a meaningful opportunity to shape resilience and growth within a regional mental health provider.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working
• permanent contract
• full-time role
• competitive salary (£69,480–£83,380)
• professional development opportunities

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic financial leadership to the CEO, Trustees and SLT
• Lead long-term financial planning and budgeting processes
• Oversee accounting, financial controls, reporting, and audit
• Direct commercial activities including contracts, tenders, and investment decisions
• Manage corporate IT infrastructure, cyber security, and data protection
• Oversee procurement, insurance, business continuity, and risk management
• Lead estates, leases, property, and premises resilience
• Develop and mentor a high-performing Finance and Corporate Services team
• Support governance, assurance, and reporting to the Board and committees
• Support strategic partnerships, growth, and value for money initiatives
• Ensure compliance with Charity SORP, regulatory requirements, and treasury oversight
• Lead on insurance arrangements and organisational financial risk management
• Drive continuous improvement in financial policies, controls, and internal processes
• Ensure effective workforce planning, succession, and professional development
• Oversee asset management and lifecycle planning for technology and estate resources
• Coordinate with Director of Digital and Innovation to enable innovation and future tech needs
• Lead risk management and assurance processes across finance and infrastructure
• Support decision making through financial modelling and business cases
• Provide executive oversight of corporate IT and technology asset management

Key requirements

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or equivalent)
• Significant senior finance leadership experience in a complex organisation
• Experience developing financial strategy and models for decision making
• Experience with governance, controls, and external audit
• Experience managing outsourced IT services and infrastructure contracts
• Experience overseeing estates, property, and lease arrangements
• Strong knowledge of Charity SORP and charity accounting requirements
• Understanding of information security, cyber security and business continuity principles
• Experience communicating with Boards, Trustees, and Senior Leaders
• Ability to produce high-quality board reports, business cases and briefing papers
• Experience in strategic partnership development and organisational growth
• Experience of procurement and value-for-money frameworks

• Strategic and commercial thinking
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Leadership and people development
• Microsoft 365
• IT infrastructure management
• Cyber security governance

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