Robertson Bell are delighted to be working with a leading charity based in Central London as they recruit for an Interim Finance Business Partner to join their collaborative finance team for an initial three-month contract. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and commercially minded finance professional to play a key role supporting senior stakeholders through a busy period of activity. Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will partner closely with budget holders across key income-generating and operational areas, providing robust financial insight, analysis and advice to help drive effective decision-making across the organisation. Key responsibilities Act as a trusted partner to budget holders, helping them understand and manage their financial performance. Support fundraising and income generation teams with financial reporting, forecasting and performance analysis. Produce accurate management information with clear commentary and recommendations. Provide financial insight to support business cases, funding proposals and project evaluations. Identify and implement improvements to processes and reporting. The successful candidate will Be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent). Have proven experience working within the charity sector, with a strong track record of partnering with fundraising, income generation or development teams. Be highly analytical with the ability to translate financial information for non-financial stakeholders. Possess excellent communication and influencing skills, building confidence and trust with colleagues at all levels. Be comfortable managing competing priorities and delivering to tight deadlines. Be available to start at short notice and commit to the full contract duration. This role offers a hybrid working pattern, with an expectation of attending the Central London office around two days per week. If you're an experienced Finance Business Partner with a background in supporting fundraising teams within the charity sector, we'd love to hear from you ASAP.
Dec 08, 2025
Full time
Robertson Bell are delighted to be working with a leading charity based in Central London as they recruit for an Interim Finance Business Partner to join their collaborative finance team for an initial three-month contract. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and commercially minded finance professional to play a key role supporting senior stakeholders through a busy period of activity. Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will partner closely with budget holders across key income-generating and operational areas, providing robust financial insight, analysis and advice to help drive effective decision-making across the organisation. Key responsibilities Act as a trusted partner to budget holders, helping them understand and manage their financial performance. Support fundraising and income generation teams with financial reporting, forecasting and performance analysis. Produce accurate management information with clear commentary and recommendations. Provide financial insight to support business cases, funding proposals and project evaluations. Identify and implement improvements to processes and reporting. The successful candidate will Be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent). Have proven experience working within the charity sector, with a strong track record of partnering with fundraising, income generation or development teams. Be highly analytical with the ability to translate financial information for non-financial stakeholders. Possess excellent communication and influencing skills, building confidence and trust with colleagues at all levels. Be comfortable managing competing priorities and delivering to tight deadlines. Be available to start at short notice and commit to the full contract duration. This role offers a hybrid working pattern, with an expectation of attending the Central London office around two days per week. If you're an experienced Finance Business Partner with a background in supporting fundraising teams within the charity sector, we'd love to hear from you ASAP.
Merrifield Consultants is delighted to partner with Autistica to find an Interim Director of External Affairs (6-month contract) to join the senior management team and be responsible for building the relationships that ensure Autistica creates breakthroughs for autistic people over the next decade. You will fit in well at Autistica if you are passionate about enabling high performance and you value working with a team that thinks in diverse ways. Job Title: Interim Director of External Affairs Organisation: Autistica Salary: 55,692.00 Contract: 6-month maternity contract Hours: 0.8 contract, over a 4-day working week. Autistica operates a 4-day working week. Location: London (One day a week in the office) Closing date: Monday 15th December 2025 Required: CV and Cover Letter Autistica is the UK's leading autism research and campaigning charity. Their mission is to create breakthroughs that enable autistic people to live happier, healthier lives. They make that happen by funding research, shaping policy and working with autistic people to make more of a difference. Key Responsibilities: Ensure autism and autism research remain policy priorities, with Autistica continuing to have strong relationships with the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England. Ensure you build constructive collaborations and relationships with organisations working in related areas to Autistica. Develop relationships with key members of parliament ahead of the election, and post-election (both independently and in collaboration with other autism charities) Oversee, implement, and effectively deliver operational plans, a quarterly reporting cycle, monthly reporting of financial figures, and production of our annual report. You will be an effective visible leader and manager, passionately championing the charity's work and building confidence in our strategy and plans. You will champion our values and mission with enthusiasm and consistency. Who are we looking for? Experience of being at least "head of department" in an organisation overseeing planning, monitoring, management of resources within department and across an organisation. Enjoys and has a track record of overseeing change including system and process improvements. Experience of managing, leading or overseeing communications. Trustworthy and competent to others with the ability to oversee communications and policy. Able to motivate, inspire, empathise, with work with, and lead a neurodiverse team and enable a high-performance culture. Comfortable with nuance and uncertainty, with the motivation and resilience to tackle a fascinating but complex and contentious area of focus (autism and autism research). Constructively identifies opportunities to make improve which will enable our mission. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a rewarding charity who have clear goals in place to help and support Autistic people. To find out more and to apply for the role, please contact Stuart Milliner from Merrifield Consultants. We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.
Dec 08, 2025
Contractor
Merrifield Consultants is delighted to partner with Autistica to find an Interim Director of External Affairs (6-month contract) to join the senior management team and be responsible for building the relationships that ensure Autistica creates breakthroughs for autistic people over the next decade. You will fit in well at Autistica if you are passionate about enabling high performance and you value working with a team that thinks in diverse ways. Job Title: Interim Director of External Affairs Organisation: Autistica Salary: 55,692.00 Contract: 6-month maternity contract Hours: 0.8 contract, over a 4-day working week. Autistica operates a 4-day working week. Location: London (One day a week in the office) Closing date: Monday 15th December 2025 Required: CV and Cover Letter Autistica is the UK's leading autism research and campaigning charity. Their mission is to create breakthroughs that enable autistic people to live happier, healthier lives. They make that happen by funding research, shaping policy and working with autistic people to make more of a difference. Key Responsibilities: Ensure autism and autism research remain policy priorities, with Autistica continuing to have strong relationships with the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England. Ensure you build constructive collaborations and relationships with organisations working in related areas to Autistica. Develop relationships with key members of parliament ahead of the election, and post-election (both independently and in collaboration with other autism charities) Oversee, implement, and effectively deliver operational plans, a quarterly reporting cycle, monthly reporting of financial figures, and production of our annual report. You will be an effective visible leader and manager, passionately championing the charity's work and building confidence in our strategy and plans. You will champion our values and mission with enthusiasm and consistency. Who are we looking for? Experience of being at least "head of department" in an organisation overseeing planning, monitoring, management of resources within department and across an organisation. Enjoys and has a track record of overseeing change including system and process improvements. Experience of managing, leading or overseeing communications. Trustworthy and competent to others with the ability to oversee communications and policy. Able to motivate, inspire, empathise, with work with, and lead a neurodiverse team and enable a high-performance culture. Comfortable with nuance and uncertainty, with the motivation and resilience to tackle a fascinating but complex and contentious area of focus (autism and autism research). Constructively identifies opportunities to make improve which will enable our mission. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a rewarding charity who have clear goals in place to help and support Autistic people. To find out more and to apply for the role, please contact Stuart Milliner from Merrifield Consultants. We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.
Prospectus is delighted to be supporting a leading international human rights organisation to appoint a new Head of Finance. This is a full time, permanent vacancy with hybrid working from their London office and remotely. Our client is looking for someone to start ideally at the end of January 2026 and as such may also consider candidates on an interim basis. The Head of Finance oversees the financial health of the organisation, and will work closely with the Chief Executive, wider Senior Management Team, Fundraising team, and budget holders throughout the organisation. You will monitor the organisational budget and ensure regular and accurate reporting against budget lines to the SMT, staff team and trustees. You will be responsible for preparing all necessary financial papers for the Board and will oversee the work of the Finance team, which is made up of the Finance Manager and the Finance Officer, working collaboratively and supporting them in their roles. Overall, you will monitor the financial functions of the organisation to ensure they run effectively and efficiently. The successful candidate will bring strong experience of having led a finance function previously from within the charity sector. You will have a strong understanding of charity SORP and will bring excellent people management skills in order to support and mentor the finance team. You will also have demonstrable stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to engage with the wider organisation including budget holders and will be adept at translating finance to non-finance staff members. To apply please submit your CV only in the first instance. You may then be asked to provide further information as part of the recruitment process. As a specialist Recruitment Practice Prospectus are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Prospectus invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.
Dec 08, 2025
Full time
Prospectus is delighted to be supporting a leading international human rights organisation to appoint a new Head of Finance. This is a full time, permanent vacancy with hybrid working from their London office and remotely. Our client is looking for someone to start ideally at the end of January 2026 and as such may also consider candidates on an interim basis. The Head of Finance oversees the financial health of the organisation, and will work closely with the Chief Executive, wider Senior Management Team, Fundraising team, and budget holders throughout the organisation. You will monitor the organisational budget and ensure regular and accurate reporting against budget lines to the SMT, staff team and trustees. You will be responsible for preparing all necessary financial papers for the Board and will oversee the work of the Finance team, which is made up of the Finance Manager and the Finance Officer, working collaboratively and supporting them in their roles. Overall, you will monitor the financial functions of the organisation to ensure they run effectively and efficiently. The successful candidate will bring strong experience of having led a finance function previously from within the charity sector. You will have a strong understanding of charity SORP and will bring excellent people management skills in order to support and mentor the finance team. You will also have demonstrable stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to engage with the wider organisation including budget holders and will be adept at translating finance to non-finance staff members. To apply please submit your CV only in the first instance. You may then be asked to provide further information as part of the recruitment process. As a specialist Recruitment Practice Prospectus are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Prospectus invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.
