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Head of Finance

Birmingham Permanent £75,000 - £75,001 per year View Job Description
We are looking for an exceptional Head of Finance to lead and develop Nacro's finance function, ensuring high-quality financial reporting and compliance while supporting strategic decision-making. This is a key leadership role, managing a multi-disciplinary team to deliver insightful financial services to stakeholders across a large and diverse organisation.
  • Lead a high-performing team delivering financial insight and impact.
  • Influence strategy at executive level in a growing £100m+ organisation.

About Our Client

At Nacro we believe passionately that everybody has a right to a second chance, where everyone can fulfill their potential.

Our core belief is that a good education, a decent job and a safe place to live are what everyone in our society deserves. For those who end up in prison, it's the start of new chance, not a road to nowhere.

We all know that having somewhere to live, a job, good health and connections mean someone is much less likely to commit a crime. Sadly, a growing number of people who enter prison are homeless; thousands have mental health problems, drug addictions, are unemployed and/or have bad experiences of the education system. For far too many this stays the same when they're released. This isn't inevitable.

As a society we believe that there should be consequences for those who break the law, but we also believe that those who end up in contact with the criminal justice system should be given the support they need to be able to turn their lives around after serving their sentence.

Nacro sees that by removing the barriers and giving the right support, thousands of people have the chance to rebuild their lives and their families, and to contribute to our communities.

We believe that everyone should have the best chance at a second chance.

In the next year, Nacro is likely to reach a turnover of c£100m. This is a growth of over one third in three years.

Job Description



  • Deliver accurate and timely financial reporting aligned with corporate objectives.


  • Lead, motivate, and develop a finance team of specialists including business partners, payroll, and systems accountants (approx 20).


  • Ensure full compliance with statutory reporting and accounting standards (SORPs, FRS102).


  • Maintain robust internal controls, systems and processes that support operational effectiveness.


  • Provide commercial and financial input into new tenders and support procurement value-for-money initiatives.


  • Oversee the payroll interface with People Operations, ensuring compliance and timeliness.


  • Manage year-end processes and external audits efficiently and effectively.



 

The Successful Applicant

Knowledge of the charity or housing association sectors would be an advantage.

You will be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with significant post-qualification experience and a strong record of leading finance teams in complex, contract-driven organisations with multiple service lines.

You will be a natural leader with excellent communication and relationship-building skills, highly analytical, detail-focused, and capable of delivering at scale.

 

What's on Offer

Salary circa £75K plus benefits. 

This role will require 2 days per week in Nacro's offices in Birmingham.

Contact
Rochelle George
Quote job ref
JN-052025-6750948
Phone number
07917 792 289

Job summary

Job function
Finance
Subsector
Public Sector & Not For Profit
Sector
Not For Profit
Location
Birmingham
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Rochelle George
Consultant phone
07917 792 289
Job reference
JN-052025-6750948