Head of Finance
Head Office, Southampton, Hampshire
37 Hours per week, Full time
(Flexible working will be considered)
Permanent
Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 per annum (depending on experience)
About Us
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic Charity and Housing Association. The Society of St James (SSJ) has been working in Hampshire for over 50 years, delivering high impact, person-centred, accommodation services to adults and young people experiencing homelessness, problematic substance use and mental health problems. We believe that every person is of worth and we are prepared to take risks to house and support the most at risk and socially excluded members of society.
The Impact You'll Make
As our Head of Finance, you will you will drive the strength, integrity, and efficiency of our financial operations. Reporting directly to the CFO, you will hold day-to-day responsibility for all finance matters across the organisation. You won't just oversee numbers from afar—you will directly enable life-changing frontline services by ensuring financial integrity, robust budgeting, and clear risk management.
While this is a key leadership post involving board reporting and team management, our structure means you will also enjoy a hands-on approach. You will lead a dedicated team, act as a trusted business partner to senior operational managers, and manage your own suite of core finance projects to build a modern, progressive finance function.
Who We're Looking For
We are seeking a collaborative, forward-thinking finance professional who brings both technical excellence and strong leadership skills. You should possess significant accounting experience, formal accounting training, and a strong background in managing individuals or teams.
Because SSJ operates in a fast-changing environment, we need an approachable leader who can seamlessly translate complex, technical financial information into clear insights for non-financial colleagues. You will thrive here if you are passionate about process improvement, love developing people, and care deeply about supporting staff who are making a real difference to vulnerable people. A genuine alignment with our core values—Respect, Response, and Recognition—as well as a commitment to equity, diversity, and safeguarding, is essential.
Essential Qualities and Skills
Qualifications & Legal
- Professional Qualifications: Working towards a recognised chartered accountant status and/or equivalent relevant experience.
- Right to Work: Legal rights to live and work in the UK.
Technical Experience & Knowledge
- Financial Management: Proven experience leading monthly management accounts processes, cash flow planning and monitoring, budgeting, and forecasting in a medium-to-large organisation.
- Payroll & Benefits: Experience running monthly payroll and managing benefits.
- Audit & Regulations: Experience preparing for and managing external accounting audits, along with a strong understanding of the UK financial regulatory framework.
- Systems & Tools: Adaptability to work with accounting software such as Sage 200, alongside proficiency in Microsoft Office 365.
Leadership & Soft Skills
- People Leadership: Proven leadership and management experience, with a commitment to supporting and developing your team.
- Communication: Honest, articulate, confident, and approachable style with the ability to translate technical financial concepts for non-financial colleagues.
- Process Improvement: Passion for developing systems, processes, and modern finance solutions.
- Values Alignment: Demonstrable commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI), safeguarding principles, and SSJ's overall mission.
Desirable Skills
- Full Qualification: Fully qualified chartered accountant from a recognised body (e.g., ACCA, CIMA, ICAEW, CIPFA).
- Sector Expertise: Experience within the Charity Sector, alongside exposure to Housing and/or Charity SORP.
- Specialist Technical Exposure: Knowledge or experience in general project accounting, VAT, Corporation Tax, or rent accounting.
- Advanced Systems Skills: Direct experience using Sage 200 software and advanced skills in Microsoft Excel.
- Senior Leadership: Experience managing or leading teams within a senior-level role.
- Licensing: Full UK driver's licence for work purposes.
What we can offer you
We value and recognise our staff, offering some generous benefits, as well as the satisfaction of helping people at risk:
- A competitive annual leave entitlement of 25 days rising to 30 days, plus public holidays
- Flexible working options
- Buying additional annual leave
- Comprehensive induction and training
- Counselling, financial, personal support and health and wellbeing services via our Employee Assistance Programme
- Company cycle to work scheme
- Discounted laptops and computers with Jamie’s Computers
- Electric Car Scheme
- Blue Light Card
To apply please visit:
The application process will include some supplementary questions which are an opportunity for you to illustrate how you meet the requirements for the role and why you want to work for SSJ.
We would welcome any requests for an informal chat or informal visit during the recruitment process. Please message:
Closing date: Week commencing 10th August 2026
Interviews are provisionally scheduled for the week commencing: 17th August 2026
SSJ are an equal opportunity employer and we encourage applicants from all backgrounds and walks of life.
At SSJ, we recognise the benefits of a supported workplace. SSJ is affiliated with Unite the Union. To learn more about their membership benefits or to sign up, you can visit their official website.
Due to the high number of expected applicants, we do reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier.
Should you not hear from us within 21 days of the closing date, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Registered Charity
101 - 500
Supporting people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness
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Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
ProVeg International is one of the leading international NGOs working to transform the global food system, and is represented in 16 countries with over 270 staff members (a federated network of 15 legal entities). ProVeg faces major opportunities and challenges – empowering our highly dedicated and experienced long-term staff and new talent development and acquisition, the integration of AI, changing funding landscapes, and the growth of our global network, to name but a few. In our work, we are guided by our global TRUe values:
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Transformative: We aim high and design for lasting impact. We prioritise evidence over intuition, pivoting when data demands it, and embracing bold experimentation to create systemic change.
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Reliable: We build trust through accountability. We do what we say we will, or we communicate early and transparently when we can’t, always focusing on quality and respect.
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United: We win together. We actively break down silos, co-create across borders, and share knowledge freely because collective success is our only success.
The role as Head of International People & Culture combines strategic leadership with hands-on operational excellence. Together with the International Senior Talent Acquisition Manager and, when required, specialised external support, you will serve as a vital operational anchor and a trusted advisor to senior leadership. You will shape a united, inclusive, and thriving organisational culture while ensuring our people processes, international compliance frameworks, and global HR systems are robust, efficient, and employee-centred.
Job details:
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Reports to: Global CEO (might change to COO once that role is filled in 2027)
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Department: INT People and Culture
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Direct reports: International Senior Talent Acquisition Manager
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Key contacts: Senior Leadership Team, ProVeg Country Directors/leadership teams, International Heads of Departments, P&C leads in ProVeg Countries
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Working hours: 40 hours per week
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Location: Remote (We welcome candidates globally who hold permanent residency and can adhere to a working schedule that includes core collaboration hours of 10 am to 4 pm CET)
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Salary: Depending on location and experience (e.g. NL: €54-64k, UK: £46-60k, PL: zł 140-170k)
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Application deadline: open until filled
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Start date: preferably 01.10.2026
Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership and Culture:
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Develop and implement comprehensive people strategies aligned with our global mission.
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Lead the strategic workforce planning, scaling and organisational growth and expansion of team and talent.
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Provide clear, operational, and strategic advice to executives, country directors, and department heads aimed at high performance, growth, development and progression opportunities, and talent retention.
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Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, offering insights, reports, and data for informed decision-making.
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Work with Finance on annual staff budgeting and the Development department on funding applications and other people-related requests.
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Shape, sustain, and champion an inclusive, diverse, and open organisational culture.
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Collaborate with the Dutch works council of our European Regional Office to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.
Operational Excellence and Systems:
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Own and continuously improve the day-to-day administration of our international employee lifecycle, ensuring smooth contract management, payroll preparation, and data accuracy.
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Lead the development of a scalable people operations infrastructure through effective use of technology, automation, and process design.
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Oversee and optimise our global HR systems landscape, with primary ownership of platforms such as Deel, Personio, and Leapsome.
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Manage and maintain compliant employment frameworks across relevant jurisdictions, supporting international entity operations and coordinating with external legal partners.
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Set and oversee the departmental budget.
Talent and Team Leadership:
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Lead, develop, and inspire our International Senior Talent Acquisition Manager, fostering a collaborative, supportive, and high-impact environment.
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Guide our international recruitment framework and employer branding efforts to attract purpose-driven talent.
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Execute strategies for employee engagement, workplace satisfaction, and global well-being initiatives.
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Lead and support employee relations efforts and strategic reviews.
Qualifications:
You bring:
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Extensive international leadership experience in a senior HR or generalist role, with a track record of driving success in mission-driven non-profit organizations of 50+ employees.
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Deep expertise in people operations, international employment practices, and cross-border labour law compliance.
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Hands-on experience implementing and managing global HRIS, payroll, or employer-of-record platforms, ideally including Deel, Personio, or Teamtailor.
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Clear capability to turn operational complexity into simple, structured, and scalable processes.
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Exceptional interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with the ability to foster trust and inclusivity across distributed, multicultural teams.
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Fluency in English with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
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University degree in human resources management, business administration, psychology, law, or an equivalent educational background.
Preferred:
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Practical experience working with European legal entities or works councils.
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Familiarity with AI tools and understanding of how AI can be used responsibly to increase efficiency and scale systems.
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Professional language skills in Dutch, providing the confidence to interface directly with regional authorities or local legal advisors.
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Familiarity with project management tools (we use Wrike).
Benefits of working with ProVeg:
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A strong organisational focus on personal development, with a designated training budget.
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Provision of a work laptop.
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Flexible, trust-based working arrangements and home-office arrangements.
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Career development support.
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Mental health & wellbeing support via access to the OpenUp platform and a free Headspace subscription
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We are a workplace that encourages everyone to bring their whole selves to work. We are an inclusive workplace for our diverse employees around the world.
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Generous annual leave entitlement - 25 days increasing by one day a year to a maximum of 30 days (plus bank holidays)
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And, last but not least, become part of a great team and work with us towards a world where everyone chooses delicious and healthy food that is good for all humans, animals, and our planet!
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Depending on your location, there might be additional benefits.
Further Information
Please apply with your CV and a cover letter explaining why you are motivated to join ProVeg and describe how you can bring in your experience to this role. Even if you do not meet all the requirements, we still encourage you to apply. Our tasks are diverse, and we are flexible in how we distribute them. We are happy to support your growth and development.
We also encourage all applicants to apply without a photo or disclosing their date or place of birth.
If you are living with a disability, health condition and/or neurodiversity, please feel free to let us know how we can adjust and support your application process. For example, we can offer alternative tools, different interview formats, or additional time for tasks.
Important: Please make sure to use your own words and ideas in the cover letter. The goal is for us to know you better in order to assess if this role and your motivation are a good fit. Letters written with AI, or written in a language other than English, will be disregarded.
Application process:
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Screening of your application
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Interview with People & Culture (30-40mins)
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Job related trial task (~ 2 hrs.)
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Second interview with the team (60mins)
Registered Charity
101 - 500
To accelerate the transition to a sustainable global food system by making plant-rich foods and alternative proteins more accessible and appealing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
At the heart of a changing and creative city, Sheffield Cathedral is both an ancient holy place and a living centre of worship, music, culture and public engagement. We are seeking to become the first Cathedral in England to be a resourcing and planting church in the inclusive catholic tradition, supporting new worshipping communities and churches across the Diocese of Sheffield.
This new role is for a creative, faith-filled musician who is passionate about contemporary Christian music, able to lead worship with skill and warmth, and eager to grow in strength, confidence and scope in their calling. The Music Missioner will help people encounter the Christian faith through singing, sacrament and worship, with a particular focus on developing contemporary praise and worship within a sacramental setting.
Closing date for applications: 2pm on Friday 31 July 2026 Interviews: Thursday 13 August 2026
About the role
The CsP Music Missioner will help shape contemporary praise and worship within the Community of St Paulinus, especially as we seek to plant a Charismatic Catholic new worshipping community at the Cathedral and with a parish partner.
This is a role for someone who wants to:
· lead contemporary Christian music in a sacramental and Eucharistic setting
· create worship that helps people encounter God, pray deeply and grow in faith
· build confidence in congregational singing
· recruit, train and encourage other musicians
· grow as a musician, worship leader and missioner
· take part in formation, supervision, mentoring and training, including opportunities such as the One Hope Project Academy
We are looking for someone with solid musical skill, sincere Christian faith and a heart for worship. Cathedral or church-planting experience is not essential. We are more interested in calling, potential, creativity and a desire to grow.
This is a 28 hours/week role, usually worked Sunday to Thursday, including Sundays and Tuesdays. It could suit a musician who also teaches, performs, freelances or studies, and who wants a meaningful part-time role at the heart of cathedral worship and mission.
To download an information pack or application form, please visit the website for Sheffield Cathedral.
