Director of Finance & Resources - Touchstone

Kirklees Council are advertising this role on behalf of Touchstone.

Touchstone (registered charity No. 1012053) is a leading voluntary sector agency providing high quality services to improve the health and wellbeing of local people. 

Touchstone is a multi-award-winning mental health and wellbeing charity operating in communities across Yorkshire.  Touchstone understands that we can only deliver excellence to the people we serve if the people we recruit are happy, empowered, supported to reach their potential and trusted to lead.

Touchstone is now seeking an experienced and motivated Director of Finance & Resources, to join our Senior Leadership Team (SLT).  You will be required to provide strategic leadership for finance and resource management across Touchstone, to ensure long term stability and maintenance of the highest standards of probity.  You will also be responsible for leading on the delivery of IT support services.  The successful applicant will be a confident leader, who will work closely with the CEO and SLT and will be the designated company secretary.  You will have:

• Leadership, strategic and operational management experience.
• Excellent negotiating, analytical and organisational skills.
• Experience of working with and reporting at Board level.
• Excellent financial skills including preparing budgets and management accounts.
• Thorough understanding of risk management and able to develop appropriate strategies.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Possess a relevant finance qualification recognised by a professional accountancy body.

Closing Date: Monday 29th April 2024

Interviews will be held on: Friday 17th May 2024

For more information, please contact: Arfan Hanif (CEO) on 0113 271 8277 or email arfanh@touchstonesupport.org.uk

As an employee of Touchstone, all successful applicants continually benefit from the following:

• Personal wellbeing budget.
• 28 days annual leave (rising to 31 after 2 years) + 8 bank holidays (pro-rata) and 1 celebration day.
• Agile working policy.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Access to counselling and 24/7 confidential staff Mindful Employer helpline.
• Health and wellbeing and fun organisational staff away days.
• Inclusive maternity and parental policies and pay.
• A full range of staff and peer support networks.
• Lots of learning and development opportunities

Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly, BME and LGBTQ+ communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone. Further information can be obtained from our equal opportunities policy. Please note that we do not hold a sponsor licence and we do not intend to offer sponsorship for this particular role. You should therefore ensure that you have/will have the right to work in the UK to be able to undertake this role, if appointed, you will be required to provide relevant right to work documents at the point of an offer being made to you. Applications can be obtained by visiting www.touchstonesupport.org.uk or by e-mailing recruitment@touchstonesupport.org.uk. Feedback is only provided at the interview stage.