Finance Director

Your new company

Our client is an international, inter-governmental, not-for-profit organisation based in South Oxfordshire.

Your new role

Reporting to the CFO, the Finance Director is a senior leadership role with responsibility for delivering world-class financial services and contributing to strategic financial insight across the organisation. The role is accountable for the end-to-end delivery of global financial services, ensuring the effective, efficient, and compliant operation of all core finance processes across the organisation. You will have oversight of the full financial services model, encompassing Purchase to Pay (P2P), Order to Cash (O2C), Record to Report (R2R), Treasury, Tax and Internal and External audit. This includes responsibility for the integrity and timeliness of monthly financial reporting, the production of annual financial statements, and the successful management of external audit processes, alongside effective internal audit support.

Operating in a complex, multinational environment, you will lead a high-performing, globally distributed team, fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture that delivers consistent and high-quality financial services across all regions. The role ensures that finance processes are standardised, scalable, and continuously improved to meet organisational needs while maintaining strong internal controls and regulatory compliance.

In addition to leading core finance services, the FD plays an important role in business partnering and providing strategic financial support, enabling informed decision-making, driving financial performance, and supporting the achievement of organisational objectives.

What you'll need to succeed

The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant with experience leading and managing large, multicultural and geographically dispersed finance teams and a proficiency in financial software and systems, including advanced Excel skills; experience with ERP systems. You will have worked in a global or matrix multinational organisation, have strong relationship building skills, strategic thinking, problem-solving, decision-making skills and attention to detail. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels are imperative.

What you'll get in return

A benefits package is on offer that is designed to make lives easier, improve work-life balance, save money and safeguard well-being.

What you need to do now

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