Director of Finance

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Girls Not Brides

  • Location: India , Mexico, Kenya, United Kingdom
  • Career category: Finance
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: 10+ years
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
  • Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 20/02/2026
  • Location: India , Mexico, Kenya, United Kingdom
Child protection/ Children’s rights Education
INTRODUCTION TO GIRLS NOT BRIDES 
Girls Not Brides is a global partnership working to end child marriage and ensure every girl can shape her own future. Since 2011, we’ve brought together more than 1,400 organisations in nearly 100 countries, all united by one goal: to stop child, early, and forced marriages and unions everywhere. We envision a world without child marriage, where girls in all their diversity decide if, when, and whom to marry, one where their rights and futures are fully realised. 

KEY RESPONSIBILTIES
Strategic Leadership and Financial planning
  • Lead the development and delivery of a robust and forward-looking finance strategy, ensuring long-term organisational sustainability, strong financial stewardship and full regulatory compliance.
  • Serve as a strategic advisor to the Board, CEO and Senior Leadership Team to provide financial insight for strategic and investment decisions, business cases, growth opportunities and operational planning
  • Working with the External Engagement Director to identify new funding opportunities developing robust and sustainable income streams.
  • Lead, manage, and develop a customer-focused finance team, fostering a culture of accountability, integrity, and continuous learning.

Financial Management & Systems
  • Lead and continuously improve financial management systems to support a complex, grant-funded, international organisation.
  • Oversee budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, foreign-exchange and treasury management.
  • Ensure the production of accurate, timely and high-quality financial information and analysis for the CEO, Senior Leadership Team, and Board of Trustees.

UK Charity Compliance & Governance
  • Ensure compliance with UK charity law, Charity Commission requirements, and relevant financial and tax regulations.
  • Oversee preparation of statutory accounts in line with UK accounting standards (SORP / FRS 102).

Audit & Internal Controls
  • Lead the annual statutory audit and any donor-specific audits, ensuring timely completion and resolution of findings.
  • Oversee the development and implementation of policies and procedures to provide sufficient internal controls and protect organisational assets.

Grants & Donor Compliance
  • Oversee financial management of institutional and philanthropic grants, ensuring compliance with donor agreements and reporting requirements.
  • Ensure effective systems for managing restricted and unrestricted funds.

Risk Management
  • Take ownership of organisational risk register and reporting to the Board.
  • Lead financial risk identification, assessment, and mitigation.

Wider Organisational Responsibilities
  • Commit to the mission and vision of Girls Not Brides, putting these at the forefront of all planning, work and actions. 
  • Uphold the core values of Girls Not Brides in all areas of work and interactions with colleagues, members, partners, and other stakeholders. 
  • Fulfil any other reasonable requests for the advancement of Girls Not Brides. 

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
  • 10+ years of senior-level experience in finance within a UK registered charity, NGO or grant-funded organisation.
  • Professional accounting qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).
  • Strong knowledge of UK charity finance, including Charity Commission reporting and statutory accounts (SORP / FRS 102).
  • Senior level change and project management experience.
  • Proven experience managing institutional and foundation grants and restricted funds.
  • Experience leading audits and working with Boards or Trustees.
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and analytical skills.
  • Strong alignment with Girls Not Brides’ mission and values.

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