Head of Finance

Salary: Circa £65,000FTE (35hrs) per annum (dependent on candidate experience) – pro rata to part-time hours agreed, plus 10% pension, health care cash plan and a range of other great benefits including hybrid-working

Reporting to: Director of Finance

Location: London WC1X. Hybrid-working offered with a minimum requirement of 2 days in the London office (subject to working pattern), with flexibility to attend the office more regularly as the needs of the role dictate.

Contract and hours: Permanent contract – Part-time (3 days/​21hrs or 4 days/​28hrs per week).

Help Musicians and sister charity Music Minds Matter are powered by a love of music, which is why they empower and support those who create it and make it happen. 

For over 100 years, Help Musicians has been working hard to make a meaningful difference to the lives of musicians across the UK. In a precarious profession often filled with ups and downs, opportunities are hard-won whilst challenges come along all too easily, with unsteady income and physical and mental health concerns common issues. Help Musicians offers a broad range of help to support music creators in times of crisis and opportunity — ensuring musicians across the UK can achieve their creative potential and sustain a career in music. 

Music Minds Matter, puts mental wellbeing centre stage in music. It works proactively to help prevent mental health crises, providing everybody who works in music with the early support, knowledge and tools they need, at exactly the time they need them. 

Love Music; Help Musicians

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team based in London to lead our finance function as Head of Finance. Reporting to the Director of Finance, you will lead in the development and delivery of Help Musicians’ and Music Minds Matter financial strategy, planning, controls, reporting, and systems.

A key member of Help Musicians’ leadership team, you will have responsibility for ensuring the charities’ have a robust financial strategy in place which supports the charities’ business plan goals, you will provide leadership and technical expertise that will enable and motivate your team to deliver on their objectives and represent the finance function effectively at all levels and across multiple workstreams. 

You will be able to demonstrate your experience in leading a busy finance function and as a strong people manager. You will be a confident leader, who can communicate effectively and adapt your style to suit your audience, supporting colleagues’ understanding of how the finance function can support them to achieve charities goals. You should be able to influence key stakeholders and motivate your team to deliver impactful results.

Your experience will include time spent working in a small/medium-sized organisation with a good understanding of relevant VAT rules. You will ideally have experience with setting financial strategy and charity finance experience is desirable.

Please download both parts of our application form (part 1 and 2), complete and submit these to our HR team at recruitment@​helpmusicians.​org.​uk by the deadline below.

Deadline for applications: Wednesday 18^th September, 2024, 9am

Interview date: 1^st round interviews will take place 23^rd & 24^th September – please indicate any time you are NOT available for interview to our recruitment team when emailing us with your application.

Find out more about our value, employee benefits and what it’s like to work at Help Musicians here.

All enquiries and applications should be made to recruitment@​helpmusicians.​org.​uk

T: 020 7239 9100