Director of Finance

About the role

We are looking for an innovative and strategic Director of Finance to join the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG). In this key leadership position, you will lead our finance function, oversee the College’s financial operations, manage budgeting processes, and support the long-term financial sustainability of the organisation. This role is essential in ensuring financial stability while driving efficiency and innovation within the College to support the College’s mission of improving healthcare for women and girls worldwide.

What you will do:

• Lead the College’s finance team in development and delivery of the financial and commercial strategy

• Oversee financial planning, budgeting and the management of investments and cashflow

• Drive innovation and operational efficiency through systems improvement

• Collaborate with other teams and leadership across the organisation to ensure financial processes align with the College’s overall strategic objectives.

For the full list of key responsibilities, please check the recruitment pack.

About you

This position is well-suited to a strategic, detail-oriented and proactive finance professional who is looking to drive financial innovation, lead transformational change and contribute to the long-term financial sustainability of RCOG. You have a leadership and analytical skills with practical experience in managing finance teams, along with a strong commitment to the values and mission of the RCOG.

Requirements:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent, with evidence of continued professional development.

• Wide-range leadership-level finance experience in the public, private or charity sector with a strong track record in strategic planning, budgeting and taxation

• Demonstrated success in system and process improvement and working with non-financial leadership teams

• Proven ability to lead and inspire teams and communicate complex financial information clearly.

Our culture and benefits

As a valued member of the team, you will be located in our stunning offices close to Borough Market. We offer a friendly; values led working culture with an excellent benefits package that includes:

• Agile and flexible working

• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and office closure from 25 December to 1 January

• Up to 10% employer pension contribution after probation

• Enhanced occupational Maternity, Adoption, and Shared Parental leave policies

• Interest-free bike and season ticket after probation

• Tailored Learning and Development and study leave

• Affinity staff networks

• Free lunch  in our Union Street office

• Employee assistance programme

• Life Assurance  and Group Income Protection Schemes on joining the main pension scheme

• Lifestyle discounts

For a full list of the benefits we offer, please visit our careers site.

How to apply

• Click on Apply to be taken to our recruitment platform, Applied. Please visit our careers website, to download the full Job pack.

• Closing date: 10.00 am on Monday 28 October 2024.

• We encourage candidates to apply early and reserve the right to close the advert and appoint before the closing date.

• We will be interviewing candidates in the week commencing 4 November 2024.

​We believe that diverse teams will deliver the best outcomes for women's healthcare and we strive to be an inclusive employer. We are therefore looking for candidates whose backgrounds, experience and identity enhance the diversity of our existing team. We are particularly encouraging applications from underrepresented groups at the College such as those from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds and those with a disability. To find out more, please see our Diversity Policy and Equal Opportunities Policy on our careers site.

We are only accepting applicants with a right to work in the UK; we are unable to sponsor people requiring a work visa.

About us

The RCOG is a professional membership association dedicated to improving women’s health care across the world. We do this by setting standards for clinical practice, providing doctors with training and lifelong learning, and working with partners to advocate for women’s health and health care across their life course. We are a global leader in this specialist area, supporting 16,000 members in the UK and internationally.

We are a values-led organisation placing high standards, innovation, openness, inclusiveness and trust at the centre of all we do.