Salary: £65k

Location: Hybrid, based in central Bristol Office with some home working

About Young Lives vs Cancer:  

When a child is diagnosed with cancer life becomes full of fear, for them and their family. Fear of treatment, but also of families being torn apart, overwhelming money worries, of having nowhere to turn, no one to talk to. At Young Lives vs Cancer, we get that.

We are the charity that helps children and young people (0-25) and their families find the strength to face whatever cancer throws at them. Powered by the kindness of our supporters, we’ll face it all together. Join us and your skills will make a real difference to the lives of young cancer patients.

We want everyone under 25 with cancer, and their families, to get the support and help they need during their cancer treatment and beyond, including bereaved families living with emotional pain.

Purpose and Scope for the role 

Joining the Finance Team, you will have a fantastic opportunity to be part of something genuinely special, making a tangible difference to people who really need your energy, enthusiasm and expertise. Your contribution will help Young Lives vs Cancer to continually deliver on our promise to support young people and their families to deal with the effects of cancer, both during and beyond treatment.

There is much to do and so much scope to improve. You will want to be proactive and focused in delivering the charity’s objectives, which is no more than their beneficiaries and supporters would, and should, expect. In return, you will be part of a diverse and dynamic team with all the development and progression opportunities that comes with being part of that positive environment.

What will you be doing

This is a new role and presents an opportunity to shape and embed a positive Finance Planning & Reporting function that will enhance the finance capability. Whilst leading the ongoing Financial Planning and Reporting function you will review, identify and deliver a process improvement programme to optimise the ways of working and prepare for the various phases of the project to implement a new Finance System. You will have overall responsibility for:

• Financial Planning and Reporting
• Business Partnering and Decision Support
• Working relationships and contacts

We would like to hear from you if you have the following:    

• Previous experience of engaging within a complex stakeholder landscape
• Leadership skills and able to take accountability for your objectives and the transformation of your teams and the wider finance teams
• Relevant finance qualification with previous professional experience of managing and delivering budgets and forecasts, the routine month and year end processes and reporting, including the annual report and accounts

How to apply:

A full candidate pack and details on how to apply can be accessed via this link: Head of Financial Planning and Reporting.

Closing Date: Sunday 26^th March 2023 at 23.59hrs

Reasonable Adjustments

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we’ll always endeavour to be as accommodating as possible.     

If you would like to discuss before applying or discuss any specific requirements, please get in touch with joanna@diversifying.com.  

This post is subject to a Criminal Records check. In the event of a successful application a Disclosure report will be sought.