Director of Finance & Resources

StreetGames is an innovative UK charity committed to transforming the lives of children and young people from low-income, underserved communities through the power of sport and physical activity. We are currently on the lookout for a Director of Finance and Resources to drive our strategic financial management, HR, IT, and governance functions. The postholder will be responsible for ensuring probity and due care and attention in the day-to-day and strategic management of StreetGames’ finances. They will line manage a team of staff providing Finance, Business and IT Support to the organisation and will influence the work of other teams and budget holders in relation to financial planning, management and monitoring.

• Annual salary of £70,000 – £80,000
• Opportunity to directly influence the strategic direction of StreetGames
• Hybrid role – minimum of two days per week in the Manchester office

The Role

As our Director of Finance and Resources, you will:

• Provide strategic direction for the finance function, ensuring compliance with legislation and industry best practices.
• Oversee the management, monitoring, and reporting of diverse income streams.
• Collaborate with the Executive Team to develop and direct financial strategies and set income and fundraising targets.
• Lead the development and execution of the annual financial planning process and cash management strategies.
• Act as the primary officer for the Finance and Resources Committee, ensuring effective oversight.
• Provide strategic financial input for bids and contract negotiations.
• Ensure appropriate and proportionate internal governance standards.
• Administer Board, Finance, Audit, and Fundraising meetings, ensuring timely and accurate information and record-keeping.
• Oversee Board recruitment and induction processes to enable Trustees to provide strategic leadership.
• Ensure compliance with governance expectations of external funders (e.g., Sport England, Sport Wales, Welsh Government, Ofsted, ESFA).
• Manage StreetGames’ resources to support efficient and effective service delivery.
• Ensure compliance with legal obligations related to HR, Health & Safety, IT security, data management, and insurance.
• Oversee the human resources function, including maintaining an up-to-date Employee Handbook, developing and implementing HR policies, recruitment, and employment contract management.
• Effectively manage team members, ensuring completion of appraisals, regular performance management, and professional development support.

The Candidate

The ideal candidate for the Director of Finance and Resources role will:

• Be CCAB, ACCA, ACA or CIMA qualified with senior-level financial management background.
• Have extensive background working in financial accounting and management within a charity.
• Be knowledgeable about SORPS and relevant charity legislation.
• Possess excellent analytical and interpretive abilities.
• Have a background working in developing and monitoring financial strategies.
• Be skilled in preparing grant funding bids and managing payroll functions.
• Have exceptional project management, organisational, and IT skills.
• Be able to develop positive relationships with stakeholders and manage a varied workload.

The Package

• Hybrid working
• Great work-life balance
• Access to free counselling and support services
• Enhanced family friendly benefits
• Company socials
• Eye care allowance
• Cycle scheme
• Pension scheme of up to 8% employer contributions
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• 2 Volunteering days per year

StreetGames have a proven track record of accessing public, lottery, and charitable sector funding and are recognised for our strong communications and engagement approach. As part of our team, you will drive the development of our strategy, to enhance and develop our relationships with all stakeholder groups and play a key role in the growth and direction of our charity.

If you are a strategic thinker with a passion for finance and a commitment to making a positive impact, we would love to hear from you.

StreetGames is fully committed to the principles of equality of opportunity and is responsible for ensuring that no job applicant, employee, volunteer or member receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, gender, disability, race, ethnic origin, nationality, colour, parental or marital status, pregnancy, religious belief, class or social background, sexuality or political belief.

StreetGames is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

StreetGames are delighted to partner with level=, a consciously inclusive talent acquisition solution, to ensure fairness within the recruitment process by creating a level playing field for all to be treated as ‘level equals’.

To apply for this role, you will need to first register your interest by submitting your CV. Your CV will only be used for information purposes and will not be relevant in the application process. You will then be emailed a response containing a link needed to answer some work-related questions. Our goal is to assess your approach to a problem and better understand what knowledge and skills you have. Your answers will be anonymised, randomised and reviewed by a diverse panel.

We also think giving feedback is incredibly valuable for candidates, so at the end of the process, you’ll see how well you performed during the application process.

The closing date for applications is Friday 13th September at midday, and the deadline for submission of the work-related questions is Sunday 15th September at midnight.

To apply, please follow the link below. If you have any questions, accessibility requirements or would like to understand our process further, please feel free to contact level=. To arrange an informal chat with Mark Lawrie, StreetGames CEO, please contact StreetGames.