The Head of Finance and Resources will play a critical role in supporting the Senior Leadership Team, providing strategic insight and financial guidance, and helping the museum team deliver a new, forward-thinking and ambitious business plan. You will bring financial expertise, perspective, and pragmatism to enable the museum to achieve its growth ambitions. Your operational and financial planning and risk management will help drive our commercial and financial performance and ensure all accounting, audit and charity law requirements are met while helping deliver the Bowes' exciting new vision. The Bowes Museum seeks a new Head of Finance and Resources to lead the financial operations of its charitable trust and trading arm. This role is for 22.5 hours per week (working hours and days to be agreed within Monday-Friday) and, therefore, may suit people who desire to work flexibly and/or have more than one working commitment. To be successful in this role, you will bring a combination of financial expertise, industry knowledge in a charity business and commercial environment, strategic thinking, and leadership skills. You will also have strong staff management skills and be able to contribute effectively to the broader leadership and direction of the museum. The post holder will lead and manage the financial affairs of the Bowes Museum Charitable Trust and Bowes Museum Enterprises Ltd. The Bowes Museum is a charitable trust and an Arts Council National Portfolio Organisation, with income from visitors, a growing membership scheme, growing commercial operations, donations, and To download the full Person Specification visit https://thebowesmuseum.org.uk/jobs-and-volunteering We are an equal opportunities employer. Diversity within our workforce, programmes and approaches is crucial to our mission of being equitable, sustainable and relevant. We particularly welcome applications from candidates who have been traditionally under-represented within the sector including but not exclusively those who identify as people of colour and/or people with disabilities.Job Summary
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To apply, please send an up to date CV and Covering Letter to hr@thebowesmuseum.org.uk Your Covering Letter should refer to the essential criteria noted in the role profile’s Person Specification. Please tell us about how your specific skills and professional experiences meet the different competencies, qualities and experiences required and give examples.