2x Senior Finance Partners

About the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts

The Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts (SFCT) bring together a group of independent grant-making trusts and charities, working across a wide range of causes to create lasting social impact.

They share a commitment to thoughtful philanthropy, long-term change and responsible stewardship. Each trust is independent, supported by a central office that helps them work effectively.

SFCT offers a flexible, supportive working environment, with hybrid working, a strong focus on wellbeing and benefits including a generous pension, private healthcare, learning and development and paid volunteering days.

The organisation values diverse perspectives and is committed to building an inclusive workplace where people feel respected and able to do their best work.

About the role

SFCT is looking for a Senior Finance Partner to provide financial leadership across a portfolio of trusts. This is a varied role with real breadth, providing financial insight to support decision-making and help organisations plan for the future.

You’ll work closely with trustees, executives and colleagues across the group, translating financial information into clear insight and ensuring reporting, planning and controls support effective decision-making.

Your work will include:

• Leading financial management across a portfolio of trusts, including reporting, audit and maintaining strong financial controls
• Overseeing core financial processes, including accounting records, reconciliations, audit and regulatory compliance
• Overseeing investment management processes, including coordination across trusts, advisors and investment managers
• Building strong relationships with trustees and senior stakeholders
• Providing financial advice, insight and guidance across the organisation
• Contributing to systems, policies and continuous improvement

If you’re looking for a role where your financial expertise can support meaningful, long-term change, this is an opportunity to play a key role in supporting strong governance and the effective use of charitable resources.

Who we’re looking for

You’ll bring strong experience in financial management, ideally within a charity or complex organisation. You’ll be comfortable working across multiple priorities and able to communicate clearly with people who don’t have a finance background.

We’re looking for someone who:

• Can balance detail with the bigger picture
• Builds trusted relationships across different stakeholders
• Brings sound judgement and confidence in decision-making
• Is comfortable working independently while staying connected to a wider team
• Has an interest in the role of finance within organisations that exist to serve others, and is comfortable working in a complex environment with different stakeholders and ways of working

You don’t need to have followed a single, traditional career path. If you bring strong financial expertise and can see how your experience connects to this work, we want to hear from you.

Timing
We’re looking to fill one of these roles immediately and welcome applications from candidates available to start on short notice. A second hire will follow the recruitment timeline outlined on Peridot Partners’ site.