Finance director

Closing date for applications: 9am on 2 June 2025

Salary: £90,000 Per Annum

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Shakespeare’s Globe is currently seeking a Finance Director to join our Finance team. This is a key role within the Executive Leadership team, with accountability for Finance, Procurement and IT at the Globe. You will work collaboratively with the CEO and Executive leadership team to drive strong business as usual delivery, and provide provide balanced insight to Executive Leadership Team and the Senior Leadership Group so that they can take responsibility for questioning routines and rituals, and for streamlining processes that improve efficiency.

The Finance Director is the lead on the Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) and is a key part of other relevant committees. You will also attend and report at Board meetings, developing strong working relationships with Board members, the Artistic Director, Executive Leadership members, members of the Senior Leadership Group (SLG), the Finance and Procurement team, the Globe’s IT contractor, and colleagues throughout the Globe.

The skills:

• Chartered Accountant.
• Extensive Director level business experience in a complex organisation.
• A strategic thinker with entrepreneurial instincts
• Demonstrable experience in managing contracts.
• Experience within the charities sector including understanding of the relevant accounting, taxation and other regulatory requirements this presents.
• Empathy with the work, aims and mission of the Globe including an appreciation of the balance between the charitable purpose and commercial imperatives.
• An effective and flexible leadership and management style with demonstrable ability to inspire, motivate, coach and develop a team.
• Credibility and authority to work effectively and liaise internally with senior staff and externally with Trustees and other stakeholders.
• An excellent negotiator and influencer with string emotional intelligence and good communication skills.
• Analytical problem-solving ability with the appetite and energy to evaluate, challenge and change the status quo.
• Experience in financial and risk compliance and governance issues.
• Accessible and inclusive report writing and presentation skills demonstrated as a part of Board level reporting.
• Positive, determined, pragmatic, and resilient – able to inspire confidence and respect.
• The ability to work flexibly in a creative, fast-moving environment and understand the importance of artistic risk taking and to respond positively to it.
• Experience in, or a personal interest in the arts, heritage/museum, or creative industries.
• Experience of managing IT contracts or IT staff.

The team:

The Finance Department provides timely and accurate financial information to key stakeholders while protecting Shakespeare’s Globe assets and ensures compliance with laws and regulations in relation to financial and taxation matters. Serving as a key partner on topics requiring economic, financial and value for money inputs and expertise, the Finance Department manages Accounting and Financial Reporting, Tax, Banking Relationships, Procurement, Financial Risk Management, Contracts, Management Reporting, and external audit partners

Shakespeare’s Globe:

We celebrate Shakespeare’s transformative impact on the world by conducting a radical theatrical experiment. Inspired and informed by the unique historic playing conditions of two beautiful iconic theatres, our diverse programme of work harnesses the power of performance, cultivates intellectual curiosity and excites learning to make Shakespeare accessible for all.

To apply:

For more information, please download the job description via the Apply button. To apply, please complete the online application form by 9:00am on 2 June 2025.

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