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Director of Finance & Operations Full-time (37 hours) although flexible working will be considered including compressed hours, reduced hours (minimum 30 hours) and flexible start and finish times. Hybrid working Permanent As a member of the Executive Team, the Director of Finance & Operations leads on our financial strategies and oversees the financial management and performance of The Hepworth Wakefield (THW) and THW Enterprises Ltd. They lead the finance team and ensure accurate reporting of our donated and fundraised income, earned income, Arts Council grant and our Service Concession Agreement income from Wakefield Council, managing our resources to ensure that THW is appropriately and confidently resourced into the future. They line manage our highly experienced Head of Operations and Visitor Services, providing support to deliver efficiently across visitor services, estates and IT. They report quarterly to the Finance Committee, the Board of THW Enterprises Limited, and the THW Trustee Board on financial performance, outlook, investment performance and related matters, and also act as company secretary, ensuring legal compliance and good practice is applied across the organisation. We are looking for a senior finance professional with a relevant formal accountancy qualification (ACA, CA, ACCA, ACMA or similar), ideally with experience within a similar organisation. You will have a proven creative entrepreneurial outlook, excellent communication skills, and be someone who enjoys working collaboratively to achieve results at a high level as part of a small team. You will need a clear understanding of our sector, enjoy relationship-building and leading a team to support them to achieve the organisation’s objectives. If you have the vision, skills, experience and leadership qualities we are looking for, then we very much look forward to hearing from you. We are committed to improving diversity within our organisation and welcome applications from candidates who are under-represented within the arts sector. For details of our inclusive recruitment practices and for more details about the role please visit our website via the button below. Deadline for applications is 9am on Monday 24 November 2025. Interviews will take place Tuesday 9 December 2025.