Kings Place is an adventurous music, arts and conference destination in the heart of King’s Cross. A wealth of live performance takes place across multiple venues, run by Kings Place Music Foundation, a registered charity promoting the power of music and the arts. We offer enriching live experiences and stage world-class conferences and events alongside art galleries, bars and a canal-side restaurant. The award-winning building was the first of its kind in the regenerated King’s Cross development.
Kings Place is a committed equal opportunities employer. We strive to provide our employees with a work environment free from discrimination where everyone can succeed and excel. We recognise that our organisation is enriched and strengthened by a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from everyone.
Our employees are motivated and passionate, supporting our work through their dedication to our charitable goals. We encourage personal development and training across all departments to ensure our working lives are progressive and stimulating.
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Background
Kings Place is an arts centre in the vibrant cultural quarter at King’s Cross, with an adventurous and critically acclaimed programme of music and words. Our dedicated team programmes festivals and events, developing cross-arts collaborations and artistic relationships that deliver unforgettable live experiences.
The venue is run as a registered charity, Kings Place Music Foundation (KPMF, charity number 1107839), and does not receive regular public funding. Income is generated through ticket sales, donations, grants and the staging of conferences and events.
We are looking for an experienced and collaborative Finance Director to join our senior team and provide strategic financial leadership across KPMF.
The Role
This is a broad leadership role with responsibility for the long-term financial sustainability of KPMF, balancing our charitable and artistic ambitions with commercial performance. The Finance Director will work closely with the Executive Director, Directors and Trustees, providing clear financial analysis, advice and robust cashflow forecasting to support good decision-making across the organisation.
Alongside leading the Finance team and overseeing budgeting, forecasting, management and statutory reporting, the Finance Director will play an important part in funding strategy, organisational planning, risk management and the continued development of our systems and processes.
We are particularly interested in someone who can bring strong commercial and financial judgement to the role and work collaboratively with colleagues across KPMF. You will help teams understand the financial drivers behind their work, identify opportunities to improve efficiency and income, and make effective use of technology, automation and AI to improve our financial reporting and processes.
The Person
You will be a qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent) or qualified by experience, with significant experience in a senior finance leadership role and a strong track record in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and cashflow management.
We’re looking for someone who combines strong technical and analytical skills with excellent communication and people skills. You’ll be comfortable working with Trustees and senior colleagues, able to make complex financial information accessible to non-finance colleagues and enjoy working collaboratively across an organisation. Experience in the charity or non-profit sector is essential, with experience in arts, culture, venues or events particularly welcome.
Full Job Description and Requirements here
Salary: £60,000-£65,000 depending on experience.
Closing Date: 6pm on the 8th November 2026
To apply, please send a CV and Covering Letter to recruitment@kingsplace.co.uk
Kings Place operates a hybrid working model. The role is partially venue based for meetings, collaborative working and events. Administrative work can be done remotely. Staff work approximately 60% on site and 40% WFH, but this is open to flexibility.
Kings Place is a committed equal opportunities employer. We strive to provide our employees with a work environment free from discrimination where everyone can succeed and excel. We recognise that our organisation is enriched and strengthened by a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from everyone.
We are happy to make reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process to help with your application. Please contact us at recruitment@kingsplace.co.uk.
We run recruitment drives for casual roles within the venue at regular points throughout the year. These include a variety of positions within the Box Office, Front of House, plus House Crew, Stage Managers, Sound Technicians, AV Technicians, Camera Operators and Lighting Technicians for varying levels of experience.
We have been delighted by the overwhelming response to our volunteering programme and are currently not recruiting new volunteers.
Please check this page for future volunteering opportunities and updates on when applications may reopen.
KPMF offers a number of internships in various departments throughout the year and they will be advertised on this page. Each internship is created especially by the departments involved and designed to offer someone the best possible learning and development experience. As such we are unable to offer placements to individuals applying for unsolicited internships outside of these times. We welcome all applications for our advertised internships.
For any recruitment questions please contact recruitment@kingsplace.co.uk