Head of Finance
This is a rare opportunity to make a real difference for those living with life-limiting illness by applying your accounting skills and experience to lead and manage the financial direction for the hospice.
Job Details
- Location Cross Site - based at Heald Green, with some WFH
- Department Finance
- Date posted April 30, 2024
- Closing date May 17, 2024
- Package Band 8b, Competency Based, £61,218-£70,571
- Interview date 31st May 2024
The Role
The Head of Finance will lead on all financial activities of St Ann’s Hospice and St Ann’s Hospice Trading Co Limited. They will:
- Effectively lead, manage, develop, and motivate the Finance team to ensure that consistent, high quality financial advice and support is provided across the organisation;
- Take the lead on the annual budgeting including payroll modelling and planning processes, monitor progress and changes,
- Prepare the annual statutory accounts and consolidated accounts and ensure
- Oversee the monitoring of working capital for the Organisation and maintain appropriate treasury management
- Oversee the payroll process ensuring the delivery of an efficient and compliant service;
- Act as the main point of contact for internal and external auditors, investment advisors, insurers, banks, insurers and other professional services
- Propose innovative solutions to ensure the Hospice maintains a competitive advantage and exploits new technology to optimise efficiency.
The Person
- Hold a degree level qualification or have significant experience in an appropriate and/or associated discipline;
- Be a qualified member of a professional accountancy body (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) or holder of an equivalent qualification;
- Have extensive experience in preparation of both management accounts and statutory accounts;
- Be an effective leader able to lead, manage, develop and motivate the Finance Team
- Have strong IT skills including Office 365 and an awareness of new technologies and innovations
- Be energetic, highly motivated, with an enquiring mind and passion for excellence and innovation in pursuit of business growth
Key Benefits
- 35 days annual leave rising to 37 after 5 years and 41 after 10 years (inc. bank holidays, pro rata for part-time employees)
- Buy an additional week annual leave (pro rate for part-time)
- Heath cash plan
- Contributory pension scheme up to 7% matched contribution
- Life cover
- Free parking on hospice site
- Discounted lunches on site
- Flexibility to fit your work around your home life / hybrid working
- Meaningful work, making a difference in the lives of others
- Opportunity to develop your leadership skills within a structured development framework
- IIP accredited employer creating the right environment for everyone to thrive and reach their potential
Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time.
The successful candidate will be subject to a Standard/Enhanced DBS Check, the cost of which is covered by the hospice. Any post holder within the organisation will be expected to undertake safeguarding training appropriate to their role and adhere to safeguarding policies and procedures. All staff must work in accordance with their statutory roles and responsibilities in relation to safeguarding in accordance with the Working Together to Safeguarding Children 2023, The Care Act 2014, and Prevent Duty 2015.
Please contact Claire Murphy on 0161 498 3641 for an informal chat.
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