Director of Finance
| Posting date: | 18 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £50,000.00 to £52,812.08 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £50000.00 - £52812.08 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 September 2025 |
| Location: | Runcorn, WA7 6EP |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B0020-25-0006 |
Summary
Strategic Leadership and Governance Provide strategic financial leadership to the Chief Executive and Board of Trustees. Take part in the executive on-call duties as part of a scheduled rota, handling urgent issues outside regular business hours. Lead on financial planning, business modelling, forecasting, and long-term sustainability strategy. Prepare and present management accounts, financial dashboards, forecasts, and strategic reports to the Board and Finance Sub-Committee. Ensure the organisations financial governance, policies, and reporting meet all statutory, regulatory, and charity commission requirements. Act as the executive lead for governance reporting, supporting the Board and its committees with accurate, timely information. Play a central role in business planning and annual budget setting, ensuring alignment with hospice strategy and values. Finance Team Leadership Lead, support, and inspire the staff in the Finance, IT and Data Protection and Facilities teams. Provide oversight of day-to-day financial operations including payroll, banking, VAT, gift aid, accounts payable/receivable, and reconciliations. Ensure financial systems (e.g., Xero and fundraising CRM) are accurate and up-to-date, supporting timely decision-making. Oversee the monthly and annual accounts processes, including audit preparation and liaison with external auditors. Embed strong financial controls and continuously improve internal processes to enhance transparency, efficiency, and risk management. Fundraising and Grant Support Work closely with the Fundraising Team to ensure accurate financial recording and reporting of fundraising income streams. Support financial aspects of grant funding bids and ensure effective financial monitoring and reporting of grant conditions and claims. Facilities Oversight Provide leadership to the facilities function, ensuring effective maintenance, safety, and compliance of all premises and equipment. Ensure facilities and estates management align with health and safety standards and regulatory requirements. ________________________________________ Key Tasks Lead the annual budgeting process and monitor progress against plans throughout the year. Support income generation through financial insights, modelling, and performance reporting. Ensure effective cash flow management and reporting. Deliver monthly and quarterly management accounts, variance analysis, and forecasts to SLT and Trustees. Oversee all statutory returns, including VAT, pensions, and charity commission filings. Lead continuous improvement initiatives across finance and facilities operations. Ensure all aspects of compliance relating to finance, facilities, contracts, and health & safety are met. ________________________________________ Communication and Relationship Management Act as a senior liaison between Trustees, the Executive Team, and operational managers. Communicate complex financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders. Build collaborative relationships with external auditors, banks, insurers, regulators, and funding bodies. Maintain confidentiality and demonstrate integrity in all financial and operational matters. ________________________________________ General Responsibilities Promote and model the hospices values and leadership behaviours. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of charity accounting standards, financial legislation, and regulatory frameworks. Attend and contribute to team, SLT, and Trustee meetings as required. Support cross-organisational initiatives and project teams, including digital and systems development. Act as a member of the Hospices Safeguarding and Equality & Inclusion leadership responsibilities, ensuring financial and facilities policies meet all safeguarding and diversity standards. ________________________________________ Safeguarding Ensure finance and facilities operations adhere to safeguarding standards and reporting procedures. Support Trustees and the Executive Team in fulfilling their safeguarding governance duties.