Finance Director

Advinia Health Care; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing care home organisation is seeking an experienced Finance Director in London. This senior leadership role involves providing strategic financial direction, developing the finance team, and ensuring compliance with financial governance. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in elderly care and local authority services, a strong background in finance, and excellent stakeholder management skills. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits, along with the opportunity to influence organisational strategy.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package

Opportunity for influence on strategy

Opportunity to support high-quality care

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Finance Director or Senior Finance Leader, ideally in social or elderly care.
• Strong background in older people’s care homes and local authority commissioned services.
• Demonstrable experience of leading and developing a finance team.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic financial leadership across the organisation.
• Lead, develop and mentor the finance team for high performance.
• Oversee financial governance, compliance, and reporting.

Skills

Finance leadership

Stakeholder management

Financial analysis

Regulatory knowledge

Team development

Education

Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Job description

We are seeking an experienced and commercially astute Finance Director to join a growing organisation operating within the elderly care home sector. This is a senior leadership role, providing strategic financial direction while supporting operational teams to deliver high‑quality, sustainable care services.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic financial leadership across the organisation, supporting long‑term growth and sustainability
• Lead, develop and mentor the finance team, ensuring robust financial controls and high performance
• Oversee all aspects of financial governance, compliance and reporting, including statutory accounts, audits and regulatory requirements
• Deliver timely and accurate management accounts, budgets, forecasts and cashflow analysis
• Partner with operational and care management teams to provide commercial analysis and financial insight to support decision‑making
• Analyse care home performance, occupancy, fee structures and margins to drive operational efficiency
• Manage relationships with external stakeholders including local authorities, commissioners, auditors, banks and advisors
• Ensure effective financial planning aligned to local authority commissioning models and contractual arrangements
• Support investment appraisals, business cases and growth initiatives, including acquisitions or developments where required
• Maintain strong risk management and internal control frameworks across the organisation

Skills & Experience Required

• Proven experience as a Finance Director or Senior Finance Leader, ideally within the social care or elderly care home sector
• Strong background in older people’s care homes and local authority commissioned services
• Demonstrable experience of leading and developing a finance team
• Ability to provide commercial financial analysis and support to operational teams, alongside strong corporate governance capability
• In‑depth knowledge of care sector funding models, fee negotiations and regulatory environments
• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills
• Willingness and ability to travel as required

Location & Working Arrangement

Based in London or within easy commuting distance to Finchley. Expectation of a minimum of 3 days per week in the office, with flexibility for travel to care homes and meetings as required.

What We Offer

• Senior leadership role with real influence on organisational strategy
• Opportunity to work in a purpose‑led organisation supporting high‑quality care for older people
• Competitive salary and benefits package (dependent on experience)