Finance Director - Social Care Experience essential

JR United Kingdom; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading social care provider is looking for a Finance Director to enhance their finance team. This pivotal role requires deep expertise in social care finance and a dynamic personality to lead and build teams effectively while ensuring strong operational processes are in place. The position offers hybrid working based in Lancashire, with a competitive salary and extensive benefits including generous annual leave.

Benefits

33 days annual leave

£200 John Lewis vouchers for successful recommendations

Qualifications

• Candidates must be familiar with the nuances of the social care sector and have experience working with local authorities.
• Ideally seeking an existing strong FC/Head of Finance keen to progress their careers.
• Experience with private equity sales preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the running of a small finance function focusing on legal transactions and M&A.
• Build and manage effective teams.
• Embed new systems and processes.

Skills

Experience within social care

Team building

Strong processes orientation

Comfortable with forecasting and presentations

Job description

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Posted:

31.05.2025

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15.07.2025

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Job Description:

Hybrid but still maintaining strong office presence.

Lancashire

Overview

Compass Corporate Services are proud to partner with an ambitious social care provider who are eager to bulster their finance team with this critical appointment. As Finance Director you will oversee the running of small finance function but crucially bring to the table support on legal transactions / lenders, support with m&a specifically land acquisitions.

The Candidate

• Experience within social care essential – Candidates must be used to the nuanaces of the sector and have experience working with local authorities / ICB’s.

• Ideally seeking an existing a strong FC/ Head of Finance keen to progress their careers

• Strong out and out accountant

• Dynamic in personality, someone who can build a team effectively

• Strong processes orientation – a history of embedding new systems and processes

• Would love someone who has navigated a private equity sale

• Comfortable with forecasting, board presenting.

Location

The role is hybrid, a combination between home working and an office presence. This role will suit prospective candidates based in Lancashire or surrounding areas.

Interview Process

This will be a three stage process consisting of an initial teams meeting to determine chemistry and initial fit, followed by a face to face meeting with the Group MD, this will be followed by psychometric testing.

£75,000 - £85,000, plus 33 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays. There is also an additional business incentive to discuss verbally with prospective candidates.

Recommendations

Compass Corporate Services Ltd is acting as a Recruitment Consultancy for this permanent vacancy; we offer £200 of John Lewis vouchers for each successful recommendation.

If you would like to be considered for this exciting opportunity or would like to request a full job description please contact Adam Brenton direct on 0161 667 6555. Alternatively please email [emailprotected]