Head of Finance

Hope House Children’s Hospices; Oswestry; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable hospice organization in Oswestry seeks a Head of Finance to oversee financial processes and governance. This full-time permanent role includes leading the finance team, ensuring compliance with charity regulations, and proposing financial strategies to the Board of Trustees. Ideal candidates are fully qualified accountants (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) with extensive financial management experience and strong leadership skills. The position offers a competitive salary of £60,772 - £67,081 plus benefits and flexible working options.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Blue Light Card and staff rewards

Cycle to Work Scheme

Health Care Cash Plan

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant with relevant experience.
• Exceptional numeracy skills required.
• Ability to manage and lead a finance team.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial processes and governance.
• Lead accounting activities in compliance with regulations.
• Propose financial strategy and budgets for the organisation.

Skills

Leadership skills

Financial management experience

Expert level competence in Microsoft Excel

Analysing and presenting complex data

Budget setting and forecasting

Education

CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualification

Degree in relevant field

Job description

Hope House Children’s Hospices have an opportunity for a Head of Finance to join our team based in Oswestry. Join us at Hope House Children’s Hospices by playing a vital role in achieving ‘Our Mission’: Helping every child with a life‑threatening condition live their best life.

This is a full time permanent role with the option of some hybrid working to have a real work life balance.

We offer a competitive salary range of £60,772 - £67,081 (FTE) per annum plus car allowance and benefits.

Main duties of the job

The Head of Finance will be operationally responsible for the financial processes and governance of the charity and provide timely and relevant insight and analysis to influence decision making and performance.

Managing the Finance team, you will lead on all accounting activities in accordance with the Charity Commission’s Standards of Recommended Practice (SORP), and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements including HMRC, the Charity Commission and the Gambling Commission. You will work closely with the Chief Executive and Director of Finance & Transformation to propose the financial strategy and budgets for the organisation to the Board of Trustees, and act as the principal liaison with the appointed auditors.

What we are looking for

We are looking for a fully qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) with a depth of relevant financial management experience, strong leadership skills, and a willingness to work as part of a team to deliver the charity’s vision. You will be a strategic thinker who is able to clearly interpret and present complex information to different audiences, have extensive familiarity with financial systems and be an expert in using Microsoft Excel.

Benefits

• Generous annual leave entitlement, starting at 34 days per annum (FTE) with service increments
• Blue Light Card and staff rewards programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Funded Medicash - Health Care Cash Plan
• Flexible working arrangements

Closing date: Tuesday 6th January (5pm)

If you think you have what it takes to be our Head of Finance and help us deliver our mission, then please click ‘apply’ now! We are welcoming informal discussions with our Director of Finance, People & Resources, Andy Fergus, contact us on 01691 679679. We’d love to hear from you!

The successful applicant will be required to obtain a standard disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (paid for by Hope House).

Hope House and Ty Gobaith Children’s Hospices are committed to equality of opportunity and meeting the needs of children, young people and families. The care we provide and the environment we create to deliver care reflects our ongoing commitment to respecting the diversity of the communities we serve, and the individual physical, spiritual and emotional needs of each person and their loved ones.

Person Specification

• Fully qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA)
• Full membership of a UK recognised professional accountancy body
• Educated to degree level in a relevant field
• Exceptional level of numeracy
• Preparing income, expenditure and capital budgets
• Monitoring and reporting of budget and financial performance
• Leading and managing a Finance team
• Defining and implementing financial strategy
• Preparing and evaluating business cases and providing advice
• Strong leadership qualities and skills appropriate to senior management
• Analysing and presenting complex data as actionable information
• Influencing at a senior level, providing assurance, evidence and expertise
• Managing a complex workload and meeting strict deadlines
• Using financial systems and expert level competence in Microsoft Excel
• Working under pressure and dealing with conflicting demands
• Accounting principles and practice
• Budget setting, forecasting and cash flow management
• Banking products and payment processing solutions
• Working and leading at a senior level, including strategic thinking
• Principles of project and change management
• Principles and processes relating to payroll and VAT
• Charity Commission Standards of Recommended Practice (SORP)
• Principles and processes relating to Charity Gift Aid
• Gambling Commission regulations
• Applying Expertise and Technology Applies specialist and detailed technical expertise; develops job knowledge and expertise through continual professional development; shares expertise and knowledge with others; uses technology to achieve work objectives; demonstrates an understanding of different organisational departments and functions.
• Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations Focuses on customer needs and satisfaction; sets high standards for quality and quantity; monitors and maintains quality and productivity; works in a systematic, methodical and orderly way; consistently achieves project goals.
• Deciding and Initiating Action Makes prompt, clear decisions which may involve tough choices or considered risks; takes responsibility for actions, projects and people; takes initiative, acts with confidence and works under own direction; initiates and generates activity.
• Planning and Organising Sets clearly defined objectives; plans activities and projects well in advance and takes account of possible changing circumstances; manages time effectively; identifies and organises resources needed to accomplish tasks; monitors performance against deadlines and milestones.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.