Interim Financial Controller

St Catherine'S Hospice; Crawley Down; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Counselling

Discounts

Enhanced maternity/adoption pay

Job summary

St Catherine’s Hospice is seeking an Interim Financial Controller for a 6-month contract, 37.5 hours per week, with flexible work-from-home options but regular onsite presence required at our Crawley location.

The role focuses on robust forecasting, budgeting, and financial analysis to support the Finance Director, Senior Management Team and Board of Trustees in decision making and sustainability planning.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic, dynamic and highly motivated individual.
• Aligned to our values with excellent communication and analytical skills.
• Experience in forecasting and modelling techniques.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop the Finance Team delivering a first-class service to all stakeholders.
• Build strong relationships with external stakeholders.
• Support the Director of Finance & IT in budgets and forecasts, providing analysis as required.
• Produce accurate and timely management accounts and cashflow.

Skills

Forecasting

Budgeting

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Job description

About Us:

St Catherine’s Hospice is a respected local charity providing specialist hospice care alongside statutory service partners (GPs, District nursing etc) across West Sussex and East Surrey.
We provide care in communities across Surrey and Sussex which are richly diverse and we want to reflect that in everything we do. We celebrate and support difference and welcome applications from all backgrounds. If you believe in the importance of what we do, share our values and want to be a part of an outstanding team building something important, we’d love to hear from you.

The Role:

This post is offered on a 6 month interim basis, working 37.5 hours per week. Our full time hours are 37.5 hours per week, worked 7.5 hours per day, Monday to Friday.
At St Catherine's we offer work from home opportunities, however, this is adaptable depending on business need and regular onsite presence is required.

About You:

Are you an enthusiastic, dynamic and highly motivated individual looking for your next challenge? We are looking for someone who aligns to our values and demonstrates excellent communication and analytical skills, being committed to supporting the strategic ambitions of two hospices through accurate forecasting and modelling techniques.
The Financial Controller will be responsible for building strong relationships, providing robust and accurate financial forecasting and budgeting data with appropriate analysis to support the Finance Director, Senior Management Team and Board of Trustees in decision making processes and assurance of future sustainability.

Interim Financial Controller role will involve:

• Manage and develop the Finance Team delivering a first-class service to all stakeholders


• To build strong relationships with external stakeholders


• Support the Director of Finance & IT in the preparation of budgets and forecasts, providing analysis as required


• Responsible for the production of accurate and timely management accounts and cashflow

Employees at St Catherine’s Hospice can enjoy a variety of benefits including:

• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days, rising to 30 days with length of service, plus Bank Holidays, and an opportunity to buy / sell annual leave days. Plus we offer a day off for volunteering & moving house.


• Generous Pension scheme with up to 9% employer contributions or honour of NHS pension.


• Life Assurance Scheme, Counselling Offering, and a range of discounts.


• Enhanced maternity and adoption pay.

Terms & Conditions:

• This role is subject to an Standard DBS check. By applying you are confirming you have read the Enhanced Check Privacy Policy for applicants https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-privacy-policies and understand how DBS will process my personal data and the options available to me for submitting an application.


• Please ensure you have read our employee and recruitment privacy statement prior to applying for this role.


• Must be authorised to work in the United Kingdom, please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorships.


• Please note a requirement of all roles at St Catherine’s is to complete mandatory E-learning training and remain compliant with this throughout your employment.


• We understand that Artificial Intelligence (AI) may be used to support some applications, whilst we do not discourage this, please ensure any documentation and applications submitted accurately and truthfully reflect your own experience and suitability for this role.


• Please note we operate an internal recruitment function and are not engaging agencies at this time.

We are located in Grace Holland Avenue, Pease Pottage, Crawley, West Sussex RH11 9SL. You can access the Hospice by car, bus, bike or walking, with full transport details on our website.
If you require any additional information or would like to discuss this role further, please email [e-mail] or give us a call on 01293 447353.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds.