Finance Director

Finance Director Saint Catherine’s is a Scarborough-based hospice, but we provide care throughout 1,600 square miles of North and East Yorkshire.

Saint Catherine’s are committed to providing the best possible care and quality of life for those with life limiting illnesses.

Our care is provided both in the hospice and out in the community, so we can offer care tailored to the needs and wishes of our patients, their carers and their loved ones.

– Role: Finance Director
– Responsible to: Chief Executive
– Salary: £55,000pa
– £65,000pa.

– Contract: permanent, full-time role.

– Location: Hybrid
– Ideally 4 days a week would be required at their offices in Scarborough
– Accountable for: Finance Team of 3 Overview
– As a member of the Executive Team, provide positive, visible, dynamic, challenging, and empowering leadership in the day-to-day financial management of the Hospice.

– Lead on the development and implementation of the financial strategy, ensuring sustainable financial models that deliver the hospice’s charitable and strategic objectives.

– Undertake the role and legal responsibilities of the Lotteries Promoter, as co-lead with the Fundraising and Marketing Director.

SOME RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS
– Provide advice on all matters relating to finance; funding; investments; changes in regulation, law and practice; corporate compliance and governance and any associated risks, to the Chief Executive; Executive Team; Board of Trustees; Governance and Compliance Committee and Finance and Income Committee.

Regular attendance at Board and Committee meetings is required.

– Work closely with Executive Team colleagues on joint areas such as risk, standards, peer review, governance, inspection, quality, audit and CQC compliance.

– Manage and regularly update the charity’s financial strategy and business models, rolling budgets, contingency plans, and risk assessments.

– Work closely with the appointed auditors on an on-going basis to ensure long term viability and probity of the charity and its subsidiaries.

Ensure that the statutory accounts are prepared for audit, provide support as required for the annual audit process and ensure that all statutory and regulatory requirements are met.

– Establish and document the appropriate legal and financial structures and processes for operational and trading activities considering risk, governance, legal and tax implications, maintaining Saint Catherine’s Standing Financial Instructions.

– Act as the key advisor to the Chief Executive, Executive Team and staff for sound financial planning, controls, and management, including the use of contracts, budget preparation/management and realistic costings for projects.