An exciting opportunity for a Head of Finance to join our Team! The right candidate will ensure all financial, treasury and associated risk management processes and challenges are professionally controlled and managed and drive improvements in cash and financial management in support of the sustainable financial performance of the Hospice.
In the absence of the Director of Finance lead on all matters relating to financial performance and provide management information for the Executive Leadership Team, Board of Trustees and Budget Holders.
Delivering at the full Head of department capacity, helping guide strategic delivery; making leadership decisions and solving strategic problems.
Acting as DoF when necessary i.e. in the absence of DoF, provide necessary strategic guidance and sound technical solutions as required. The Head of Finance is a key Leadership position and in the absence of a DoF role could be considered as the lead finance role of the future. Ensure that the charity's finances operate in line with SORP regulations and all relevant governance and compliance needs are met.
Main duties of the job
Line management of the finance team, ensuring accurate control and compliance over the charity's operational finances, including but not limited to treasury systems/policies, finance systems/policies, payroll systems/policies, ensuring best practice delivery in financial control/processes, whilst providing timely and accurate reports to relevant stakeholders as required.
Providing regular performance reports to ELT and Trustee Board/Sub committees, including regular representation on the Finance and Resources Committee.
Driving improvement projects (especially finance system/process changes) to a conclusion and managing/leading multi-disciplinary project teams through to necessary post implementation review.
Driving continuous improvement in accounting practices and embedding financial best practice.
Ensuring that there are financial policies and procedures in place to cover all areas of the teams governance and compliance responsibilities.
Delivery toward all known and agreed key finance targets/KPIs.
About us
Barnsley Hospice is a charity that provides specialist palliative and end of life care to hundreds of local people and those close to them each year. Our main priority is to achieve the best possible quality of life for people living with a life-limiting illness, whilst supporting those close to them during the period of illness and bereavement. As a specialist care provider, the range of skills we offer include, pain and symptom management, emotional support and end of life care. The hospice currently employs about 100 people and has a team of volunteers, based both at the hospice and within our Retail Hub.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQIA+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Barnsley Hospice.
Job responsibilities
Key Duties and responsibilities
Provide effective leadership to your team, holding regular meetings, setting clear objectives, managing and developing the team to deliver high performance levels.
Provide effective leadership and professional opinion/guidance to support Hospice senior management, ensuring the necessary financial needs of the business are being delivered and key leaders are supported to make decisions that shape and drive successful financial performance.
Be an active leader in the furtherance of the aims of Barnsley Hospice to achieve sustainable financial performance, including reviewing opportunities and changes that will involve, but not limited to, investment appraisal of growth opportunities and benchmarking financial performance, including external meetings/working with senior management teams from other Hospices/relevant organisations.
Manage the Charity's operational finances ensuring that effective and appropriate processes, control, and financial risk management procedures are in place and being followed with the aim of achieving best practice in finance team/system/process delivery.
Lead the process of hospice budget management, working closely with ELT and budget holders to accurately control and forecast income and expenditure backed by detailed analysis of key activities and variances.
Lead and control the finance team with overall operational responsibilities for cashflow forecasting and treasury activities, management and financial accounting activities and payroll activities, ensuring effective processes are in place for resource allocation, cost control and performance monitoring across the Hospice, most specifically in terms of the financial performance and sustainability of the hospice.
Lead and co-ordinate all audit, accounting, payroll and taxation services to ensure the charity complies with all statutory and regulatory financial reporting needs, including but not limited to responsibility for accurate and timely HMRC Audit submissions and Statutory Financial Accounts.
Provide high quality and well considered financial guidance and insight to the ELT and budget holders and offer necessary financial solutions and actions in the strategic aims of financial sustainability.
Provide commercial and investment advice in support of revenue growth from the fundraising and retail teams and prepare necessary financial models, assumptions and forecasts for investment proposals and project grant applications.
Create effective relationships with your colleagues, collaborating and working jointly to deliver growth, excellent levels of service and financial education.
General
Be committed to the work of Barnsley Hospice and work in accordance with our policies and procedures.
Be an ambassador for the organisation both internally and externally by living and promoting our values.
To conduct such other duties as may be required from time to time.
Willing and able to undertake work outside of normal office hours and to travel as required.
The post holder will participate in the Senior On-Call Rota.
Person Specification
Skills
* Strong IT skills with a minimum of advanced Excel and intermediate Microsoft Word.
Qualifications
* 1. ACCA, ACA or CiPFA qualified.
* 2. Degree or higher business qualification (e.g. sponsored management qualification) or qualified by experience.
Experience
* 1. Minimum of 5 years experience in a financial/management accounting role including but not exclusively finance systems, banking/treasury/cashflow systems, budgetary control, business partnering, payroll systems.
* 2. Experience in wider operational control and delivery, including project management, risk management (insurance), IT/system development.
* 3. Experience in use of other business systems e.g. fundraising, retail/tills and HR systems.
* 4. Experience in engaging with internal and external stakeholders/auditors.
* 5. Leading and developing a team.
* 6. Evidence of making a positive contribution to organisational change/development.
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.
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