Job summary
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Are you an experienced Finance professional with a strong background in charity accounting, IT, and senior leadership?
Do you bring enthusiasm, commercial awareness, and innovative thinking, paired with the ability to work collaboratively at an executive level? If so, this is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a highly motivated finance leader to join our high performing, respected local charity at a pivotal time. As we navigate a challenging financial landscape, your expertise will play a crucial role in strengthening our long-term financial sustainability and ensuring we can continue delivering vital support to our local community. Along with many hospices, we have weathered real challenges in the recent past but are now in a solid financial position thanks to our supporters though we plan to reinforce our voluntary sources offunding through innovation andcommercialism.
About us
About Us:
St Catherines 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 have an effective specialist palliative and end of life care service model and are seeking to develop this further by building income opportunities and value arising from the NHS Long Term Plan (published July 2025). Along with all hospices, we plan to reinforce our funding through our traditional methods and also through innovation and commercialism.The Finance and IT Director will therefore play a leading role in providing sound financial support and advice to secure our future.
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, wed love to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Finance and IT Directorwillbring:
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or CIPFA) with active membership of a recognised professional body.
- Proven senior financial leadership experience, ideally within a charity, healthcare, or not-for-profit setting.
- Experience working with Boards of Trustees and contributing to organisational governance.
- Strong alignment with the values and compassionate mission of St. Catherines Hospice.
- High integrity, ethical leadership, and a collaborative approachachieved through working closely together with the CE, the senior management team and engagement with each directorate.
- A commitment to optimising an outsourced IT provision ensuring StCH oversight of this programme and all technology/digital projects supporting technology development (NB: this postholder is also StCH SIRO)
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Finance and IT Directorwillbring:
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or CIPFA) with active membership of a recognised professional body.
- Proven senior financial leadership experience, ideally within a charity, healthcare, or not-for-profit setting.
- Experience working with Boards of Trustees and contributing to organisational governance.
- Strong alignment with the values and compassionate mission of St. Catherines Hospice.
- High integrity, ethical leadership, and a collaborative approachachieved through working closely together with the CE, the senior management team and engagement with each directorate.
- A commitment to optimising an outsourced IT provision ensuring StCH oversight of this programme and all technology/digital projects supporting technology development (NB: this postholder is also StCH SIRO)
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Proven senior financial leadership experience, ideally within a charity, healthcare, or not-for profit setting.
- Experience in charity accounting, including SORP, restricted/unrestricted funds, and compliance with Charity Commission regulations
Desirable
- Experience supporting income generation, including fundraising
- and retail operations.
- Familiarity with investment management and treasury functions.
Qualifications
Essential
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or CIPFA) with active membership of a recognised professional body.
- Evidence of ongoing professional development.
Desirable
- Charity Finance experience at a senior level
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Proven senior financial leadership experience, ideally within a charity, healthcare, or not-for profit setting.
- Experience in charity accounting, including SORP, restricted/unrestricted funds, and compliance with Charity Commission regulations
Desirable
- Experience supporting income generation, including fundraising
- and retail operations.
- Familiarity with investment management and treasury functions.
Qualifications
Essential
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or CIPFA) with active membership of a recognised professional body.
- Evidence of ongoing professional development.
Desirable
- Charity Finance experience at a senior level
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
