Head of Finance

**Head of Finance**

**Employer**:St Christopher’s

**Location**:Sydenham, London

**Closing Date**:Midday on 26th February 2023

**About the role**

St Christopher’s has a vision of a world in which all dying people, and those to them, have access to care and support whenever and wherever they need it.

The Head of Finance at St Christopher’s is an exciting role, as it helps support all teams across the Hospice to deliver this vision.

The Head of Finance leads a dedicated and hardworking finance team, and with their support manages all of the day to day financial operations of St Christopher’s.

St Christopher’s generates income, and incurs expenditure of £25m - £30m per year. The finance team is responsible for ensuring that these finances are well managed and that there is an efficient and effective financial service to Hospice departments and budget holders.

The role reports into the Director of Finance and Corporate Services.

**What you will need to succeed**

To be successful in this role you will:

- Be a qualified accountant with a qualification such as ACA, CIMA, ACCA, CIPFA
- Have a good understanding of the Charity SORP
- Have experience of leading a successful finance team within an organisation of a similar size and complexity
- Engage well with both internal and external stakeholders. This includes communicating financial information clearly to a non-finance audience

**Closing date: 26th February 2023**

**Provisional interview date: 13th or 14th March 2023**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £68,993.00 per year

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: 198908INDE