Job Title:                      Director of Financial and Commercial

Salary:                           Circa £95,000 pa

Location:                       St Luke’s Hospice, HA3 0YG and Hybrid

Job level:                       Executive Team

Reporting to:                 Chief Executive

Hours:                            37.5 hours per week, although a minimum of 30 hours per week would be considered

 

Benefits

• Pension scheme with 3:6 employee/employer contribution
• Life assurance scheme
• Free onsite parking
• Free 24/7 confidential advice via our Employee Assistance Programme
• Subsidised eye tests
• Subsidised staff meals
• Blue Light Discount Card
• Discounted gym membership
• Generous annual leave entitlement that increases with length of service

Work-life balance

• Family friendly workplace with opportunities for flexible working, part-time working, job share, and hybrid working (up to 1 day a week working from home)
• Carers’ leave
• Study leave

Job Purpose and scope

The Finance Director will provide strategic leadership, oversight and accountability for all financial and governance matters across St Lukes Hospices and its subsidiary St Lukes shops. Will develop and deliver the finance and IT strategy ensuring it is aligned with the overall strategic plan.

Purpose:

The Director of Finance and Commercial at St Luke’s Hospice provides expert advice to the Chief Executive and Board of Trustees on all financial matters, with strategic responsibility for the long-term financial viability and operational resilience of the charity, including financial, commercial, estates, facilities, IT and information risk.

Responsible for: Finance, Payroll, IT, Estates & Facilities, and procurement teams.

Key Relationships:

• Internal: Chief Executive and Senior Executive Team, all staff in the directorate, Board of Trustees, Heads of Departments and staff in other directorates
• External: auditors, hospice bankers and other professional advisors, Investment Managers,
• Local clinical commissioning groups, relevant London healthcare networks, relevant professional regulatory bodies, Hospice UK, other hospices and NHS providers, other suppliers who support the hospice (e.g. IT, facilities etc)

Key areas of responsibility:

Strategy

• Along with the Chief Executive set the financial direction of the Hospice
• Develop and implement the Finance, Commercial, Estates, Facilities and IT, procurement strategies and objectives to ensure value for money is delivered
• Working with Executive Team colleagues, develop organisational strategies to support the future development of the Hospice
• Investment strategy (use of reserves)

Financial Operations

• Overall responsibility for the financial records and the financial control environment for St Luke’s Hospice and St Luke’s Hospice Shops Ltd, ensuring that all statutory requirements are met and financial procedures are followed
• Responsible for preparation of timely, accurate and meaningful management accounts on a monthly and a quarterly basis, and other financial reports as required
• Responsible for delivering the annual budget
• Responsible for planning and forecasting of the Hospice’s cash flow, to ensure liquidity at all times
• Co-ordinate investments held and report on the performance of investments to the Finance and Performance Committee and the Board of Trustees
• Executive accountability for payroll provision, including provider contracts and compliance.
• Provide reports, analysis and assurance to the Board of Trustees, Finance & Performance Committee, Audit & Risk Committee and the Shops Board on all aspects of St Luke’s Hospice’s financial performance, strategy and financial risk management
• Lead on costing and financial information for fundraising bids and business cases 

Financial Policies

• Develop, implement and maintain all finance policies and procedures to ensure legal compliance and strong controls
• Set all policies related to the overarching responsible functions to ensure that best practice is adhered to and that the Hospice operates legally

 Leadership and management

• Lead, manage and develop the finance, facilities and IT teams to support the business of St Luke’s Hospice and St Luke’s Hospice Shops Ltd in a proactive, timely and customer-focused fashion
• You will be confident, visible and accessible, inspiring, motivating and empowering others with your innovative and professional leadership
• Develop the finance team to provide a business partner service to St Luke’s Hospice Shops Ltd, with clearly defined accountabilities

Estates and Facilities

• Strategic oversight of estates management across the hospice, shops and warehouse.
• Ensure environments are safe, compliant and fit for purpose
• Responsible for management of the retail leases and requirements in relation to maintenance, dilapidations, renewals and new leases
• Oversee estates projects including programmes of redevelopment, refurbishment to ensure the estate meets the strategic needs of the organisaiton
• To work with the CEO to ensure compliance with all Health and Safety requirements. Responsible for compliance with Health and Safety and Building Regulations in relation to estates management. Development and review of related policies and procedures, risk assessments, audits. Responsible for monitoring actions in relation to accidents and incidents related to Estates

Compliance

• Ensure compliance with all statutory and regulatory requirements in relation to annual reports/returns, VAT returns, tax submissions and other requirements
• Prepare the annual report and accounts, and manage the annual audit for the Hospice and subsidiaries
• Ensure a timely and robust system of Gift Aid submissions including appropriate reconciliations for St Luke’s Hospice Shops Ltd

Procurement and contracts

• Oversee the effective procurement of services and goods, through a procurement policy and processes
• To support the effective negotiation and monitoring of supplier and customer contracts. ensuring value for money, service, quality and risk mitigation

Information Governance, IT and Digital

• Accountable for the IT and Digital transformation strategy
• Oversee all of the organisations technology infrastructure including systems and security. Ensure the organisation maintains its Cyber Security Plus registration
• Act as the organisations SIRO. Chair the IG steering group meetings. Manage the relationship with the organisations Data Protection Office
• Accountable for submitting the organisations annual Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT) submission
• Manage the relationship with the Managed Service Provider, including contract review and procurement

Other

• Chair and be responsible for a range of internal meetings and committees
• Lead and manage a range of projects and initiatives
• Oversee legal contracting and partner due diligence as appropriate
• Participate in the on call rota

Training & Education

• To participate in appropriate internal and external programmes

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

Comply with and promote St. Luke’s Hospice Equal Opportunity Policy and avoid any behavior which discriminates against colleagues, potential employees, patients/clients or their families on the grounds of sex, marital status, race, age, belief, color, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion, disability, creed, class, gender or sexual orientation.

MISSION & CORE VALUES

All Hospice staff are expected to work in line with St Luke’s Mission & Core Values as these precepts act as a value base which directly influences how all work activities are undertaken. The ethos of the Hospice should be apparent in the behaviors and attitudes of all employees as the work they undertake, whether it is direct or indirect care is ultimately for the benefit of patients. The Mission and Core Values are an integral part of all job descriptions, the probationary period and performance and development reviews.

OTHER

St Luke’s Hospice is committed to Equal Opportunities for all present and potential members of staff and patients. Therefore, St Luke’s Hospice expects all employees and volunteers to understand, support, and apply this policy through their working practices which requires all individuals to be treated with respect, dignity, courtesy, fairness and consideration.

This job specification may be modified in the light of development and changing circumstances, according to the needs of the service, and in consultation with the post holder. The post holder should be prepared to undertake any further duties that arise as the post develops. All members of nursing staff may at times be required to work in other parts of the Hospice, commensurate with the roles and responsibilities laid out in this job description.