Location: Home-based with travel across England
Salary: Circa £100,000 + 20% Bonus + £6,000 Car Allowance + Excellent Benefits
A Finance Director role that's far more than finance.
Leaders in Care are partnering with a highly regarded, values-led luxury care provider to recruit an exceptional Finance Director.
This is a genuine Executive Board opportunity for a commercially minded finance leader who wants to influence the direction of a respected healthcare organisation. While finance sits at the heart of the role, you'll also provide executive oversight across key corporate functions including property & estates, governance & risk, and technology, making this one of the broadest and most influential Finance Director positions currently available within the UK care sector.
If you're looking for a traditional reporting role, this isn't it.
This is an opportunity to shape strategy, improve operational performance, support future investment decisions and help deliver exceptional care across a portfolio of premium care homes.
The Opportunity:
Working as a key member of the Executive Leadership Team, you'll partner closely with the CEO and Board to drive commercial performance, financial sustainability and long-term growth.
You'll combine strategic thinking with a hands-on approach, translating financial insight into operational improvements and supporting senior leaders to make informed commercial decisions.
Alongside leading the finance function, you'll also have executive responsibility for one or more of the following corporate services:
Property & Estates
Corporate Governance & Risk
IT & SystemsThis is an ideal opportunity for an experienced Finance Director, Commercial Finance Director or CFO who enjoys operating across multiple business functions rather than remaining solely within finance.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the organisation's financial strategy, budgeting and long-term planning.
Provide commercial insight to the Executive Team and Board.
Drive business performance through meaningful financial reporting and management information.
Oversee statutory accounts, audit, financial controls and governance.
Lead strategic business cases, capital investment and commercial projects.
Provide executive leadership across Finance plus Property, Governance or IT.
Support organisational growth, investment and continuous improvement.
Build strong relationships with operational leaders across multiple care homes.
Present clear, commercially focused reports to Board level.
About You
We're looking for a commercially astute Finance Director with experience operating within a complex multi-site organisation.
You'll ideally have experience within:
Care Homes
Healthcare
Private Hospitals
Social Care
Hospitality
Multi-site service businessesYou'll also possess:
ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification.
Previous experience leading a finance function at senior level.
Strong commercial and strategic financial leadership.
Experience partnering with Boards and Executive Teams.
Outstanding communication and stakeholder management skills.We'd particularly like to hear from Finance Directors who have also overseen one or more of:
Property & Estates
Corporate Governance & Risk
IT / Digital / Systems
Shared Services
Corporate ServicesThis broader leadership experience is far more important than previous job titles.
Package
Circa £100,000 basic salary
Up to 20% performance bonus
£6,000 car allowance
31 days annual leave
Enhanced family leave
Death in Service (4x salary)
Home-based role with travel across England
Executive Board position with genuine strategic influence
Opportunity to work for a respected, values-led organisation where profits are reinvested into improving services and supporting long-term growth.Why Apply?
This is a rare opportunity to join an organisation where you'll have influence well beyond finance.
You'll help shape commercial strategy, improve operational performance and oversee functions that directly impact the quality of care delivered across the organisation.
If you're an experienced Finance Director looking for a broader executive leadership role within healthcare or social care, we'd love to hear from you.
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Salary description
£100000.00 - £100000.00 per year