An established multi-site care organisation is seeking a Chief Finance Officer to join its Executive Team. The organisation provides important residential care services across the UK and is entering a significant period of change, investment and modernisation.
This is a broad, hands-on CFO role combining day-to-day financial leadership with strategic influence. The successful candidate will lead the finance function, strengthen commercial insight and performance reporting, drive systems transformation and support major property and capital investment decisions.
Duties
- Lead the organisation’s financial strategy, planning, governance and overall financial management.
- Own budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, cash flow, treasury, working capital, statutory reporting, audit, tax and financial controls.
- Develop stronger commercial finance, business partnering, KPIs and dashboard reporting across a multi-site operating environment.
- Provide profitability, costing and performance analysis by site and service, supporting occupancy, pricing and income decisions.
- Lead finance systems and broader digital transformation, including integrated reporting, business intelligence and data governance.
- Provide financial modelling and business cases for major capital projects, property investment, estate rationalisation, acquisitions and disposals.
- Support the Chief Executive, Executive Team and Board with financial insight, risk management and investment decisions.
- Lead, develop and build capability across the finance team, creating a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
Ideal candidate profile
- Qualified accountant, ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent.
- Significant senior or Board-level finance leadership experience in a complex organisation.
- Experience within a social care environment or other multi-site businesses with a property asset portfolio.
- Strong hands-on financial control combined with commercial finance and business partnering capability.
- Track record of leading change, improving finance functions and implementing ERP or finance systems.
- Strong financial modelling and business case experience, ideally including property or capital investment.
- Confident working with senior leadership teams, Boards and Committees, with strong communication and influencing skills.
Package
- £120,000 - £130,000 plus benefits
- London-based and hybrid working
- Permanent Executive Team appointment with significant scope to shape finance, systems, performance and strategic investment.
