Director of Finance & Operations

Job Summary

Director of Finance & Operations

Hours:

37.5 hours per week

Location:

Oxford
Salary: £85,000 per annum
Closing date: 26th March 2026 at 12 noon

Join Helen & Douglas House as our next Director of Finance & Operations. Help to shape the future of the world’s first children’s hospice and make a profound difference to the lives of local families. Helen & Douglas House has been supporting children living with life‑limiting conditions and their families for more than 40 years. We are a place of compassion, expertise and unwavering commitment and now, we are searching for an exceptional Director of Finance & Operations to help ensure we build upon our unique legacy of innovative and impactful care and support.

A role with purpose. A role with impact. As a key member of our Executive Team and working closely with our CEO and Board of Trustees, you will be at the heart of strategic decision making ensuring our resources, systems and operations are effective, efficient, and aligned with the needs of the children and families we serve. This is an opportunity to influence the long‑term sustainability of a truly special organisation at an important and exciting time for the hospice sector.

In this role, you will provide strategic leadership across Finance, Estates & Operations, Information Systems, Data & Governance, Risk, Health & Safety and our Project Management Office. You will provide insightful financial leadership to help shape our strategic plans, oversee the annual corporate planning and budget cycle, ensure strong governance, regulatory compliance and effective risk management, lead our Estates & Facilities strategy, guide the development of an effective organisational information systems strategy, support and empower a talented cohort of Heads of Department fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability and excellence, and act as a trusted ambassador to regulators, partners, advisors and donors.

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CIPFA)
• Evidence of appropriate CPD

• IWFM qualified
• Membership of a relevant professional body

• Demonstrable experience in a similar leadership role, with responsibility for multiple Departments.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen with a track record of successful financial management.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate teams.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to drive results.

• Experience of operating at a senior/strategic level within the Not for Profit and/or Healthcare sector.

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.

Helen & Douglas House

14a Magdalen Road
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX4 1RW

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