Director of Finance
Salary: £100,000 to £110,000
Team: Finance Directorate
Location: Hybrid role
Hours of work: 37.5 hours
Contract: Permanent, full time
Reporting to: CEO/Chief Admiral Nurse
Direct report/s: Deputy Director of Finance
Please download the role description and person specification below. You can also download our organograms.
Purpose of the role
The Director of Finance will lead strategic financial management, ensuring compliance, risk mitigation, and long-term financial sustainability for Dementia UK. They will also play an active role in assessment and decision making regarding preventing and managing any financial risks within the charity. The Director will ensure statutory and regulatory compliance and play an active role in developing the long-term view of financial operations to deliver financial stability.
The Director of Finance is a member of the Executive Team reporting to the CEO/Chief Admiral Nurse and will be accountable to the Finance Risk and Audit Committee and Board of Trustees. It is expected the Director of Finance will work closely with the Executive Team who will ensure that best practice is delivered not only in all financial aspects, but in other operational and strategic matters of the charity.
Benefits
33 days (plus eight bank holidays)
8% employer pension contribution (Aviva) or opportunity to continue NHS pension (included for nursing roles only)
three x basic salary life assurance cover
Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental pay
24/7 virtual GP access (UK registered), plus access to Best Doctors
Free health cashback plan (Medicash): employee cover plus up to four dependent children
Free, confidential employee assistance programme (Medicash)
Learning and development commitment to staff, including bespoke training and access to LinkedIn Learning
Commitment to employee health and wellbeing. Dementia UK is a Menopause Friendly accreditation and a Disability Confident employer.
Access to wellbeing app
Family-friendly policies
Flexible working options including hybrid working, flexible working patterns such as part-time and compressed hours
Our culture
In addition to a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, we truly value our people. It’s important for us to create a workplace culture that looks after our people to support them in achieving their full potential. You will become part of a diverse and dedicated team who are supported to use and develop their skills. We recognise and value the key role you will play in delivering our strategic plans for the benefit of those living with dementia.
Our staff have a voice. Representatives from different roles and levels across the organisation lead and positively contribute to our working groups around health and wellbeing, menopause, and equity, diversity and inclusion.
Our supportive and nurturing workplace culture has recently earnt us recognition as the Sunday Times Best Place to Work in the non-profit and charities sector 2025 (big organisation).
Dementia UK is proud to welcome everyone. We aim for a truly inclusive culture with talented, diverse teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. We celebrate differences and individuality and encourage everyone to join us and be their whole selves always.
How to apply
To apply for the role, please upload your CV together with a supporting statement (of no more than 1000 words) onto the Prospectus website via the link
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Please ensure that you have included a telephone number, as well as any dates when you will not be available or might have difficulty with the recruitment timetable.
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Applications via the Prospectus website should be made at:
https://prospect-us.co.uk/jobs/192759
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Recruitment timetable
Deadline for applications:
Monday 29th September 2025
Interviews with Prospectus:
3rd – 9th October 2025
Engagement meeting with Dementia UK:
13th October 2025
Interviews with Dementia UK:
16th October 2025
Queries
If you wish to have an informal discussion about the opportunity, please contact our retained partners Anna Gardet and Erica Ritchie at Prospectus on 020 7691 1920, or email: