Welcome to Mercy Ships,

18 million people die every year because of lack of access to surgery. This single fact explains exactly why Mercy Ships exists. In 2020 Mercy Ships is set to redouble our efforts with the launch of a brand new hospital ship, carrying out more surgeries and training more medics across West Africa than ever before. Having secured a UK Aid Match Grant for the first time to support our work in Senegal, expanded our UK operations and continuing to look to an expansive future, joining Mercy Ships couldn’t more exciting.

Our current Finance Director has recently been promoted to the role of Deputy Executive Director overseeing our marketing, communications and supporter facing teams. Therefore we now seek a highly experienced Finance Director to continue to develop our financial infrastructure. Having grown from c£4M in 2016 to over £7M turnover in 2019, Mercy Ships UKs growth into statutory funding requires a candidate who can continue to upskill our team and develop our systems.

Answering to the Executive Director, sitting on the leadership team, leading the Finance, Audit and Risk committee and working closely with the International arm of Mercy Ships in the USA, the opportunity has excellent room for growth and development opportunities. Mercy Ships has a culture of fast paced, high performing team players who engage socially as well as in the office. Inspired by the heroes of our story - the patients – we believe in achieving the best at every opportunity. A highly flexible team, Mercy Ships offers excellent working arrangements, secondment opportunities and opportunities to be part of additional projects.

If you are a candidate who thinks your financial leaderships skills can help to transform the lives of thousands then we’d love to meet you.

Good luck in your application

Lea Milligan
Executive Director

The Opportunity

Role: Finance Director

Salary: Up to £65,000 plus excellent benefits package

Location: Stevenage

‘DELIVER STRATEGIC FINANCIAL LEADERSHIP’

Hays Senior Finance is proud to be working in partnership with Mercy Ships who have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Director to join their executive team in Stevenage.

Mercy Ships is a faith-based charity, bringing safe surgery to people in Africa who have no access to healthcare or money to pay for it. Since 1978, Mercy Ships has visited more than 56 developing nations. Passionate to serve those in need and to leave a lasting impact for the future of those they serve.

With its financial base in the UK as well as their main international office in Texas USA, Mercy Ships drives business development and growth to more than 56 developing nations. Mercy Ships has transformed more than 2.7 million lives since 1978 and have completed more than 1100 community development projects.

The Finance Director is a key and pivotal appointment where you will be based at their offices in Stevenage and have the opportunity to travel to Texas USA to develop key relationships with finance teams and the executive board.

You will report to the Executive Director and be responsible for overseeing all day to day financial controls, processes and financial compliance. Lead and manage the operations team and manage all financial and other admin duties for the charity. Provide strategic leadership to the CEO and Trustees producing board and management level financial and KPI reporting and work with the Treasurer to run the Finance, Audit & Risk Committee.

Proven knowledge and experience of commercially driving a business forward is essential. You will also have a high attention to detail and excellent analytical skills, be able to understand processes, work flows and have excellent report writing and communication skills. You will have strong skills in strategic planning, monitoring and reporting on the delivery of plans and projects and experience in UK government contracts and funds and statutory accounts.

The successful candidate will be a finance professional and a qualified accountant and have at least 3-5 years’ experience working in a similar role as a Finance Director. You will be commercially aware and have the gravitas to win the respect and confidence of colleagues across the organisation. Above all you will have a strong degree of commercial acumen, with the ability to influence high level stakeholders and create insightful financial information that will drive business performance.

This is an exciting time to join Mercy Ships and if you feel you have the experience, drive and the passion to help them to achieve their mission and vision, then they can offer you a role that is hugely satisfying and brings great benefits in an inspiring and supportive working environment.

In return Mercy Ships are offering a highly competitive salary and a generous benefits package including incredible flexible working options.

All third party & direct applicants will be sent directly to Rohit Jain at Hays Senior Finance to be screened as part of the recruitment process.

Mercy Ships is an equal opportunities employer. They welcome applications, regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, age or religion or belief.

All applications will be considered solely on merit.

Benefits

• Competitive salary

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, increasing + 1 day with each year of service, up to 30 days annual leave

• Christmas shutdown

• Up to 7% Employer pension contribution

• Eye care

• Travel and training loans

• Free parking onsite

• Childcare vouchers

• Flexible work approach

Recruitment Timetable

• Closing date for all applications: Sunday 16th February

• Interviews will take place on: Thursday 27th February (times tbc)

For an informal conversation about Mercy Ships and the role please contact Rohit Jain on T: 01923 205286 or email rohit.jain@hays.com