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Overview

Finance leadership role focused on the oversight of Funeral Plan Trusts with responsibility for financial strategy, regulatory compliance, solvency, and sustainability of trust-based assets.

What you’ll be doing

• Leading the preparation of timely, accurate financial reporting for internal stakeholders, trustees, and regulators.
• Overseeing regulatory submissions, actuarial valuations, and annual Solvency Assessment Reports.
• Monitoring trust solvency, liquidity, and investment performance.
• Identifying financial risks and shaping mitigation strategies to protect customers’ interests.
• Offering clear financial insight to trustees, the CFO, and senior leadership.
• Playing a key role in strategic planning, sales impact forecasting, and contingency design, including Wind Down Planning.
• Collaborating with auditors, actuaries, investment managers, and the wider leadership team.

What you’ll bring

We’re looking for someone who blends technical depth with strategic leadership in a highly regulated, purpose-led environment.

You'll Need

• Senior-level finance experience in regulated sectors—funeral plans, trusts, pensions, insurance, or financial services.
• A strong grasp of trust accounting, solvency assessment, investment oversight, and FCA regulation.
• A fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Proven ability to lead teams, influence senior stakeholders, and deliver under pressure.
• High professional integrity, with a genuine interest in protecting people’s futures.

Why this matters

• Be part of a team driven by care, respect, and responsibility.
• Work on something that truly matters—helping families prepare for life’s most sensitive moments.
• Join a collaborative, trusted, and evolving business that values its people and its purpose.
• Competitive compensation and benefits, with flexible working arrangements available.

What we provide to you

• Annual salary of up to £150,000.
• Company Bonus Scheme.
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays.
• BUPA Private Healthcare (Family).
• Pension Scheme 4% Matched.
• Life Assurance X4 Annual Salary.
• Free On-Site Parking.
• Access to internal apprentice & personal development schemes.

Next steps

To be considered for this role, please submit your application via the 'apply' button, where a member of our Talent Team will review your application.

About Us

We are Dignity, one of the UK’s oldest and most trusted funeral providers, with over 200 years of history, 570 branches, and 46 crematoria. We operate Farewill, the country’s largest will writer and a top probate provider, supporting families before and after care. Today we are over 4,000 people across the UK, driven by the same goal: to care for families with compassion and make the UK a world leader in end of life care.

FCA Statement We’re regulated by the FCA, so some roles may be subject to background checks.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement We know diverse teams make better decisions. If there’s anything you need to make the process more accessible, please let us know.

We reserve the right to close or extend the closing dates depending on application numbers; early application is encouraged.