What We're Looking For

We are specifically seeking an experienced senior commercial finance professional.

To be successful, you must already have substantial experience owning a full P&L within a complex, operational or multi-site business environment.

You will have operated as a trusted business partner to senior stakeholders and be comfortable influencing, challenging and supporting leadership teams on critical commercial decisions. This role requires somebody who can arrive and immediately add value at a senior level.

We're particularly interested in candidates who can demonstrate:

• Proven ownership of a full divisional or business P&L.
• Significant experience within a complex multi-site organisation.
• Direct partnership with Managing Directors, ELT, SLT, C-Suite or Board-level stakeholders.
• Strong commercial judgement and business partnering capability.
• Experience leading budgeting, forecasting and performance review cycles.
• A track record of developing investment cases and supporting business growth decisions.
• The confidence to challenge constructively and influence senior decision-making.

Rewarding Leadership with Real Impact and Progression

As a key contributor to our business, you’ll benefit from a package that reflects your impact, supports your wellbeing and helps you continue to grow your career with us.

• Time to recharge - 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, giving you the space to rest and maintain balance.
• Supporting you on the move - £4,500 car allowance (role dependent) to support travel where required.
• Rewarding your impact - Opportunity to earn up to 10% annual bonus, recognising your contribution to business performance.
• Healthcare when it matters - Private medical cover for you, offering reassurance and quicker access to treatment.
• Planning for your future - 4% matched pension contribution to help build long-term financial security
• Peace of mind - Life assurance cover at 2x your salary to support your loved ones.
• Everyday savings and perks - Access to MyStaffShop, our employee rewards platform, offering savings across high street and online retailers.
• Support when you need it - 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, occupational health services and confidential counselling.
• Growing your career - A strong focus on development, progression and building leadership capability across the business.
• Additional wellbeing benefits - Including eyecare support, flu jab reimbursement and lifestyle discounts.
• Making work easier - Free on-site parking available at most of our locations.

What Are the Next Steps?

If this sounds like the next step in your career and you’re ready to support families and lead with professionalism, simply hit the ‘apply’ button. A member of our Talent Acquisition Team will be in touch to guide you through the next steps.

Why Life Services Group

Life Services Group exists to help every family in Britain navigate the hardest moments of life. We bring together trusted names across funeral services, crematoria and cemeteries, legal services, direct cremation and wills, including Dignity Funeral Directors, CMG, Simplicity Cremations, Dignity Legal Services and Farewill, so families can get more of the support they need in one place.

Our ambition is to support one in three families across the UK as they plan for, navigate and deal with death. We want to set a new standard for care, service and simplicity across the sector.

Death is part of life, and being there for families when it matters is what we do. That means making difficult moments feel more supported, more straightforward and more human.

We are building a modern group that supports families at every stage, from planning ahead with wills and funeral plans, to arranging a funeral, cremation or burial, and managing probate afterwards. This is a defining moment for our business. With stronger foundations, clearer strategy and real momentum, we can change end-of-life care for the better. We are modernising how we work, investing in our colleagues and technology, and helping more families than any one brand could alone.

Wherever you work in Life Services Group, in one of our local teams, specialist brands or group functions, you’ll be part of work with meaningful purpose. You will help families through some of life’s hardest and most important moments.

Across all our brands, we want colleagues to grow with us through better training, stronger support, modern tools and clearer opportunities to build skills and confidence. You’ll be part of teams who care deeply about what they do, look out for each other and take pride in doing work that matters.

You will also help shape the future of end-of-life care. That means making support simpler, more connected and more human for families, while each brand keeps the identity, expertise and community connection people already know and trust.

If you want a career with meaningful purpose, room to grow with us and the chance to shape the future, find your Life’s work.

FCA Statement

Dignity is part of a group that includes FCA-regulated activities, and some roles may be subject to relevant training, screening, conduct, and regulatory requirements. This will be confirmed as part of the recruitment process.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement

Our Vision is to connect with our clients, colleagues, company and communities based on our principles whilst celebrating our differences. We aim to empower leaders and colleagues to seek out and understand new voices and perspectives; to be vocal about inequity and exclusion, and to take decisive, informed and bold action to promote inclusion and belonging.

Any unsolicited submissions from agencies will be accepted as a direct application from the candidate, and no fees will be payable.

We reserve the right, depending on application numbers, to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.