Associate Director Of Finance in Bournemouth

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Person specification

Qualifications

• Professional Accountancy (CCAB) Qualification
• Evidenced continuous professional development
• Completion of a recognised leadership programme
• First Degree
• Masters level qualification or equivalent knowledge, training and experience

Other requirements

• Full driving license and access to own transport

Experience

• A successful track record of operating within a senior financial management role within the NHS
• Extensive post‑qualification experience in a complex financial organisation such as a NHS acute hospital
• Previous experience of driving change in a complex and fast moving environment
• Expert management of large and highly complex budget setting and reporting processes
• Significant experience of working with senior management particularly Operational Managers, Executive Directors and Clinical Directors
• Expert experience of managing budgets, developing business plans and producing business cases in a large complex organisation
• Previous experience in the completion of NHS Annual Accounts
• Detailed knowledge of International Accounting Standards and their application, and the NHS VAT regime and its application within an NHS Foundation Trust
• Experience managing a team of professional staff
• Preparation and delivery of financial recovery plans
• Previous experience operating at Deputy Director of Finance level within the NHS
• PMO/ strategic finance project experience

Technical Skills

• Able to effectively manage, motivate and develop a team, and lead them through significant changes to working practices
• Able to plan and prioritise own and team workload, to balance competing priorities and meet personal and organisational objectives within a demanding workload
• Able to work effectively and collaboratively
• Able to work without supervision and on own Initiative
• Able to work systematically and methodically
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral to non-financial managers as well as to Finance colleagues where information provided and/ or received may be sensitive or contentious
• Excellent negotiation and persuasion skills
• Excellent presentation skills, including public speaking to large audiences
• Excellent analytical and numeracy skills to interpret and report on highly complex statistical data

Knowledge

• Expert understanding of accounting standards, NHS statutory and other financial responsibilities
• Expert understanding of financial techniques used to support decision making
• Expert understanding of NHS financial regime
• Strong computer literacy with particular regard to Microsoft Office applications
• Thorough understanding of elective recovery targets

Interpersonal skills

• People management, development and appraisal
• Ability to manage expectations at all levels
• Ability to influence and provide strategic advice at the highest level
• Able to deal with frequent interruptions

Personal Attributes

• Emotionally resilient with the ability to provide and accept constructive criticism and to reflect and learn from guidance and feedback
• Credibility with ability to report at highest level
• Outstanding organisational skills, able to plan and organise long term and short term projects
• Ability to work under pressure and rise to challenges
• Excellent customer care attitude and skills
• Political awareness and sensitivity
• Courage to challenge status quo and lead change

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