Deputy Director of Finance (Strategic Finance & Planning) in Leicester

University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and is looking to appoint to the role of Deputy Director of Finance (Strategic Finance and Planning). This is a key role within the Trust's Senior Finance Team, working closely with the existing Deputy Directors of Finance to support the Chief Financial Officer in building a high performing team and culture. You will be working closely with Directors and very senior staff so will need to evidence your track record of communicating, advising and influencing at this level. You will be managing a diverse team and, as an experienced senior leader, you must demonstrate your ability to lead from the front, growing a team and culture that aligns to the Trust's strategic aims and ambitions. You must be a qualified accountant and have a track record for delivery within a large and highly complex organisation.

Main duties of the job:

• The Deputy Director of Finance (Strategic Finance and Planning) is responsible for leading and managing all aspects of their portfolio, ensuring a high-quality provision of service to the Trust whilst they embark on a large-scale transformational change journey.
• The Deputy Director of Finance (Strategic Finance and Planning) will work closely with the Chief Financial Officer and other members of the finance and procurement very senior team to manage staff within the Finance and Procurement Directorate and ensure the provision of a high quality of service to users.
• The Deputy Director of Finance (Strategic Finance and Planning) will work autonomously ensuring that NHS policy and strategy is implemented.
• This post is a very senior leadership role that carries accountability for the delivery of high-quality financial services to the Trust.
• These services should be delivered in line with the latest professional accounting standards and the post holder's accounting body's professional code of ethical conduct.
• The post-holder will hold a high level of freedom to act, and as such must update and maintain professional accounting competences through a programme of continuing professional development, as set out in the post holder's agreed personal development plan.

About us:

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030). We have four primary goals:

• High-quality care for all
• Being a great place to work
• Partnerships for impact
• Research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities. Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• We are compassionate
• We are proud
• We are inclusive
• We are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

Job responsibilities:

• Leading the creation of the annual policy, timetable and budget setting framework for developing the annual and medium-term financial plans, ensuring alignment with the financial strategy of the ICB.
• Provision of an accurate and transparent costing service and development of new and innovative ways to use costing and non-financial information to support financial improvement.
• Responsibility for recommending to the CFO overall income allocations for the Trust and the monitoring and reporting of patient income.
• Provision of financial leadership for the Trust's Cost Improvement Programme, ensuring rigorous financial control is implemented across the programme.
• Responsibility for the Contracts & Commissioning portfolio of service level agreement and patient care agreement negotiations, monitoring and maintenance of these agreements, dispute resolution and implementation of a financially sound contract monitoring system for the Trust.

Person Specification:

• Professional Accountancy Qualification (CIPFA, ICAEW, CIMA or Certified) and current registration with professional body.
• Further specialist training and experience.
• Demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development.

• Significant proven and demonstrated experience of financial management within the NHS or similar environment.
• Specialist knowledge with associate healthcare services provision, with significant experience and proven freedom to act and make decisions at senior executive level on behalf of the Trust.
• Experienced in monitoring highly complex contracts, projects and programmes, and auditing and compiling corporate documentation and reports.
• Experience in managing contentious situations and influencing diverse stakeholders, including clinical and non-clinical staff, public & patients, to achieve consensus.
• Direct staff management experience, demonstrating an ability to develop staff, skills and competencies.
• High level budget setting, forecasting and financial acumen.
• Proven experience of all aspects of financial management and planning within a large organisation.
• Demonstrable experience of leading and managing in a changing environment.
• Conversant with information management and technology.
• Demonstrate the capability to maintain financial control whilst supporting a devolved style of management.
• Demonstrate solid achievement in their current role.
• Senior managerial experience.
• Evidence of recent management and leadership development.
• Experience of financial management within the NHS.
• Experience in service income negotiation.

• Articulate with practiced and developed interpersonal communication and presentational skills at all levels.
• Excellent leadership, influencing skills and professional credibility.
• Experience of working with Board members and external stakeholders.
• Ability to positively support and develop culture within a team.

• Ability to make judgements involving highly complex facts or situations, which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options.

• Tactful, diplomatic and at ease with all kinds of people.

• Able to demonstrate a commitment and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.

• Potential to develop and change within the changing NHS.
• Have a flexible approach to working and be available to work outside normal hours as and when required.

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Values and Behaviours.

• This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.