Deputy Director, Finance Business Partnering

The Technology, Digital, and Data Directorate is accountable for a wide range of technology-based services, including ensuring the effective operation of one of the largest IT estates in Europe with services ranging from NHS Login to the Child Protection Information Service and Government's largest contract with Microsoft; to a range of major transformation programmes designed to boost NHS productivity and patient experience of the NHS. Transformation initiatives include the Single Patient Record, the Federated Data Platform, the NHS App, and more.

This role leads the Finance and Planning Business Partnering team which provides dedicated support to the National Director & Director General for Technology, Digital, and Data and their associated leadership team to manage the financial performance of the directorate. This includes planning, analysis, forecasting and reporting and the effective and efficient delivery, management and governance of new and existing transformational programmes and live services. The team operates in a flexible, matrix structure to ensure the appropriate skills and resources are appropriately deployed as dictated by business need.

NHS England has a wide range of statutory functions, responsibilities and regulatory powers. These are focused on supporting the wider NHS to deliver high quality care, as well as doing those things that are best done once for the whole NHS.

As Deputy Director for Finance and Planning Business Partnering, Transformation Directorate, the post-holder will report to the Director for Transformation Strategy, Finance, and Delivery, and will work closely with both the Portfolio Office and the Strategy team to collaborate on major initiatives including fiscal events and investment decisions. This role places the successful candidate at the heart of modernising the NHS, and would suit someone keen to be a part of shifting the NHS to a digital-by-default service model; who can manage the day-to-day accounts and processes while also pursuing a radical agenda to truly transform services; and who can lead and influence not only their team but also the wider leadership community both within and beyond NHS England and DHSC.

Person Specification

• Qualifications: Must hold a CCAB or CIMA professional accountancy qualification and have extensive relevant post-qualifying experience.
• Knowledge: A clear understanding of how finance adds value to the wider organisation and how your role contributes to that; Financial performance management and value for money at a strategic level; Management methodologies and techniques to maximise personal and team impact and influence strategic decision making; Financial analysis, modelling and presentation techniques and its strategic impact.
• Skills: Leading on the development of new policy in partnership with programmes across NHSE and wider stakeholders - identifying financial risks, and opportunities and advising senior finance and programme colleagues on how best to enact financial process and funding to ensure value for money; Ability to lead on or significantly influence negotiation with government stakeholders; Demonstrable ability to use autonomy to undertake actions as a result of own interpretation of policy and guidance providing a source of expert advice to the organisation; Ability to analyse highly complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources (verbal, written and numerical).
• Values: Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do; Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.