Associate Director of Finance - Financial Services & Governance in Rainham

This job is brought to you by Jobs/Redefined, the UK's leading over-50s age inclusive jobs board. Joining #TeamNELFT means you'll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We're CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas. The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients.

The post holder will be responsible for leading, motivating and managing the Financial services team whilst taking the lead on the trust's financial governance. The individual will be required to work closely with finance and operational colleagues, project groups and other partner organisations, including other NHS organisations to ensure the provision of efficient and effective financial/activity information.

• Responsible for leading the provision of financial support to the Trust, ensuring compliance with statutory obligations, professional accounting standards, internal control and the achievement of financial targets of the Trust.
• The post holder will play a leading role to ensure the on-going financial viability of the Trust and advising on corrective measures to maintain a strong financial risk rating.
• The Associate Director of Finance is a member of the Senior Finance Leadership Team, sharing responsibility for the financial and business governance and performance of the Trust, its strategic direction and for meeting the Trust's objectives.
• Leading the Financial services team, the post holder will also act, on occasion, as deputy for the Deputy Chief Finance officer on financial issues in his / her absence and will on occasions represent the Chief Financial Officer.
• As a senior finance professional the post holder will also support one or more of the Trust contracts, being responsible for leading the financial negotiations, monitoring and review.

• Qualifications Essential criteria: CCAB Fully qualified, Extensive experience of working in Management role, Significant experience in working in Public sector at a senior level.
• Experience Essential criteria: Experience of preparing, writing and presenting reports including on a range of complex financial issues, Significant experience of staff management, Experience of negotiating and supporting contract and service level agreements.
• Knowledge Essential criteria: Able to fully cost projects and services, Able to produce reports and present information to large groups in a clear and concise way and with confidence, Able to work with and influence senior managers and clinicians, Able to research future service and finance developments and assess their impact on an organisation.

We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:

• A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
• A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our efforts to support our working parents and carers.
• Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.

We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity and positively encourage applications from all sections of the community regardless of any protected characteristic. We are a Disability Confident employer.