This Band 8d head of financial planning and reporting leads the Group Finance function at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, reporting to the Director of Group Finance. The work spans annual and medium-term plans, budget setting, monthly Trust-wide reporting and the National Cost Collection, alongside finance, activity and workforce information for the Board. It also leads the costing and financial planning and reporting teams. Applicants need to be CCAB-qualified accountants with significant post-qualification strategic finance experience.
What the job involves
- Lead the full cycle of Group financial planning and reporting
- Prepare annual and medium-term plans and set budgets
- Produce Trust-wide monthly reporting for internal and external stakeholders
- Lead the National Cost Collection
- Provide timely, accurate information and clear analysis to support governance and strategic decisions
- Report financial performance and savings delivery to Executive Directors and the Board, combining finance, activity and workforce information
- Lead the Costing and Financial Planning and Reporting teams
- Develop consistent processes, strong controls and continuous improvement in financial reporting
What’s required
Qualifications
- CCAB-qualified accountant with significant post-qualification experience in financial leadership roles
- Masters in a financial or business discipline, or equivalent experience and training
- Recent CPD, including specialist training in NHS finance and national accounting standards
Experience
- Significant post-qualification strategic finance leadership in a large, complex organisation
- Financial modelling, translating complex data from various systems into clear, comprehensive models
- Business case appraisal
- Significant experience working within a senior management team
- Leading a team, including objective setting, performance reviews and performance management
- Implementing change
Skills & knowledge
- Working with computerised financial systems
- Working with multiple stakeholders with conflicting priorities
- Strong leadership, communication, influencing and negotiation skills
- IT literacy in spreadsheets, databases and pivot tables, ECDL or equivalent
Nice to have
- Experience and knowledge of the NHS, including the financial and political agenda
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
