The Head of Finance at Whittington Hospital NHS Trust acts as Trust-wide financial expert, leading finance for the nominated Integrated Clinical Service Units and managing a finance team. The work centres on strategic financial planning, business plans, efficiency programmes and presenting cases to Trust executive directors. The post needs both clinical and non-clinical finance experience and attends IC U boards and performance reviews. Candidates must hold CCAB or CIMA qualification.
What the job involves
- Lead strategic financial planning for the nominated ICUs, including financial strategies and business plans
- Act as Trust-wide financial expert leading organisation-wide financial improvements and efficiencies
- Lead the finance management team delivering the full financial service to the ICUs
- Provide financial advice and guidance to senior managers, including presenting business cases and financial plans to Executive Directors
- Identify efficiency opportunities and financial risks, report progress and flag in-year opportunities
- Ensure robust financial control and value for money, and challenge ICUs financial and business performance
- Attend ICUs Boards and performance review meetings and contribute to decisions on service provision and priorities
- Develop, implement and deliver departmental procedures and policies, and ensure Trust-wide financial policies are followed
- Provide financial leadership for Trust-wide productivity, quality and efficiency programmes
- Present clear financial and business intelligence to ICUs to support delivery of the approved financial plan
- Provide analytical support and produce full business suite financial reporting
Qualifications
- CCAB or CIMA qualified accountant
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent
- Evidence of recent and ongoing professional development
Experience
- Substantial experience delivering financial advice and guidance to senior managers and directors
- Operational and strategic financial planning, budgeting and service costing
- Experience producing a wide range of financial information, reports and analyses
- Experience of both clinical and non-clinical finance
Skills & knowledge
- Communication and presentation skills for key messages and complex concepts to a range of stakeholders
- Ability to use informed persuasion to influence others
- Ability to lead cross-functional working and project groups
- Excellent writing skills, including summarising information and key issues
- Advanced Microsoft Office and computer skills
Other
- Excellent leadership skills
- Positive, highly self-motivated and able to motivate others
- Able to work without supervision to tight and often changing timescales
- Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values
Nice to have
- Experience of leading an NHS finance team
What’s offered
- High cost area supplement (HCAS) included in the salary
#J-18808-Ljbffr
Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
