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Job summary

Are you an experienced finance lead looking for a new challenge? Would you like to lead the Financial Services team within a busy Acute NHS Trust? If so, then we want to hear from you.

In return for flexible working opportunities, a comprehensive annual leave, benefits and pension package, a professional training and development plan, and a place in our senior finance team leading our department on a journey from good to great, we expect you to be a positive and enthusiastic self-starter, able to manage a team in all aspects of financial services relating to the Trust. You will play a particularly important role in leading change, both within the finance department and the wider Trust, acting as a financial expert to assist with all aspects of financial governance and reporting. For more info, please get in contact for an informal conversation with [email protected], Deputy Chief Financial Officer

Main duties of the job

This is a high profile post integral to the success of the organisation. The post holder is expected to work at a high level in the organisation demonstrating credibility with the Trust Directors, Senior Management Team and Clinicians, and at a senior level with external bodies e.g. System partners and Regulators.

Reporting to the Deputy Chief Financial Officer, the post holder has the following key areas of responsibility:

• To operationally manage the Financial Services team, as well as contractual management of the outsourced procurement and payroll functions and relationship management of NHS Shared Business Services.
• To provide high-level support and advice on all financial accounting matters. This includes leading on the production of the annual accounts and external financial reporting, treasury management, strategic financial planning and capital planning, including all aspects of our PFI.
• To deliver all financial accounting requirements in a professional and efficient manner, to high standards and in accordance with Statutory Standards and Trust policies and procedures.
• To lead on financial governance, audit and counter fraud issues including the maintenance and monitoring of Standing Financial Instructions
• To lead the financial element of the Trust Capital Programme ensuring effective prioritisation, monitoring and escalation systems are in place to address the needs of the organisation.

About us

In the finance department we are firmly on track to meet the One NHS Finance Level 1 Accreditation for Excellence this Summer. You will be offered a tailored Personal Development Plan to meet your needs and achieve your ambitions within NHS Finance. We run internal management courses and are aligned to the Financial Staff Development Network, the Healthcare Financial Management Association and the South West Finance Academy, meaning that we are able to access multiple courses and resources to assist you in being able to excel in your new role.

Please note we will not accept CV applications via email, please apply via the Trust website:

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Please apply for the role via the Trust website: Job Advert (jobs.nhs.uk)

Job summary

Anyone with an interest in the NHS will know that it's a challenging time. Funding is getting tighter and we're all living longer. New treatments and technology, changing lifestyles and increasing patient expectations are all creating extra demands for Trusts like ours.

We're looking for an exceptional candidate to join our team to drive our year-round approach to planning for the future. You'll be working with a multi-disciplinary team to rapidly form plans and ensure that we get alignment internally and with our system partners.

You will be a confident and passionate individual who can help develop our future plans and support our clinical teams to ensure we deliver against our commitments. You will have excellent writing and communication skills and be able to understand and manipulate complex data. You'll have strong business and commercial skill and above all you need to share our vision and values for the type of organisation we're aiming to be.

For an informal conversation regarding the role contact Chris Trow, Associate Director of Strategy at [email protected] to arrange a call.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will take a leading role in the Trust's planning cycle. Working closely with the Associate Director of Strategy and colleagues from the Trust's planning multi-disciplinary team the post holder will takea central coordination role and will need to support in all areas (including finance, activity, performance, workforce, improvement and efficiency and strategic long-term thinking). This will include linking an engagingwith colleagues across our Integrated Care System (ICS) and Acute Hospital Alliance (AHA).

As plans are developed the post holder will also assist in the coordination and support of the Trust's strategy development and deployment.

The post holder will support the implementation of plans across the organisation and ensure that performanceagainst plans is monitored and reported to relevant committees.

Please be aware that we do not accept CV applications via email, please instead apply for our Trust website here:

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