Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen at London Ambulance Service for a Head of Financial Analytics to provide financial leadership on a range of Trust wide projects in this interesting and challenging role.
We are seeking a highly capable and experienced individual who will be a self-starter and motivated to be an active member of the Finance Directorate's leadership team, driving best practice across financial analytics and business development.
Please note: We may close this advert early if we receive a high volume of applications.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will report to and work closely with the Deputy CFO to provide leadership and direction to improve the financial performance of the Trust. They will also provide leadership in the development of high quality financial and economic cases for business cases and service developments.
You will be joining a diverse and experienced LAS team who are committed to delivering high quality financial support to improve the Trust's financial position.
About us
Our vision is to deliver outstanding emergency and urgent care whenever and wherever needed for everyone in London, 24/7, 365 days a year. Our strategy 2023-2028 outlines how we plan to achieve this, and is centred upon three missions focused on:
- Our care- delivering outstanding emergency and urgent care whenever and wherever needed.
- Our organisation- being an increasingly inclusive, well-led and highly skilled organisation people are proud to work for.
- Our London- using our unique pan-London position to contribute to improving the health of the capital.
To achieve these three missions we have set ourselves 50 commitments to deliver over the next five years. In developing these ambitious commitments, we have engaged extensively both inside our organisation, with our partners and with our patients, and we have analysed population trends and horizon scanned the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide leadership across the Finance Directorate on analytical support to business case development ensuring adherence to best practice costing and business case development.
- Provide financial leadership to tender submissions and undertake financial analysis to support new business development.
- To support financial implications of service reconfigurations.
- Forward planning for updated financial/accounting guidance from NHS England, Department of Health & Social Care or Treasury. This includes updates to accounting standards and scenario modelling, ensuring any changes are reflected in Trust wide policies and procedures and communicated effectively to the wider organisation.
- To interpret changes in Government Policy (including health policy and strategy) to assess the potential impact on the Trust and to specifically consider how any changes may create or limit current, planned or future strategy. This policy interpretation will guide the post holder when offering expert advice when setting the Trusts medium and long term financial planning activities.
- Ensure that the Trust continues to implement national policies relating to finance in a way which maximises the financial benefit and stability of the organisation.
- To be responsible for horizon scanning for best practice analytical and service improvement methodologies.
- Be an expert user of SLR/PLICS and support the costing team to improve and evolve SLR/PLICS. Establish processes and a culture for the use of SLR/PLICS in everyday financial decision making.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide leadership across the Finance Directorate on analytical support to business case development ensuring adherence to best practice costing and business case development.
- Provide financial leadership to tender submissions and undertake financial analysis to support new business development.
- To support financial implications of service reconfigurations.
- Forward planning for updated financial/accounting guidance from NHS England, Department of Health & Social Care or Treasury. This includes updates to accounting standards and scenario modelling, ensuring any changes are reflected in Trust wide policies and procedures and communicated effectively to the wider organisation.
- To interpret changes in Government Policy (including health policy and strategy) to assess the potential impact on the Trust and to specifically consider how any changes may create or limit current, planned or future strategy. This policy interpretation will guide the post holder when offering expert advice when setting the Trusts medium and long term financial planning activities.
- Ensure that the Trust continues to implement national policies relating to finance in a way which maximises the financial benefit and stability of the organisation.
- To be responsible for horizon scanning for best practice analytical and service improvement methodologies.
- Be an expert user of SLR/PLICS and support the costing team to improve and evolve SLR/PLICS. Establish processes and a culture for the use of SLR/PLICS in everyday financial decision making.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Accreditations, Education
Essential
- CCAB recognised accountancy qualification
- Significant post qualification experience in a senior accounting role gained ideally in a large audit firm and in a senior financial accounting role
- An MBA or equivalent experience of managing part of the Finance function in a large service delivery organisation
- Undertaken a variety of additional short courses to develop specialist knowledge
Experience
Essential
- Experience of delivering a customer focussed service to ensure that the finance department matches the operational needs of the Trust.
- Considerable experience of using computer based financial systems in a complex environment. Able to contribute to the ongoing development of financial systems and processes
- Experience of negotiating and agreeing deadliness and standards and quality of work with other departments
- Significant experience of managing, motivating and developing a team. Experience of setting objectives, carrying out staff appraisals, identifying training needs, mentoring and coaching staff. Experience of performance management including managing poor performance and sickness matters.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Specialist in technical accounting issues, the post holder must be able to demonstrate sound technical accounting knowledge. This must include the application of knowledge from IFRS
- Able to demonstrate sound analytical skills with the ability to deal effectively with large quantities of complex data, both financial and non-financial and producing clear and understandable recommendations from it.
- Good knowledge of the Trust, its aims, targets to be delivered, structures and activities
- Experience of the NHS planning process and Tariff development including Payment by Results
Person Specification
Qualifications, Accreditations, Education
Essential
- CCAB recognised accountancy qualification
- Significant post qualification experience in a senior accounting role gained ideally in a large audit firm and in a senior financial accounting role
- An MBA or equivalent experience of managing part of the Finance function in a large service delivery organisation
- Undertaken a variety of additional short courses to develop specialist knowledge
Experience
Essential
- Experience of delivering a customer focussed service to ensure that the finance department matches the operational needs of the Trust.
- Considerable experience of using computer based financial systems in a complex environment. Able to contribute to the ongoing development of financial systems and processes
- Experience of negotiating and agreeing deadliness and standards and quality of work with other departments
- Significant experience of managing, motivating and developing a team. Experience of setting objectives, carrying out staff appraisals, identifying training needs, mentoring and coaching staff. Experience of performance management including managing poor performance and sickness matters.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Specialist in technical accounting issues, the post holder must be able to demonstrate sound technical accounting knowledge. This must include the application of knowledge from IFRS
- Able to demonstrate sound analytical skills with the ability to deal effectively with large quantities of complex data, both financial and non-financial and producing clear and understandable recommendations from it.
- Good knowledge of the Trust, its aims, targets to be delivered, structures and activities
- Experience of the NHS planning process and Tariff development including Payment by Results
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
