Job summary
East London NHS Foundation Trust is pleased to be recruiting two Associate Director of Finance (Financial Management). The post holders will be integral members of the East London NHS Foundation Trust senior finance team. They will require good experience in financial management and an ability to lead the Financial Management team.
We are after individuals who can hit the ground running, with significant experience in a senior leadership role and the ability to provide sound advice to the Senior Leadership Team / Exec.
Reporting to the CFO the post-holders will lead and manage the overall Finance function including Planning, forecasting, business partnering and financial management for the organisation, supporting its strategic aims and objectives. Leading the financial management and engagement across the organisation through exceptional business partnering this role will aim to deliver insightful performance analysis, critical organisational challenge and innovative, agile problem solving. The roles cover different geographical areas, being East London and Bedfordshire and Luton.
Main duties of the job
The Associate Director of Finance (Financial Management) is a senior member of the Finance Directorate, providing leadership and being managerially responsible for the operational performance of the Trust's Financial Management Team. Enabling the team to meet organisational requirement to meet its Foundation Trust (FT) requirements including:
- The management of the performance of the Financial Management Team ensuring the delivery of a professional, dynamic, efficient and proactive service to meet the needs of the Trust
- Contribute to the development of the financial strategy and associated financial plans for the Trust
- Providing financial analysis and commentary and communicating this effectively to budget holders, staff, auditors and other stakeholders
- Key point of contact between finance and operational/corporate leadership teams
- To assist in the creation of a robust forecasting model that will integrate comprehensive income, expenditure, statement of financial position and cash flow and to ensure that this model is adjusted on the basis of actual results and additional intelligence. This will involve close liaison with other parts of the finance team and non-finance departments
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide robust advice relating to major financial decisions
- To contribute to, formulate and lead the Trusts financial performance management processes to meet Trusts objectives. This includes leading the financial planning and budget setting processes.
- To ensure that there is a robust financial control environment within the Trust which supports accountability and good stewardship of public money
- To ensure the finance team provides effective, high-quality support that meets the needs of internal and external stakeholders of the Trust
- Representing the Trust in meetings with Commissioning Organisations.
- Contribute to ensuring that the Trust adhere to and apply Standing Financial Instructions, Standing Orders and Scheme of Reservation and Delegation appropriately
- Finance staff development
Deputising as appropriate for other colleagues
If you share our Trusts values have a passion for high performance, continuous improvement and exceptional standards of customer service, are self-motivated, can work with all types of people and have a professional outlook to work, then we would love to hear from you.
Please feel free to contact Kevin for an informal conversation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide robust advice relating to major financial decisions
- To contribute to, formulate and lead the Trusts financial performance management processes to meet Trusts objectives. This includes leading the financial planning and budget setting processes.
- To ensure that there is a robust financial control environment within the Trust which supports accountability and good stewardship of public money
- To ensure the finance team provides effective, high-quality support that meets the needs of internal and external stakeholders of the Trust
- Representing the Trust in meetings with Commissioning Organisations.
- Contribute to ensuring that the Trust adhere to and apply Standing Financial Instructions, Standing Orders and Scheme of Reservation and Delegation appropriately
- Finance staff development
Deputising as appropriate for other colleagues
If you share our Trusts values have a passion for high performance, continuous improvement and exceptional standards of customer service, are self-motivated, can work with all types of people and have a professional outlook to work, then we would love to hear from you.
Please feel free to contact Kevin for an informal conversation.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- CCAB Qualified
- Expert knowledge gained through further postqualification specialist training or experience.
- Evidence of maintaining and developing technical accounting expertise and of staying up to date with current accounting rules since qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience in a complex NHS or private sector organisation managing part of the Finance function
- Experience of working at a strategic level, able to recognise direction and implications of policy
- Experience of using complex financial models for assessing risk and informing decision-making
- Experience of leading on large business cases or developments and assisting internal customers in understanding the assumptions and risks inherent in those business cases.
- Experience of having worked with large, complicated sets of information, drawing inferences and developing strategy on the basis of the analysis.
- Experience of presenting complex financial information to non-finance managers and directors
- Proven experience of process and change management in financial transaction processes and management.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Highly developed level of communication and interpersonal skills that enable highly complex technical issues to be explained in clear and concise terms.
- Able to adapt readily and respond constructively to change and to work effectively in a variety of situations with groups or individuals
- 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.
- Able to persuade others at all levels, including Executive Directors and clinicians, of a particular course of action or viewpoint, whilst respecting their point of view.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- CCAB Qualified
- Expert knowledge gained through further postqualification specialist training or experience.
- Evidence of maintaining and developing technical accounting expertise and of staying up to date with current accounting rules since qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience in a complex NHS or private sector organisation managing part of the Finance function
- Experience of working at a strategic level, able to recognise direction and implications of policy
- Experience of using complex financial models for assessing risk and informing decision-making
- Experience of leading on large business cases or developments and assisting internal customers in understanding the assumptions and risks inherent in those business cases.
- Experience of having worked with large, complicated sets of information, drawing inferences and developing strategy on the basis of the analysis.
- Experience of presenting complex financial information to non-finance managers and directors
- Proven experience of process and change management in financial transaction processes and management.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Highly developed level of communication and interpersonal skills that enable highly complex technical issues to be explained in clear and concise terms.
- Able to adapt readily and respond constructively to change and to work effectively in a variety of situations with groups or individuals
- 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.
- Able to persuade others at all levels, including Executive Directors and clinicians, of a particular course of action or viewpoint, whilst respecting their point of view.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
