Director of Financial Management

• CCAB qualified accountant (or evidence of equivalent skills and experience), with substantial postqualification experience at senior level; the post holder must comply with the professional and ethical requirements of the relevant accountancy body.
• Educated to Masters level or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of significant continuing professional development relevant to senior financial and organisational leadership.
• Extensive senior financial leadership experience within a large and complex organisation, including significant experience within the NHS or a comparable healthcare environment.
• Substantial experience of leading financial management, including planning, budgeting, forecasting, management accounting and financial performance reporting.
• Experience operating at or close to Executive and Board level, providing authoritative financial advice and challenge to senior leaders.
• Demonstrable experience of leading senior finance teams and managing through experienced professional managers.
• Experience of leading organisation -wide financial planning and performance management processes.
• Experience of providing financial leadership to significant business cases, investment decisions, productivity, transformation or financial improvement programmes.
• Track record of leading improvement in financial systems, processes, reporting or analytical capability.
• Extensive knowledge of NHS finance, including financial planning, management accounting, budgeting, forecasting and performance reporting.
• Detailed understanding of NHS financial governance, financial controls, Standing Financial Instructions and delegated authority arrangements.
• Strong understanding of the financial implications of service planning, workforce, activity, productivity and organisational transformation.
• Knowledge of financial modelling, options appraisal, business case development and investment appraisal.
• Up -to -date understanding of the NHS financial and policy environment and its implications for provider organisations.
• Highly developed analytical and interpretative skills, with the ability to assess financial and other organisational information and provide clear advice on risks, options and required action.
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiation skills, with the credibility to operate effectively with Executive Directors, senior clinicians, operational leaders and senior finance colleagues.
• Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly and persuasively to financial and non -financial audiences.
• Ability to present financial performance, strategic options, risks and recommendations confidently at Executive, Board or committee level.
• Strong leadership skills, with the ability to develop, motivate and hold senior professional teams to account.
• Ability to exercise sound professional judgement and constructive challenge where issues are sensitive, contested or have significant organisational implications.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver effectively to demanding organisational and regulatory deadlines.
• Commitment to NHS values and public service principles.
• High standards of personal integrity, probity and professional conduct.
• Demonstrable commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and to inclusive leadership.
• High level of professional credibility and personal resilience, with the ability to remain effective in a challenging financial and organisational environment.
• Ability to work collaboratively across organisational and professional boundaries while maintaining the independence required of a senior finance leader.
• Ability to travel between Trust sites and external locations as required.
• Ability to understand and behave at all times towards patients, visitors and colleagues in accordance with the Trust values of Together – Safe, Kind, Excellent.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

• Experience within a large acute NHS Foundation Trust or teaching hospital.
• Experience of financial management relating to research and externally funded activity.
• Experience of working with NHS England, an Integrated Care Board or other system partners.
• Knowledge of NHS clinical income and contracting arrangements.
• Knowledge of research finance, research funding and externally funded activity.
• Knowledge of financial systems development, automation and modern management information tools.
• Experience of representing an organisation in regional or national finance forums or networks.