Job Description

The Head of Finance will act as a Trust wide expert leading on the development and implementation of organization wide financial improvements and efficiencies to support the Emergency and Integrated Medicine (EIM) and Surgery and Cancer Divisions. The post holder will be responsible for business partnering, accountable for all financial management and decision support for these teams.
The post holder will act as a Trust wide expert leading on the development and implementation of organization wide financial improvements and efficiencies to support the Emergency and Integrated Medicine (EIM) and Surgery and Cancer Divisions.
Responsible for leading a financial management team, delivering professional financial support that meets the needs of the Trust. To ensure that the team delivers a full financial service to include:

• Financial leadership
• Analytical support
• Financial commercial acumen
• Full business suite financial reporting
• Clear presentation of financial and business intelligence to a ICSU’s to support the delivery of an approved financial plan
• Ensuring proper financial control is maintained and value for money achieved.

You will be responsible for enhancing relationships between financial management and other departments and will require active engagement with clinical and non-clinical teams in financial performance management, cost improvement development and ensuring that the financial planning process is sound. You will advise on highly complex issues and provide financial and business planning advice.
Responsible for leading a financial management team, delivering professional financial support that meets the needs of the Trust. To ensure that the team delivers a full financial service to include:

• Financial leadership
• Analytical support
• Financial commercial acumen
• Full business suite financial reporting
• Clear presentation of financial and business intelligence to a ICSU’s to support the delivery of an approved financial plan
• Ensuring proper financial control is maintained and value for money achieved.
• Responsible for the provision of financial leadership and guidance in delivering Trust wide programmes concerned with improved productivity, quality and efficiency programmes.
• To work with the Information Team and Financial Planning and Development teams to develop and maintain a suite of business intelligence applications and undertake appropriate bench-marking analysis to inform both Directorate and Trust wide performance.
• Works closely with HR colleagues to ensure that the trust’s system of establishment control is adhered to, and that the financial position and planning models accurately reflect the same information as ESR.
• Ensures that annual budgets and financial plans reflect workforce plans.
• Identifies and highlights quickly and appropriately any evidence of divergence from financial plans, targets or forecasts in the BU and works with budget holders to develop mitigations to return performance in line.
• To deputies for the Assistant Director of Finance - Financial Management and other Heads of Finance as and when required.
• Responsible as a leading expert for delivery of a financial management service that complies with statutory requirements, Accountable to the Operational Director of Finance adherence to Trust financial policies and procedures and statutory requirements.
• Ensure the smooth and efficient running of the department including recruitment, appraisal, training, discipline and delegation as appropriate
• The job description is not intended to be exhaustive, and it is likely that duties may be altered from time to time in the light of changing circumstances and after consultation with the post holder.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities