About The Role
Role: Head of Finance
Contract Length: 6 months
Location: Hybrid/Cardiff - required to be in the office 5 days out of 10.
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: Up to 348.72 per day
Spinwell is recruiting for a Head of Finance for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE HEAD OF FINANCE
* To lead for the client in managing Provider activity and agreements (for out of area patients). This relates to WHSSC, LHBs and non Welsh commissioners. This includes Long Term Agreement (LTA's), high cost exclusions and non-contracted activity and individual patient funding request panel authorisations.
* To monitor and support internal reporting of C&V provider activity for C&V client residents for benchmarked internal performance management.
* To lead for the client in managing financial commissioning aspects of Cardiff and Vale (resident) activity. This relates to WHSSC, LHBs and non Welsh commissioners. This includes Long Term Agreement (LTA's), high cost exclusions and non-contracted activity and individual patient funding request panel authorisations.
* To lead for the financial flows and reserves management of commissioning and provider arrangements with WHSSC and LHBs.
* Professionally advise the client in the preparation, presentation and assessment of clinical service development business cases submitted to C&V and WHSSC.
* To lead the finance department's costing and benchmarking team and develop data management improvement, statutory reporting, performance management support and business intelligence.
* To take lead responsibility on a day-to-day basis of the management of the Finance Commissioning and Costing & Benchmarking Team, including workload planning and prioritisation, whilst incorporating and promoting new ways of working and instigating change management techniques where required.
* To deputise for the two Assistant Directors of Finance and Deputy Director of Finance as appropriate and required including representation at the WHSSC Management Group, SLA meetings with WHSSC and professional forums and other meetings.
* Contribute to financial management agenda and strategy across the client and policy formation within the Finance Profession. Ensure that the Department's financial activities and systems are in line with corporate policies and procedures and meet the highest standards of stewardship and probity and comply with corporate governance requirements.
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE HEAD OF FINANCE
* CCAB Professionally qualified accountant with significant post qualification experience.
* Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
* Extensive NHS finance experience with significant experience at a senior management level within the NHS or equivalent body.
* Specialist expertise and experience of the NHS costing & commissioning processes and systems.
* In-depth knowledge of financial and accounting procedures, financial aspects of NHS legislation and NHS finance policies.
* Specialist knowledge and experience of financial management and business and strategic planning.
* Experience of negotiating and dealing with difficult situations of conflict.
* A proven track record of dealing with highly complicated situations and the delivery of challenging corporate objectives.
* Significant managerial experience of managing people and staff.
* Experience of working within a highly complex and politically sensitive organisation.
* Evidence of successfully influencing senior clinicians and other professionals and working with a multi-disciplinary team.
If you are a Head of Finance, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!
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