Job summary
Are you an experienced finance professional who would like to make a difference in a large NHS Mental Health Trust?
Do you have the ability to influence, and support board members and auditors with confidence?
We are seeking an Associate Director of Financial Management here at KMPT, read on to find out more about this exciting opportunity.
KMPT is creating an environment for equal opportunities for all, where we can ALL be ourselves. We take pride in our services - which are underpinned by our Trust values which can be found here.
Our current Hybrid working policy is 20% office based, 80% home. For this role, 1 day per week (Thursdays) will be worked at Magnitude House, Aylesford.
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Main duties of the job
Associate Director of Financial Management Key Responsibilities
1. Lead the Financial Management, Costing, and Income functions for the Trust
2. Provide accurate, timely, and robust financial information to clinical and managerial colleagues
3. Support the Trust's strategic objectives, ensuring the Trust meets its strategic financial targets
4. Oversee production of Service Line Reporting on a quarterly basis
5. Ensure business cases within the Trust receive sound financial support
6. Oversee the Trust efficiency programme, developing schemes, reporting delivery, and working alongside operational staff to mitigate underperformance
7. Maintain robust budgetary control systems
8. Attend Board Sub-Committees
9. Lead and co-ordinate the development of the Trust's financial plans including the Long-Term Financial Model, the financial elements of the Business Plan and the planning returns to NHS Improvement
About us
Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.
We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.
Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.
We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.
You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.
The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.
Our strategy
Our mission is what we set out to do every day We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people
Our vision is where we want to be in the future To provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Candidates must have the ability to influence a wide range of stakeholders, and work collaboratively with clinical and operational colleagues both internal and external to the Trust. The ability to interpret complex information and present its impact is key, as well as ensuring the team produce accurate and robust information. Management experience is essential, with the ability to lead a function successfully, ensuring individuals are motivated and are clear on personal and strategic objectives.
Candidates must be fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA).
NHS experience is not essential, so please do apply if you feel your skills and experience align to our requirements.
Associate Director of Financial Management Benefits
10. Annual leave allowance starting at 27 days per year, increasing with length of service (when working full time) + Bank Holidays.
11. Access to the fantastic NHS pension scheme.
12. Eligibility for the Blue Light Card (discount service for the NHS, providing members with thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street).
13. Realistic flexible working options.
14. Lease car Scheme/Cycle to work scheme
15. Learning and Development opportunities
16. Structured appraisal and talent management process
At KMPT, we are serious about diversity and about inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
17. ACCA/ACA/CIMA/CIPFA
Knowledge
Essential
18. Knowledge of key aspects of the Financial regime for the sector
Experience
Essential
19. 5 years post qualification experience at a senior level in finance, Experience of staff management and development, Experience of presenting and explaining complex financial information to managers and clinicians to ensure engagement and support,
Skills
Essential
20. Ability to present complex financial information in a logical and clear format both numerically and in writing, Ability to understand internal and external pressures and interpret the impact on Business Planning