Coordination of the annual budget setting process across the Divisionsupporting the wider management team with the identification and appropriate management of financial pressures. Integrating clinical, workforce and other plans and subsequently works with them to control expenditure within allocated resources.To plan, coordinate and be responsible for the production of detailed financial information in accordance with agreed monthly timetables. Liaising with members of the finance team to ensure tasks required, ad hoc financial analysis and activities to support monthly closedown are completed to time and required standards. Undertaking review and analysis of the Trusts financial position providing briefing to the Head of Financial Management, and others within the Senior Finance Team (including the Director of Finance) on key financial issues on potential risks and opportunities including the maintenance of rolling forecasts of divisional financial performance and when required establishment and monitoring of financial recovery plans. Provision of accurate and timely complex information to various internal and external key stakeholders such as NHS Improvement. This may take form of both standard financial returns and also ad-hoc queries but will always have accuracy and quality at its core. Assists in the development of operational plans assessing the implications on both income and costs to facilitate the development of service operational plans and medium term plans. Advise Clinical Directors and the wider management teams on the implication of financial strategy and policy. Advising, influencing and educating proactively in relation to business and financial objectives to include the delivery of savings plans while always acknowledging our wider responsibilities as a Foundation Trust. Provision of professional financial advice and leadership to the Division so that services are delivered and developed within the overall financial targets set by the Trust and that financial risks within the Division are managed appropriately to maintain financial balance. Proactively supporting budget holders in the ongoing identification and evidencing of the cost effectiveness of services including the identification and monitoring of Cost Improvement Programmes, and the financial implications of proposals. To communicate with all levels of staff both within the Finance Department and the wider Trust. Such communication will be in the form of written reports, spreadsheet analysis, formal presentation, meetings, verbally (face to face and by other electronic means) up to Executive Director level. This may involve communicating with large groups. Supports Divisional Managers in the identification of capital equipment replacement needs and in the development of proposals for capital expenditure including the associated revenue implications. Undertakes tender evaluations advising of the financial implications to the divisional management team and the trust board as appropriate. Please note that this role requires 60% on-site working