An exciting career opportunity has arisen for a Head of Financial Management to join our finance team at Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust. We offer a fast-paced, exciting and supportive working environment, working with our service and corporate leads to do the very best for our patients.
The Finance team includes many passionate, highly skilled, professional and experienced colleagues who put people at the heart of everything we do. We are ambitious and want to continuously improve, whether that supports improved patient outcomes in providing high-quality support to our Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism services, value for money or colleague experience, and we want someone who shares that sense of ambition and energy to deliver the change.
Whilst the post is based at the Flatts Lane Centre in Middlesbrough, the trust is currently offering hybrid working across all roles, with an expectation that a maximum of 60% is spent home working.
Main duties of the job
Working with the Director of Finance and Deputy Director of Finance, the Head of Financial Management will coordinate financial performance, planning and reporting activities and functions across the Trust. You will support the delivery of key financial targets/regulatory requirements, and as part of a collective leadership team develop the financial performance framework, leading, coordinating and directing the Trust's financial management teams to provide excellent financial information to support the Trust in delivering our short and medium-term financial plans.
The post holder will, as part of the finance leadership team, play a key role in promoting an organisational culture that actively promotes the Trust's Vision and Values and positively engages staff, service users and other stakeholders in quality improvement and service transformation. You will work closely with colleagues from our operational services and other corporate teams to drive delivery of the Trust's financial plan, including in terms of financial control and efficiency programmes, as well as developing close working relationships with a range of finance colleagues across the North East and North Cumbria, and Humber and North Yorkshire ICSs.
About us
If you would like to join us on our journey, Matt Norman, our Deputy Director of Finance would welcome having a conversation with you. Should you wish to discuss the role with Matt, please contact him on mathew.norman@nhs.net to arrange an appointment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* CCAB qualified accountant, and current registration with professional body
* Post Graduate qualification or equivalent evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
* Quality Improvement techniques
Experience
Essential
* Post-qualification experience at a senior level in the NHS
* Proven experience of financial management within a large organisation
* Proven experience of managing and leading multiple teams
* Extensive experience of advising and working with senior managers and directors of a large, complex organisation
* Experience of leading financial planning, budget setting, financial accounting and annual accounts processes to deliver timely and accurate statutory financial statements
* Experience of implementing audit recommendations and liaising proactively with audit colleagues
* Can demonstrate successful business planning, objective setting and experience of performance management
* Experience of presenting complex issues to wide & non-financial audiences
* Experience of developing and co-ordinating performance management arrangements across the organisation
* Previous experience of involvement in complex projects including the provision of strategic and business case planning advice across a range of options as well as detailed analysis of data and business case review
* Experience of formulating medium term and long-term strategic plans
* Knowledge of NHS FT regime and developing medium- and long-term financial plans
* Evidence of extensive line management experience, including managing and setting, objectives, goals and standards to ensure teams deliver to their maximum potential and supports ongoing development
* Excellent project management skills and demonstrate achievements / outcomes
* Advanced knowledge of NHS financial and management accounting policies
* Able to demonstrate an advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of Accounting Standards and NHS finance
Desirable
* Experience of working in different NHS Trusts, finance regimes and finance disciplines
* Experience of NHS FT regime
* Experience of automating reporting and related processes
Knowledge
Essential
* Through continuous personal development, to maintain advanced specialist knowledge of the latest developments within the NHS and accountancy fields
* Knowledge of financial and other statutory and performance duties placed upon NHS organisations
* Knowledge of NHS Foundation Trust regime and reporting requirements, including risk ratings
* Advanced knowledge of NHS financial and management accounting policies
* Able to demonstrate an advance theoretical and practical knowledge of Accounting Standards and NHS finance
* Has specialist knowledge of the whole NHS context, national agenda and impact on Trusts and FTs
* Has advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of all aspects of financial and accounting procedures, legislation and policies
Desirable
* Broad understanding of the current political climate and generate knowledge of trends in healthcare and likely impact on NHS Trusts
Skills
Essential
* Evidence of innovative and strategic thinking ability
* Can lead, motivate and inspire others
* Strong analytic, numeric and critical reasoning skills
Personal Attributes
Essential
* Can lead, motivate and inspire others
* Demonstrates resilience, confidence and self-belief
Employer details
Employer name
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Flatts Lane Centre
Flatts Lane, Normanby
Middlesbrough
TS6 0SZ
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