Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
OUH are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Finance professional to take up a position as the Deputy Head of Financial Performance.
This role is an integral part of the finance team at Oxford University Hospitals, driving operational financial performance, productivity and efficiency improvements, profitability driven decision making and financial analysis, working with stakeholders up to board level.
This role is expected to be working from the office one fixed day per week (Mondays) and one other day per week as the role requires. The other days can be worked remotely or in the office.
We would welcome discussions around flexible working.
To note this is a fixed term contract or secondment opportunity.
Main duties of the job
1. To act as the corporate finance lead on the delivery of operational financial performance, including analysis, oversight and understanding of trust wide operational financial performance, in-year forecasting, productivity delivery, and efficiency driven decision making.
2. To support the Head of Financial Performance in formulating plans to deliver long term financial sustainability for the Trust, including implementation of service specific policy or service development changes.
3. To be responsible for the development of a robust integrated management accounting and associated reporting infrastructure for the Trust.
4. To support the Head of Financial Performance in providing corporate oversight of the divisional financial management teams, including budget setting, in-year forecasting and in-depth reviews of priority areas, with a focus on demand, capacity and triangulation with financial performance.
5. To work with the Head of Financial Planning and Reporting on the implementation, delivery and maintenance of improvements to financial reporting systems, including providing oversight and relevant input into the development of performance dashboards, key performance indicators and any other key management information.
6. To work closely with the rest of the Finance Senior Management and Finance Team to ensure timely, accurate and informed reporting both internally and externally.
7. To support the financial performance management of divisions through corporate analysis and understanding of drivers of operational performance.
8. To design and develop major information systems capable of delivering monthly performance and productivity reporting at board level and within clinical divisions, to support informed decision making and resource allocation.
9. To lead the development of in-year financial analysis, including trends, delivery to plan, drivers of financial performance and recovery/improvement to financial performance.
10. To provide high-quality deliverables on highly complex technical data for Senior management, Executive and Non-Executive Directors and the Chief Executive Officer, as needed.
Person Specification
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
£74,290 to £85,601 a year per annum pro rata
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