South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Chief Finance Officer
Location: HQ is Bicester with travel expected across the patch
Time: full time with some level of hybrid/flexible working possible
Salary: Competitive
The Chief Finance Officer (CFO) will be the Trust’s most senior financial strategist, providing strategic financial leadership and expert advice to the Board of Directors and the entire organisation. The post holder will lead teams responsible for finance, procurement, estates, commercial operations and contracts, and South Central Fleet Services Ltd (A Trust subsidiary).
As a full member of the Trust Board, the CFO will take collective responsibility for the quality, operational and financial performance of the Trust. The CFO will work closely with other senior colleagues (Executive and Non-Executive) to ensure integrated board operations, particularly in aligning future spending and investment with strategic plans and converting those aims into operational activities.
The Chief Finance Officer’s responsibilities include:
* Ensuring that the Trust has financial management systems that are fully compliant with statutory instruments and guidelines.
* Providing the Trust with the internal capacity to robustly monitor financial performance.
* Planning, developing and implementing financial strategy and business plans.
* Managing Director for South Central Fleet Services Ltd, leading on all aspects of the company business and governance.
* Executive Director lead on sustainability.
The successful candidate will have a chartered accountancy qualification alongside extensive experience in a senior financial leadership role. They will need evidence of experience in controls assurance, decision-making, and interacting with and influencing senior stakeholders. Experience at a senior management level, working at, or close to board level within the NHS or another safety-critical industry is vital. The candidate will have a passion for improving healthcare for all service users, with a focus on efficiency, innovation, and partnership working.
The CFO will be a strategic thinker and compassionate leader who understands the challenges of operating as part of the Executive team within a complex organisation. The CFO will have a proven ability to support colleagues while holding them accountable for performance and delivery and will be comfortable working in a pressurised environment with significant external scrutiny.
The CFO will engage and work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the organisation delivers its priorities and works effectively with its system partners. Maintaining the highest standards of personal integrity, the CFO will demonstrate a clear understanding of, and alignment to, our values: Professionalism, Teamwork, Caring and Innovation.
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For a confidential discussion please contact:
Julia St Clare, Senior Consultant
E:julia.stclare@gatenbysanderson.com
T: +44 (0) 7807 631 564
Melanie Shearer, Partner
E:melanie.shearer@gatenbysanderson.com
T: +44 (0) 7785 616 548
Closing date: Monday 24th February 2025
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