Deputy Director of Finance – Strategic Finance and Improvement
Band 8d
Main area Finance Grade Band 8d Contract 24 months (Fixed Term) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 412-CORP-7128923
Site Infinity House Crewe / Working from Home Town Crewe Salary £88,168 - £101,677 per hour (excluding oncosts) Salary period Yearly Closing 27/04/2025 23:59
Job overview
We are looking to recruit an experienced CCAB qualified Accountant to be our lead specialist in all aspects of strategic and commercial finance and financial Improvement, advising the trust on a variety of complex issues. This is a key role within the senior management of the Trust and has overall responsibility for delivering the Trust's 3 year financial recovery plan along with taking the strategic financial lead on Trust's transformation and sustainability agenda.
Main duties of the job
You will lead major change projects where the complexity and/or cross organisational impact requires senior and experienced leadership to ensure delivery. You will provide best practice programme management and subject matter expertise to lead the continued implementation of the Trust’s annual efficiency and transformation programmes, corporate projects, and support the management and delivery of key Trust projects.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a senior manager with responsibility for the Trust’s financial sustainability programme, you will be able to work within a highly complex healthcare environment to support:
* The development and implementation of the Trust’s transformation programmes that drive efficiency, supporting key transformational schemes agreed by the Board.
* Develop and implement house style governance, measurement systems and reporting across the organisational priority programmes and align to the financial recovery plan and forecasting.
* Work efficiently and collaboratively with all levels of the organisation to overcome barriers to acceptance of new ways of working.
* Represent the Trust at local / national / public meetings / events as required, acting independently, decisively and effectively in sensitive, difficult or political situations which may require delivering difficult messages and continuous information.
* Establish and support the delivery of the Trust’s Financial Improvement capabilities, embedding an expert team along with a culture and wider capability within the Trust.
* To review and advise on key commercial and revenue generation opportunities, scanning the horizon for potential commercial opportunities and risks and plan and develop strategies and mitigations appropriately in advising the CFO and the Trust Board.
* To Deputise for Deputy CFO and CFO.
* Take a lead on the strategic review of all back-office functions across the Trust liaising with specialist teams and other NHS providers to develop future optimal operating models which improve business continuity and value for money.
Person specification
Experience
* CCAB Qualified
Skills
* Financial Improvement leadership demonstrated
* Ability to flex and respond in a complex, fast changing environment
Values and Behaviours
* Good values and behaviours that fit well with the Finance Team and wider Trust
* Ability to demonstrate balance in working with the wider trust with competing priorities in a manner that brings people together
Key Messages
· Please let us know if you require an adjustment to our recruitment process.
· All correspondence will be sent via the email address you have registered as your TRAC account.
· Selection is based on the Trust's values, and the criteria outlined in the Job Description for the role.
· Employers have a legal responsibility to ensure that their employees have a “right to work” in the UK. Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust hold a Sponsor Licence, which means that we MAY be able to sponsor you IF the role meets the UK Government requirements for sponsorship. Not all NHS roles are eligible for sponsorship.
· Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the entry point (bottom) of the pay band.
· Appointments are subject to a 6-month probationary period. LED Doctors are subject to a 3-month probationary period.
· Please provide a contact email address for referees when you submit your application. We will not request any references until after you have been made a formal job offer.
· You will be required to pay for your DBS disclosure (where the post requires one). This will be done via 3 monthly instalments from your pay.
· We do not reimburse travel to interview expenses.
· Secondments will be considered for fixed term positions when both parties agree. Candidates should seek approval from their current line manager before application.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Name Will Griffith Job title Director Email address will@seymourjohn.com Telephone number 07818 693596
If you have problems applying, contact
Address Recruitment Team
Leighton Hospital
Middlewich Road
Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 4QJ
Telephone 01270 904488
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