We are working with an NHS organisation who are seeking to appoint an Interim Chief Finance Officer for a short term interim assignment of c6 months initially.
The role will start ASAP and will be at renumerated at VSM under AfC. The role will involve hybrid working.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate significant experience at a similar level with a complex NHS environment with multifaceted organisational expertise.
Key responsibilities will include:
The post holder will be a member of the Group Executive Director Team working directly to the Group Chief Executive Officer providing leadership to the organisation;
Provide impartial professional advice and meaningful financial analysis and interpretation, to enable the development of strategy, planning, decision making and control;
Establish and maintain excellent internal and external relationships, ensuring effective communication of organisational objectives and plans whilst supporting an active agenda of clinician engagement and patient involvement;
Ensure policies and procedures are in place for sound forecasting, monitoring and management of the organisation’s cash to secure liquidity and financial stability and to meet the their statutory financial responsibilities;
Implement financial management policies, to underpin long term financial health and sustainable finances and review performance against them;
Ensure the finance function has a major involvement in the organisation’s overall management processes including active involvement and influence on all material business decisions;
Formulate the annual corporate financial plan to cover both revenue and capital issues;
Ensure accurate, timely and relevant financial information is provided to the Group Chief Executive, Board of Directors on the budgetary performance of the organisation to enable the preparation of annual budgets;
Translate income generation and cost improvement requirements, set by the Group Chief Executive and the Board of Directors into clear, cost and assigned financial targets to fully meet the requirements of the annual financial plan;
Develop resource allocation strategies to deliver business priorities, based on an understanding of present and longer term needs;
Ensure that opportunities and risks are fully considered and consistent with the overall financial strategy;
Be responsible for monitoring and reporting on financial performance, linked to related performance information and strategic objectives;
Work with executive colleagues to ensure that Financial, Service and Workforce Strategies are aligned and are financially robust and sustainable;
Lead the promotion and delivery of good financial management so that resources are safeguarded, used appropriately, economically, efficiently and effectively;
The ideal candidate will have/be:
General education to degree level or equivalent work experience operating at Master level or equivalent experience;
Qualified Accountant with a recognised accountancy body;
Experience as Chief Finance Officer within a large complex NHS organisation;
Relevant experience of working in complex NHS organisations or systems;
A proven ability to deliver consistently to NHS standards of operational performance;
A track record of leading programmes of change including outcome improvement and cost reduction;
Experience of leading procurement;
Knowledge of current financial and planning systems;
Resilient under pressure and calm in a crisis;
Sets high standards for self and team and motivates and inspires others to achieve these;
If you are interested in the role, please email Toni Coates with a copy of your updated CV to toni.coates@finegreen.co.uk along with your availability and rate understanding in line with the above.