Job summary
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a qualified, highly
motivated, experienced, and innovative leader to join Invicta Health as a key member
of our Board.
The Director of Business will provide strategic leadership for
all commercial and financial aspects of the business. The role will work
closely with the CEO and Directors to ensure that the organisation has a clear
strategic vision and will exhibit and promote collaborative leadership
behaviours that uphold our values of striving for excellence, honest and fair
and people first.
Interviews for the role will be held on Monday 3rd April.
Main duties of the job
This is a newly created role for the
post holder to strategically lead on and be accountable alongside the CEO for
all commercial and financial aspects of the business. This includes:
- Managing and reporting on
company finances
- Oversight of business
performance and management
- Management of contracts
and leading on contract meetings
- Horizon scanning and
identifying business opportunities
-
Responsible for the development of business strategy
-
Oversight of corporate assurance relating to business
delivery including IT, IG and health and safety
About us
Invicta Health are a non-profit company, with a passion for primary care. We have a wide range
of services such as GP surgeries, services in Urgent Treatment Centres, a
Community Primary Care mental health service, GP staff training service and the
list is growing all the time.
We
are formed by a federation of General Practitioners working in Canterbury and
South Kent Coast areas of East Kent. Our aim is to provide local, high-quality
services for local people by collaborating with other established organisations
in the health and social care community.
At Invicta Health we provide outstanding care to both our
patients and our staff. We support staff through benefits, health and wellbeing
initiatives and opportunities for personal and professional development.
We have an inclusive and supportive culture, we encourage staff
to be open and honest, and use our Staff forum to ensure the staff voice is
heard.
We offer a wide range of benefits including:
- NHS Pensions
- NHS annual leave entitlement
- Incremental pay
- Flexible working
- A number of salary sacrifice schemes, including
fleet car scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
We're
committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse
range of people who want to join our team. We're a Disability Confident
Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment
adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Responsibilities
- To have a clear
understanding of the organisations financial performance, compliance with all
financial statutory and contractual requirements.
- To risk assess the
financial and contractual position of the organisation and to be held to
account by the CEO and Board for financial and performance reporting.
- Work with the Corporate
Directors to ensure a robust business approach, taking the lead on tender
responses, business due diligence and assurance of external contracts.
- Ensure active involvement in
all business decisions to ensure that the immediate and longer-term financial
implications, opportunities, and risks are fully considered.
- To ensure robust a
financial management and monitoring framework for Invicta Health CIC with clear
guidance for managing all financial transactions within IH CIC including:
o
Invoices
o
Payments
o
Ordering items for business use
o
Maintaining assets logs
o
Developing financial policies with clear
Standing Financial Instructions (SFI)
o
Risk management
-
To provide clear and expert advice to
the CEO, Director of Operations and the Board on the full range of financial
issues including financial planning, interpretation of data, risk profiling and
financial processes.
- To ensure
the provision of monthly/quarterly finance and performance reports to the CEO/Board
capturing year to date turnover, profit / loss per service, overhead costs.
-
To work alongside the Director of
Operations to formulate and present forecasts and trajectories to improve any
performance concerns, including a clear overview/dashboard of income
opportunities and maximization or gaps in achievement.
-
Alongside the Director of Operations and
team to ensure the undertaking of annual budget setting and planning to enable
Board to make strategic decisions and manage risk.
-
Ensure that the financial and risk
implications of policy initiatives are understood, analysed and options
evaluated.
-
To ensure the finance team liaises
regularly with the accountants to enable accurate accounting and finalising year-end
accounts.
-
To ensure tight financial controls are
in place and work with the Director of Operations and Head of Finance to ensure
any required cost improvement plans are in place and being managed.
-
To undertake and assist with any
external financial audits.
-
To support the Director of People to
ensure monthly payroll is completed as required.
-
Work alongside the CEO, Director of
Operations and Director of People to ensure that the organisation has a clear
strategic vision and approach and recognises and manages risk effectively.
Oversight of Business
Performance
-
To ensure IH has a performance reporting
framework which captures and provides overview and assurance on all service
contracts. The reports to include:
o
Monthly performance against all CCG /
NHSE / PCN KPIs and internally agreed KPIs.
o
Exceptional reporting where performance
does not meet expected performance with plans / trajectories to improve
performance.
-
To work with the Director of Operations
to ensure the review of contracts / service requirements prior to any agreement
and inform Board members of any concerns.
-
Work with Director of Operations and
team to ensure all data is captured and reported in a timely manner for monthly
reporting.
-
To develop reports for key strategic
meetings as required i.e., PCNs, practice meetings, NHSE, ICB, shareholders/AGM
and any other stakeholder as required.
-
To be responsible for the business
development of new services, including due diligence work and risk assessment
of business developments and lead on papers to the Board for decision making re
new contracts.
-
Work alongside the corporate team to
ensure robust reporting to the CQC taking the lead in ensuring registration
processes in place for CQC, CIC etc.
Management of Contracts
-
Work with the Director of Operations to
liaise with commissioners and attend contract review meetings, presenting the
organisation in a positive manner as required.
-
Working with the Director of Operations
and leading in the negotiations of any contractual changes / extensions.
-
To develop a commercial report detailing
all contracts with values and termination dates and identify impact/risks of
loss or reduction of contract value.
-
To ensure the risk register captures any
contractual concerns.
- To oversee and manage all business
support contracts i.e., property leases, insurances, business suppliers.
Maximising Business
Opportunities
- Work alongside the CEO and
Director of Operations to horizon scan and keep abreast of any new business
opportunities.
- To ensure the company has
a robust understanding of the business development/strategic regional and
national approaches to primary/community care.
- Develop key relationships
with stakeholders to establish opportunities for business growth/development.
- To ensure all financial
flows are fully understood, oversee achievement and associated risks especially
within Primary Care including QOF/IIF and PCN income.
- To lead the development of
any tender responses, coordinating relevant detail and data for across the
organisation.
Information Technology & Information
Governance
-
To develop, implement and keep up to
date, policies, and processes for the organisation regarding information
technology (IT) and information governance.
- To be the point of contact for any
contractors, undertake performance management of all external providers.
-
Work with the IT Lead to ensure our IT
and systems are proficient, effective and meet our business needs.
-
Keep abreast of GDPR principles and best
practice, ensuring that any changes in policy or process are implemented within
the organisation.
- Taking the lead in responding to the
annual DPO audit recommendations, bringing required changes to the board for
agreement.
-
Provide advice and guidance to the board
on all IG matters.
- Work with the Corporate Affairs Manager
to ensure the annual toolkit is completed and submitted in a timely manner.
Communication
- To establish and maintain effective communication and liaison with key stakeholders across the system.
- To provide high quality reports
and any other written documentation to relevant meetings as necessary, ensuring that they provide
understandable detail on complex issues.
Leadership & Management
- Oragnisational
responsibility for the delivery of Invicta Healths financial strategy.
- Develop a culture of
continuous improvement, learning from others and sharing best practice.
- Provide financial
leadership, advice and support to the Head of Finance and finance team. Ensuring
the finance teams are developed and remain up to date with financial best
practice and legislation.
- To line manage the
finance, IT and business teams including the Head of Finance, Business Assurance
& Development Manager, and IT Lead. Provide leadership, direction and
motivation through objective setting, regular performance reviews, training and
development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Responsibilities
- To have a clear
understanding of the organisations financial performance, compliance with all
financial statutory and contractual requirements.
- To risk assess the
financial and contractual position of the organisation and to be held to
account by the CEO and Board for financial and performance reporting.
- Work with the Corporate
Directors to ensure a robust business approach, taking the lead on tender
responses, business due diligence and assurance of external contracts.
- Ensure active involvement in
all business decisions to ensure that the immediate and longer-term financial
implications, opportunities, and risks are fully considered.
- To ensure robust a
financial management and monitoring framework for Invicta Health CIC with clear
guidance for managing all financial transactions within IH CIC including:
o
Invoices
o
Payments
o
Ordering items for business use
o
Maintaining assets logs
o
Developing financial policies with clear
Standing Financial Instructions (SFI)
o
Risk management
-
To provide clear and expert advice to
the CEO, Director of Operations and the Board on the full range of financial
issues including financial planning, interpretation of data, risk profiling and
financial processes.
- To ensure
the provision of monthly/quarterly finance and performance reports to the CEO/Board
capturing year to date turnover, profit / loss per service, overhead costs.
-
To work alongside the Director of
Operations to formulate and present forecasts and trajectories to improve any
performance concerns, including a clear overview/dashboard of income
opportunities and maximization or gaps in achievement.
-
Alongside the Director of Operations and
team to ensure the undertaking of annual budget setting and planning to enable
Board to make strategic decisions and manage risk.
-
Ensure that the financial and risk
implications of policy initiatives are understood, analysed and options
evaluated.
-
To ensure the finance team liaises
regularly with the accountants to enable accurate accounting and finalising year-end
accounts.
-
To ensure tight financial controls are
in place and work with the Director of Operations and Head of Finance to ensure
any required cost improvement plans are in place and being managed.
-
To undertake and assist with any
external financial audits.
-
To support the Director of People to
ensure monthly payroll is completed as required.
-
Work alongside the CEO, Director of
Operations and Director of People to ensure that the organisation has a clear
strategic vision and approach and recognises and manages risk effectively.
Oversight of Business
Performance
-
To ensure IH has a performance reporting
framework which captures and provides overview and assurance on all service
contracts. The reports to include:
o
Monthly performance against all CCG /
NHSE / PCN KPIs and internally agreed KPIs.
o
Exceptional reporting where performance
does not meet expected performance with plans / trajectories to improve
performance.
-
To work with the Director of Operations
to ensure the review of contracts / service requirements prior to any agreement
and inform Board members of any concerns.
-
Work with Director of Operations and
team to ensure all data is captured and reported in a timely manner for monthly
reporting.
-
To develop reports for key strategic
meetings as required i.e., PCNs, practice meetings, NHSE, ICB, shareholders/AGM
and any other stakeholder as required.
-
To be responsible for the business
development of new services, including due diligence work and risk assessment
of business developments and lead on papers to the Board for decision making re
new contracts.
-
Work alongside the corporate team to
ensure robust reporting to the CQC taking the lead in ensuring registration
processes in place for CQC, CIC etc.
Management of Contracts
-
Work with the Director of Operations to
liaise with commissioners and attend contract review meetings, presenting the
organisation in a positive manner as required.
-
Working with the Director of Operations
and leading in the negotiations of any contractual changes / extensions.
-
To develop a commercial report detailing
all contracts with values and termination dates and identify impact/risks of
loss or reduction of contract value.
-
To ensure the risk register captures any
contractual concerns.
- To oversee and manage all business
support contracts i.e., property leases, insurances, business suppliers.
Maximising Business
Opportunities
- Work alongside the CEO and
Director of Operations to horizon scan and keep abreast of any new business
opportunities.
- To ensure the company has
a robust understanding of the business development/strategic regional and
national approaches to primary/community care.
- Develop key relationships
with stakeholders to establish opportunities for business growth/development.
- To ensure all financial
flows are fully understood, oversee achievement and associated risks especially
within Primary Care including QOF/IIF and PCN income.
- To lead the development of
any tender responses, coordinating relevant detail and data for across the
organisation.
Information Technology & Information
Governance
-
To develop, implement and keep up to
date, policies, and processes for the organisation regarding information
technology (IT) and information governance.
- To be the point of contact for any
contractors, undertake performance management of all external providers.
-
Work with the IT Lead to ensure our IT
and systems are proficient, effective and meet our business needs.
-
Keep abreast of GDPR principles and best
practice, ensuring that any changes in policy or process are implemented within
the organisation.
- Taking the lead in responding to the
annual DPO audit recommendations, bringing required changes to the board for
agreement.
-
Provide advice and guidance to the board
on all IG matters.
- Work with the Corporate Affairs Manager
to ensure the annual toolkit is completed and submitted in a timely manner.
Communication
- To establish and maintain effective communication and liaison with key stakeholders across the system.
- To provide high quality reports
and any other written documentation to relevant meetings as necessary, ensuring that they provide
understandable detail on complex issues.
Leadership & Management
- Oragnisational
responsibility for the delivery of Invicta Healths financial strategy.
- Develop a culture of
continuous improvement, learning from others and sharing best practice.
- Provide financial
leadership, advice and support to the Head of Finance and finance team. Ensuring
the finance teams are developed and remain up to date with financial best
practice and legislation.
- To line manage the
finance, IT and business teams including the Head of Finance, Business Assurance
& Development Manager, and IT Lead. Provide leadership, direction and
motivation through objective setting, regular performance reviews, training and
development.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent senior experience
- Hold a recognised accountancy qualification with significant post qualification experience at a senior level
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Evidence of recent management and leadership development
Experience
Essential
- In depth knowledge of the current Primary Care agenda and challenges
- Extensive experience post qualification in primary care or similar complex organisation
- Previous experience in a senior finance role
- Knowledge and understanding of primary care finances and income streams
- Proven experience of working and contributing at board level
- Experience of negotiation at executive level with complex and highly sensitive and contentious information
- Significant management and professional experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent senior experience
- Hold a recognised accountancy qualification with significant post qualification experience at a senior level
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Evidence of recent management and leadership development
Experience
Essential
- In depth knowledge of the current Primary Care agenda and challenges
- Extensive experience post qualification in primary care or similar complex organisation
- Previous experience in a senior finance role
- Knowledge and understanding of primary care finances and income streams
- Proven experience of working and contributing at board level
- Experience of negotiation at executive level with complex and highly sensitive and contentious information
- Significant management and professional experience
