Job summary
We're excited to be recruiting for a passionate and driven Head of Finance - Financial Services to lead our Charities, Accounts Receivable and Financial Services teams within our Finance & Procurement Business Unit. You will use your expertise to influence innovative mechanisms required in developing and enhancing the Financial Management of the organisation.
We are particularly proud of our exceptional and highly-skilled staff - and they in turn are passionate about the contribution they make within the Trust. Therefore you will focus on quality, promoting high standards to consistently improve patient outcomes in a financial capacity, whilst using evidence to make improvements and seeking out innovative ways of working to develop financial solutions. Inevitably, you'll also be commercially astute and able to drive business growth and improve cash flow. It is essential for you to hold a Professional Accountancy qualification (CCAB/CIMA) with current membership registration and be educated to master's degree level or an equivalent professional qualification and possess significant management experience.
Main duties of the job
You will play a key part in setting clear standards and expectations ensuring compliance with professional accountancy standards and practices are met consistently and effectively. You will lead the Charities, Accounts Receivable and Financial Services Teams in the FBU and also work closely with colleagues in the Capital team.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications, Knowledge and Training and Experience
Essential
- Professional Accountancy Qualification
- Substantial financial management accounting experience at a management level in a large, complex organisation
- Extensive experience in the preparation of Statutory Financial Statements and compliance with IFRS
- Significant experience in a large, complex NHS organisation
- Demonstrable post qualification development and achievement of CPD
Desirable
- Educated to master's degree level or equivalent professional qualification/management experience
Qualifications, Knowledge and Training and Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable post qualification development and achievement of CPD
- Thorough understanding of current NHS accounting principles and procedures
- Substantial financial management accounting experience at a management level in a large, complex organisation
- Significant knowledge of financial risk management
- Excellent understanding of accounting processes and audit requirements
- Extensive experience in the preparation of Statutory Financial Statements and compliance with IFRS
- In depth knowledge of VAT legislation and practices
- Experience in a complex partnership-dependent environment
- Significant experience in a large, complex NHS organisation
Desirable
- Understanding of accounting framework for Charitable Funds to ensure that income and expenditure is accounted for in accordance with the objectives of the Charity and that the accounts comply with the Charity legislation (e.g. Charities Act 2006)
- Understanding of VAT and Gift Aid relief and its application to charitable funds expenditure.
Skills and abilities and Attributes
Essential
- Expert level numeracy, numerical reasoning and numerical analysis skills
- Commercially astute and able to drive business growth and improve cash flow
- Highly analytical with a structured and methodical approach to problem solving and able to translate and interpret large amounts of data
- Able to manage day to day business challenge, whilst not losing sight of the long-term strategic goals
- Skills in setting and implementing a customer experience best practice road map
- Natural leader of people, capable of setting a vision, harnessing and nurturing talent and managing performance during a period of change and transition
- The ability to influence and persuade others, creating successful and effective working relationships through strong, positive interpersonal skills and excellent written and oral communication skills
- Able to work independently
- Capacity to handle many projects simultaneously
Person Specification
Qualifications, Knowledge and Training and Experience
Essential
- Professional Accountancy Qualification
- Substantial financial management accounting experience at a management level in a large, complex organisation
- Extensive experience in the preparation of Statutory Financial Statements and compliance with IFRS
- Significant experience in a large, complex NHS organisation
- Demonstrable post qualification development and achievement of CPD
Desirable
- Educated to master's degree level or equivalent professional qualification/management experience
Qualifications, Knowledge and Training and Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable post qualification development and achievement of CPD
- Thorough understanding of current NHS accounting principles and procedures
- Substantial financial management accounting experience at a management level in a large, complex organisation
- Significant knowledge of financial risk management
- Excellent understanding of accounting processes and audit requirements
- Extensive experience in the preparation of Statutory Financial Statements and compliance with IFRS
- In depth knowledge of VAT legislation and practices
- Experience in a complex partnership-dependent environment
- Significant experience in a large, complex NHS organisation
Desirable
- Understanding of accounting framework for Charitable Funds to ensure that income and expenditure is accounted for in accordance with the objectives of the Charity and that the accounts comply with the Charity legislation (e.g. Charities Act 2006)
- Understanding of VAT and Gift Aid relief and its application to charitable funds expenditure.
Skills and abilities and Attributes
Essential
- Expert level numeracy, numerical reasoning and numerical analysis skills
- Commercially astute and able to drive business growth and improve cash flow
- Highly analytical with a structured and methodical approach to problem solving and able to translate and interpret large amounts of data
- Able to manage day to day business challenge, whilst not losing sight of the long-term strategic goals
- Skills in setting and implementing a customer experience best practice road map
- Natural leader of people, capable of setting a vision, harnessing and nurturing talent and managing performance during a period of change and transition
- The ability to influence and persuade others, creating successful and effective working relationships through strong, positive interpersonal skills and excellent written and oral communication skills
- Able to work independently
- Capacity to handle many projects simultaneously
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
