Job summary
Royal Free is recruiting for a Deputy Director of Financial Performance (Corporate Finance) to support the Director of Finance. This would ideally suit an ambitious and dynamic candidate who is looking for the next challenging role which will allow them to gain exposure of working in a large acute trust with a group model that is continually evolving and growing
The Deputy Director of Financial Performance is a key stakeholder in the Corporate Leadership team. The post holder will be responsible for the development and delivery of financial strategy for the Corporate Directorates to ensure long term viability and financial stability of the Group, supporting the implementation of a sound financial framework and effective arrangements for financial governance.
Main duties of the job
The Corporate Finance function holds all non-clinical group wide services within the Royal Free Group. This includes Corporate services, Estates and Facilities, Property Services and Research & Development. Corporate Finance is responsible for an expenditure budget of c£500m, almost 20% of the Groups overall spend. As such, ensuring the integrity of the financial position and providing value add financial services to corporate stakeholders is essential, not just to delivery of the corporate finance position, but also overall delivery of the group wide plan.
The post holder will provide financial leadership to the Corporate directorate's leadership team in developing implementing and monitoring the financial plan. Aligned to this, the post holder will support the delivery of improved financial efficiency of the Corporate directorates.
About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Appication and interview
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
- Masters Degree or Equivalent
- Expert knowledge of financial Accounting procedures including current legislation and NHS accounting policies
- Professional Chartered Accountancy Qualification
- Evidence of recent CPD including specialist training and experience relating to NHS finance as well as national accounting standards
- Significant post qualification experience as a Head of Finance in a complex organisation.
- Networking: being able to work within and without the Trust with credibility out of area.
- Awareness: up to date with the NHS policy, national directives and all Governance aspects but with a specific emphasis on NHS Finance.
- Significant and demonstrable previous experience or demonstrable capability and capacity for leading and managing staff
- Significant post qualification experience as a Head of Finance in a NHS organisation of comparable complexity
- Experience of the NHS planning
- Knowledge of company finance
- Experience of restructuring
- Excellent interpersonal and commination skills, written and verbal
- Ability to track record of effectively communicating highly complex and sensitive information to large groups
- Ability to challenge and effectively manage and deal with highly contentious situations and issues
- Sound political judgment and astuteness in understanding and working with complex policy, information and diverse interest groups
- Highly developed influencing skills: with senior health care professionals across the Health Community and external organisations
- Ability to be intellectually flexible and to look beyond existing structures, ways of working, boundaries and organisations to produce more effective and innovative ways of working and partnerships
Desirable
Application or interview
Essential
- High level of work organisation, self motivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude
- Proven ability to make significant contributions to long term organisational strategy
- Ability to interpret highly complex information e.g. Business cases and take decisions regarding allocation of resources and risk
- Mentoring skills
- Proven ability to prioritise workload in a dynamic work environment and instruct and direct others which deliver positive outcomes
- Advocacy skills
Person Specification
Appication and interview
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
- Masters Degree or Equivalent
- Expert knowledge of financial Accounting procedures including current legislation and NHS accounting policies
- Professional Chartered Accountancy Qualification
- Evidence of recent CPD including specialist training and experience relating to NHS finance as well as national accounting standards
- Significant post qualification experience as a Head of Finance in a complex organisation.
- Networking: being able to work within and without the Trust with credibility out of area.
- Awareness: up to date with the NHS policy, national directives and all Governance aspects but with a specific emphasis on NHS Finance.
- Significant and demonstrable previous experience or demonstrable capability and capacity for leading and managing staff
- Significant post qualification experience as a Head of Finance in a NHS organisation of comparable complexity
- Experience of the NHS planning
- Knowledge of company finance
- Experience of restructuring
- Excellent interpersonal and commination skills, written and verbal
- Ability to track record of effectively communicating highly complex and sensitive information to large groups
- Ability to challenge and effectively manage and deal with highly contentious situations and issues
- Sound political judgment and astuteness in understanding and working with complex policy, information and diverse interest groups
- Highly developed influencing skills: with senior health care professionals across the Health Community and external organisations
- Ability to be intellectually flexible and to look beyond existing structures, ways of working, boundaries and organisations to produce more effective and innovative ways of working and partnerships
Desirable
Application or interview
Essential
- High level of work organisation, self motivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude
- Proven ability to make significant contributions to long term organisational strategy
- Ability to interpret highly complex information e.g. Business cases and take decisions regarding allocation of resources and risk
- Mentoring skills
- Proven ability to prioritise workload in a dynamic work environment and instruct and direct others which deliver positive outcomes
- Advocacy skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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).
