Job summary
This is a fantastic opportunity to take your finance career to the next level working for Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent ICB. This is an established key post within the Finance/Planning & Intelligence Directorate as we strengthen strategic finance &intelligence across the ICS. The vacancy has been created through the gaining of a promotion for the existing post holder within a different system.
You will be an exceptional leader, passionate about analysing financial & broader data sources & using these to inform, understand & articulate our system position to the broadest range of users. You will be pivotal in creating our system financial strategy & our approaches to investment, risk management & system level reporting & be the key link for our senior finance professionals across the system.
Working under the leadership of the Director of Planning, the Head of System Finance will be a senior member of the ICB Finance System Planning and Intelligence Team, supporting the ICS manage allocations of over 2bn & ensuring triangulation of Finance, Performance & Workforce information. The post holder will provide senior leadership & facilitate system working supporting the system CFOs & the ICB Director of Operational Finance to create a single system finance approach.
Main duties of the job
The role will be a key member of the finance leadership team supporting the development of the system finance strategy, the medium-term financial model and the annual operating plan.
The post holder will be responsible for the overall co-ordination of financial planning at the system level (individual organisations being responsible the development of their statutory plans) and system level financial reporting; this will include leading the annual financial planning programme and in-year reporting of delivery against plan.
The post holder will be responsible for developing robust, efficient and effective financial planning processes and models to deliver an assured financial plan at the system level. They will be expected to take a strategic lead, working with other colleagues within the ICB Unitary Body and Providers, to develop robust planning assumptions with full engagement and ownership by relevant stakeholders. The post holder will be required to maintain multiple relationships with senior and executive managers within the ICB and the broader system.
The post holder will have responsibility for the completion of all ICS planning returns, overseeing bid submissions in a timely manner and will support assurance discussions with NHS England and NHS Improvement around the plans.
You will deputise for the Director of Planning as required including presenting at the ICS Board, ICS Finance and Performance Committee, Regional assurance meetings and other formal groups.
About us
The Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB) is responsible for planning functions; managing the NHS budget and arranging the provision of health services in the geographical area
Location Home based/hybrid working (majority of posts).
There may be occasions when you will be required to attend a location hub, usually this will be pre-planned and with at least a days' notice
All new starters are expected to collect their new IT equipment, from the IT Department, which is based in Stoke on Trent.
All posts at Band 8c and above, are expected to take part in the Silver on call rota. Full training will be provided.
All new starters based at home are required to have appropriate desk/chair or other relevant equipment in compliance with DSE regulations to be able to work remotely and will attend mandatory Unconscious Bias Training, Invisible Disability Training and a separate induction on Equality and Inclusion.
Interviews may take place via Microsoft Office Teams or in person at one of our local hubs
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be required to;
Maintain regular contact with internal and external stakeholders and will often need to engage with them over sensitive, complex, contentious and confidential issues.
Lead relevant internal and external working groups/projects, services and initiatives to provide project, information and analytical advice and expertise.
Plan and organise a broad range of highly complex activities, formulating and adjusting plans to reflect changing circumstances.
Lead system working with the teams from across multiple organisations to manage data collection systems that will provide accurate and timely financial information.
Challenge and assure financial data received from system partners and prepare aggregated financial modelling and reporting in a variety of forms
Present financial information and issues, explaining complexities, to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
To liaise with other ICS planning and performance functions to share best practice.
Chair the system Deputy Directors of Finance Group and lead identified short term task and finish groups as required.
Organise the agenda and material for the weekly CFO meeting and capturing actions, ensuring that all are completed or escalating to the ICB CFO.
Take a lead role in developing ICS level policies and processes e.g. Capital Prioritisation or Place Allocation policies
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be required to;
Maintain regular contact with internal and external stakeholders and will often need to engage with them over sensitive, complex, contentious and confidential issues.
Lead relevant internal and external working groups/projects, services and initiatives to provide project, information and analytical advice and expertise.
Plan and organise a broad range of highly complex activities, formulating and adjusting plans to reflect changing circumstances.
Lead system working with the teams from across multiple organisations to manage data collection systems that will provide accurate and timely financial information.
Challenge and assure financial data received from system partners and prepare aggregated financial modelling and reporting in a variety of forms
Present financial information and issues, explaining complexities, to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
To liaise with other ICS planning and performance functions to share best practice.
Chair the system Deputy Directors of Finance Group and lead identified short term task and finish groups as required.
Organise the agenda and material for the weekly CFO meeting and capturing actions, ensuring that all are completed or escalating to the ICB CFO.
Take a lead role in developing ICS level policies and processes e.g. Capital Prioritisation or Place Allocation policies
Person Specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING
Essential
- CCAB or CIMA qualified and evidence of continuing professional development
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Significant post qualification experience of financial management and working at a senior level
- Experience in strategic and staff leadership roles
Desirable
- Experience of NHS Commissioning and Contracting processes
SKILLS / KNOWLEDGE / APTITUDES
Essential
- A thorough knowledge of all financial management processes and reporting requirements.
- Financial planning and management in a large, complex, customer focussed organisation
- Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
- Negotiate on difficult, complex and detailed issues
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
- Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options.
- Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
- Strategic thinking - ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise.
- Plans and organises a broad range of complex activities, formulating and adjusting plans to reflect changing circumstances.
- Inputs to strategic plans across NHS and within the specific teams.
- Works with Stakeholders to develop performance improvement plans and to develop plans for innovation and opening up the market.
- Good use of available information sources to enable efficient and effective planning
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight and often changing deadlines
- Skills for direct line management and job management
- Skills for delivering results through managing through others and using a range of levers in the absence of direct line management responsibility.
- Skills for managing relationships with a range of different stakeholders.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills.
- Manages team within the constraints of NHS strategic plan.
- Ability to work on own initiative and organise workload, allocating work as necessary.
- Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues.
- Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity (for both self and staff) taking into account and being aware of how individual actions contribute to and make a difference to the equality agenda.
- Previously responsible for a budget, involved in budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes.
- An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust
- Used to working in a busy environment
- Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
- Commitment to continuing professional development.
Desirable
- Advanced theoretical and practical financial knowledge in financial accounting, financial and other legislation and NHS financial policies
- Ability to carry out procurements for highly detailed, high value contracts that require analysis, comparison and assessment.
OTHER JOB REQUIREMENTS
Essential
- Access to transport and ability to travel to localities across Staffordshire
Person Specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING
Essential
- CCAB or CIMA qualified and evidence of continuing professional development
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Significant post qualification experience of financial management and working at a senior level
- Experience in strategic and staff leadership roles
Desirable
- Experience of NHS Commissioning and Contracting processes
SKILLS / KNOWLEDGE / APTITUDES
Essential
- A thorough knowledge of all financial management processes and reporting requirements.
- Financial planning and management in a large, complex, customer focussed organisation
- Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
- Negotiate on difficult, complex and detailed issues
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
- Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options.
- Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
- Strategic thinking - ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise.
- Plans and organises a broad range of complex activities, formulating and adjusting plans to reflect changing circumstances.
- Inputs to strategic plans across NHS and within the specific teams.
- Works with Stakeholders to develop performance improvement plans and to develop plans for innovation and opening up the market.
- Good use of available information sources to enable efficient and effective planning
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight and often changing deadlines
- Skills for direct line management and job management
- Skills for delivering results through managing through others and using a range of levers in the absence of direct line management responsibility.
- Skills for managing relationships with a range of different stakeholders.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills.
- Manages team within the constraints of NHS strategic plan.
- Ability to work on own initiative and organise workload, allocating work as necessary.
- Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues.
- Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity (for both self and staff) taking into account and being aware of how individual actions contribute to and make a difference to the equality agenda.
- Previously responsible for a budget, involved in budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes.
- An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust
- Used to working in a busy environment
- Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
- Commitment to continuing professional development.
Desirable
- Advanced theoretical and practical financial knowledge in financial accounting, financial and other legislation and NHS financial policies
- Ability to carry out procurements for highly detailed, high value contracts that require analysis, comparison and assessment.
OTHER JOB REQUIREMENTS
Essential
- Access to transport and ability to travel to localities across Staffordshire
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.