Associate Director of Financial Planning & Analysis
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Job overview
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has a vacancy for the role of Associate Director of Financial Planning & Analysis.
This is a pivotal new role in our senior finance team, created to lead the development of the FP&A function across our Trust. As Associate Director of FP&A, you will be responsible for driving financial planning, forecasting, and professional business partnering across the organisation. You will work closely with the Divisional Finance Managers, Operational Director of Finance, Associate Director of Financial Accounts and key commercial stakeholders to bring clarity, structure, and forward-looking insight into the heart of our business decision-making.
This role offers an opportunity to shape how financial data is captured, interpreted, and used, right through from the budget holder to Trust Board. As the organisation continues to regain financial control and drive productivity this role will be expected work closely with the Financial Recovery team to utilise data driven insights to inform decision-making and support the creation of a sustainable financial recovery pipeline.
Main duties of the job
To lead the Trust's Financial Planning & Analysis team and:
Develop the Trust's annual financial plans ensuring that these are fully integrated with the Trust's Workforce and Activity plan, taking into account the Trust's financial improvement programme, service developments and any other agreed changes.
Produce the monthly financial reporting to both the Trust Board and to external stakeholders.
Produce monthly financial forecasts and tracking performance against the forecast, highlighting areas of variance and developing the financial impact of agreed recovery actions.
Work alongside the Financial Recovery team to develop the Trust's financial improvement plan by working with the Divisional Teams to identify opportunities and quantify the financial impact of financial recovery ideas, taking into account the quality and equality impacts of any proposed plans.
Represent the Trust in developing the HIOW system financial plan and financial recovery, ensuring that the Trust's position is represented, whilst fully participating in partnership working.
Lead the department's Divisional Finance team.
Ensure that the finance department provides accurate and timely information and analysis of the Trust's financial performance, including the production of timely, accurate and relevant budgetary reporting to budget holders, Divisional Management Teams, the Trust Senior Management Team and the Trust Board.
Working for our organisation
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
You would be joining a vibrant and enthusiastic Financial Planning & Analysis team at a challenging and interesting time with financial recovery and sustainability as a priority. Alongside the wider Finance department our teams are based at the Basingstoke site but currently benefit from hybrid working arrangements and are expected at times to travel to one of our other two sites.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £600 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a detailed view of the role.
The role is hybrid, splitting time between home and the Basingstoke finance office. Happy to discuss further during interview or at the offer stage.
If you would like further information please contact Jon Kaval, Director of Operational Finance - jonathan.kaval@hhft.nhs.uk
Person specification
Training & Qualification
Essential criteria
- Fully Qualified
- Significant number of qualified years experience
Desirable criteria
- Post grad qualification
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Lead production of financial planning
- Financial improvement experience
- Evidence of working at a senior level and with Board level Directors
Desirable criteria
- Experience of developing innovative solutions and practical implementation for strategic change.
- Project Management
Skils & Ability
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of financial management in a healthcare/commercial environment, and of the implications of the changing financial regime in the NHS
- Ability to deliver challenging agendas through effective delegation and coaching
- Ability to develop and review complex and multi-year financial models, covering I&E, Balance Sheet, Cash and Capital
Desirable criteria
- Advanced spreadsheet skills
- Negotiation Skills
Our commitment to you:
We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff. Applications are encouraged from everyone with the necessary attributes for the job, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
The paperwork:
- HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first - as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues. Therefore, we would recommend that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 and that you understand that we are treating COVID-19 positive patients within our services.
- Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications will be submitted directly into our preferred third party recruitment system (Trac). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs via email - please ensure to check your junk/spam folders.
- All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
- In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process.
- This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. If you intend to apply you are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.
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Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Documents to download
- Associate Director of FP&A - JD & Person Spec (PDF, 866.4KB)
- HHFT Employee Rewards & Benefits (PDF, 723.8KB)
- Tackling Climate Change at Hampshire Hospitals (PDF, 4.9MB)