Site Director of Finance - PRUH
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Decision Support
- To provide policy advice to the business to ensure an evidence-based approach to business decisions.
- To lead the development of business cases for Finance and Investment Committee where the level of investment exceeds the delegated limit for the Site.
- To ensure business cases have an objective method of measuring benefits and lead a systematic approach to reporting and supporting delivery expected benefits.
Income
- To maximise income receivable to the Site by:
- Providing expert advice and training on Payment by Results.
- Working with the Deputy Chief Financial Officer to ensure Service Level Agreements are in place for all non-NHS Clinical Income and prices are regularly reviewed and updated.
- Minimising income lost through poor data capture, incorrect coding and pricing and contractual penalties through effective reporting.
People Management and Performance
- Lead, coach and manage the performance of the team in line with good people management practices. Ensuring excellence is recognised and underperformance is addressed.
- Participate in regular performance appraisal meetings and ensure each member of the team has a clear set of objectives and development plans.
- Ensure the team is compliant with all mandatory training together with any professional training requirements, ensuring they are up to date and fully compliant.
- Manage team attendance and absence in line with Trust policy ensuring the appropriate return to work meetings occur, e-roster is updated and productivity is at keep to the highest possible level.
- Identify and fill vacancies that arise within the team in line with the Trust's recruitment policy and process.
- Identify talent and support the internal talent management process in order attract and retain and succession plan for your people.
- Review skills mix at regular intervals in order to identify any potential opportunities to maximise resource utilisation / allocation, ensuring job descriptions are kept up to date.
- Ensure overall wellbeing of the team is maintained. Continuously support in improving the morale of the team and implementing a culture of zero-tolerance for bullying and harassment.
- To manage and develop the Finance function as part of the Senior Leadership Team, to develop a common sense of identity, priority and direction.
Other
- To present financial and business information to a variety of stakeholder groups.
- To undertake all mandatory training in line with Trust policies and procedures.
- To take personal responsibility for own professional development.
- To maintain own professional competence and credibility.
- To adhere to relevant professional code at all times.
- To provide cover for the Deputy CFO and senior colleagues as appropriate, with agreement of the Site Chief Executive.
- To assist in producing ad hoc reports and in project work.
- To undertake any other duties requested as appropriate to the banding.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- CCAB qualified accountant with significant post qualification experience in financial leadership roles.
- Masters in financial or business discipline or equivalent experience and training
- Evidence of recent CPD including specialist training and experience relating to NHS finance as well as national accounting standards
- Significant post-qualification experience in a strategic finance leadership in a large complex organisation.
- Experience of working with computerised financial systems.
Desirable criteria
- Experience and knowledge of the NHS including the financial and political agenda
- Understanding of the changing NHS environment and its implications for service delivery.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
- JD and Specification (PDF, 328.4KB)
- Princess Royal (PRUH) Site map (PDF, 1.4MB)
- Visa and Sponsorship Information (PDF, 352.6KB)