This is a very senior tier management role within the Finance Directorate with the post holder forming part of the Senior Finance Management Team who will be expected to lead the financial management team within the department.

Reporting to the Deputy Director of Finance, the post holder will take lead responsibility for the financial planning, budgeting and reporting for the whole Trust.

Main duties of the job

For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification.

About us

We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. We are a national centre for telemedicine and introduced telehealth to the UK offender healthcare sector and also provide the service to patients in their care homes. Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.We want to attract staff who embrace our Right Care behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients we want to make these part of our DNA.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• CCAB / CIMA qualified with significant post qualification experience and active participation in Continuing Professional Development (CPD), working at a senior management level for a number of years.
• Masters degree or equivalent experience in a senior and strategic finance role.

Skills

Essential

• High level numeric skills, competent in processing and interpreting data.

Knowledge

Essential

• Sound understanding of software packages.
• Excellent IT skills.

Desirable

• Knowledge of Joint Venture and subsidiary Accounting
• Knowledge of strategic and business planning processes.
• Knowledge of capital investment appraisal techniques.
• Knowledge of Payment by Results.
• Knowledge of costing techniques and health service reference costs.
• Knowledge of private patient services
• Knowledge of Performance Management Processes.
• Knowledge of NHS Data Definitions.

Experience

Essential

• Substantial experience of managing staff at a senior level.
• Previous experience of working at a strategic level within an organisation.

Skills

Essential

• Ability to balance different aspects of the role, and prioritize work across a wide area.
• Ability to plan and deliver complex projects.
• Ability to develop and implement policies, but also interpret guidelines and work within clearly defined operating policies and procedures which exist within the finance discipline.
• Make decisions which affect a number of people and may have a long-term effect.
• Provide clarity in complex situations and leads on strategy development within your own area.
• Identifies way to deliver an excellent service to the organisation.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, including the ability to chair meetings and deal with issues covering a wide range of parties.
• Creative and innovative, with the desire and ability to propose changes to working practices and procedures.
• Ability to take the lead on key developments, acting as a specialist in a particular financial area.
• Reviews own performance, assesses own strengths and weaknesses, takes corrective action and identifies areas for own personal development.

Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to demonstrate detailed experience and expert knowledge of the key accounting areas, including the key procedures and policies, NHS financial legislation, key computer systems such as financial ledgers and of providing specialist advice on a full range of financial issues.
• Knowledge of human resource techniques, required to lead, develop and maximise the performance of teams.

Experience

Essential

• Has the ability to develop influencing and negotiating strategies to achieve the organisations objectives, handling and communicating sensitive data in a professional and politically astute manner.
• Responsible for setting the framework in which the financial performance of the organisation can be accurately and adequately monitored.
• Ability to take responsibility for own workload and overseeing that of others, forward planning, working flexibly and prioritizing competing demands.
• Confident in the ability to stand up for a personal point of view, even against articulate and powerful opposition.

Employer details

Employer name

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Skipton Road

Steeton

BD20 6TD

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423-6050625