Strategic and operational planning and running of Finance Procurement and Payroll Departments.

Responsible to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the overall strategic leadership and performance management of the Finance directorate alongside the Director of Strategic Finance. Ensures department systems and processes are fit for purpose and staff are trained and equipped to operate them. Has a major impact on the ability of the Trust to deliver patient services, on time, within corporate and clinical governance and within budget.

Manages - Manage the Finance Directorate including procurement and payroll, Senior Teams in line with the appropriate financial and other policies. Recruit, performance manage, develop and train the senior managers, providing leadership on key operational and strategic issues. Monitor and regularly review the performance of the directorate from an internal and 'customer' perspective, ensuring corporate governance compliance and best practice.

Has a major impact on the ability of the Trust's overall management and performance of the Finance function ensuring effective, timely and accurate financial and wider performance information, both operational and strategic, is provided to the Trust and external organisations.

Main duties of the job

• Deputise across the full range of duties undertaken by the CFO both within and outside of the Trust. Take day to day responsibility for coordinating the function of the Finance Directorate including Procurement and Payroll.
• Advise and where appropriate influence Executive/Non Executive Directors and senior managers on highly complex, multi health economy/Trust wide/directorate, financial and wider performance issues. Influence decision making at executive /senior level to achieve specific outcomes that impact on the successful achievement of Trust standards, targets and strategies.
• Support the Trust on service commissioning and finance related issues. Work with Executive/Divisional Directors and senior managers to negotiate on behalf of the Trust to achieve the best possible agreements and understandings with commissioners to deliver optimum health care to the local population.
• Lead on the development of performance management systems and processes that meet the needs of commissioners and hospital management.
• Ensure that all areas of financial risk are adequately identified, quantified and appropriately reported. Ensure as far as possible that steps to mitigate financial risk are identified, reported and implemented.

About us

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Onsite parking is available for a small administration fee.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional CCAB qualification
• Post 5 years qualification experience
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development as required by the professional accountancy body the post holder is a member of
• Masters qualification or similar (MBA)

Desirable

• Additional qualification or current personal and professional development plans bring added value to the role e.g. Leadership training

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 5 years financial experience operating at a senior level within a large complex organisation
• Extensive senior level manager experience within a complex health care organisation including management of multiple specialities
• Sound knowledge base of the NHS, current issues and developments, its structure, organisation and targets
• Experience of project management and change management
• Significant staff management experience
• Experience of report writing and presentation

Desirable

• Senior management NHS Experience
• Previous relevant commercial experience in the private sector

Employer details

Employer name

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Eastbourne District General Hospital or Conquest Hospital (Hastings)

Kings Drive

Eastbourne

BN21 2UD

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