Location: Woolwich

Parking: Not Specified

Job Type: Temporary

Duration of booking: Temporary booking with no end date given

Proposed start date: ASAP

Base: Healthcare based

Band: 8D

Pay Rates:

46.00- 53.00 PAYE Inclusive of Holiday Pay

All the above rates are dependent on skill and experience and will be paid on a Direct Engagement Model as confirmed by the client.

Working Days and Hours: Monday-Friday, 37.5 hours, 09.00-17.00

Remote working option: Not specified

Travelling for work purposes: Yes, this is a Cross site role in the London Area as and when required.

Job Purpose

The role of Associate Director of Finance is a key strategic position to respond appropriately to a dynamic and complex financial environment.

• The post holder will report to a Deputy Finance Director and have corporate responsibility for and provide day-to-day leadership for a portfolio of departments from Financial Management, Strategic Finance and Planning, Productivity and Efficiency, Costing, Procurement, and Financial Accounts. The role provides highly-specialised, forward-looking and externally-focused technical financial analysis and planning. To this end, the post holder must show very high levels of financial expertise and technical training, with specialist knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards, NHS Improvement and Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) guidance and a wide range of legislation.
• The post holder is expected to work as part of a cohesive finance team and, when necessary, to take lead responsibility for Trust-based issues outside of their immediate sphere of responsibility. They will be expected to present, and advise on, highly complex and sensitive financial and business information/issues to large groups, such as the whole Finance function as well as clinical and non[1]clinical colleagues from outside of Finance.
• The post holder will be accountable for interpreting changes in government policy and assessing the financial impact of these changes on Trust Finances. They will propose and make changes to Trust policy as appropriate, ensuring that policies and procedures are developed and implemented in line with Trust requirements. The post holder will take forward the development of Business Partnering within the Trust to ensure that it underpins clinical and corporate objectives and provides divisions with the financial information and support they need to make informed decisions about their services.
• The post holder has line management responsibility for staff across the finance function as detailed in the organisational structure. This takes into account all aspects of staff development, training, appraisals, 1:1s, support and coaching. In providing specialist financial expertise and leadership to the business there is an almost constant requirement for the post holder to exercise intense concentration and sustained mental effort in order to analyse, understand, retain and convey information. There is a frequent need for the post holder to prioritise and re-prioritise workloads according to the demands of stakeholders and to meet financial deadlines.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Educated to degree level.
• Expert specialist knowledge of financial and accounting procedures including current legislation and NHS accounting policies.
• Professional Chartered Accountancy Qualification (CCAB).
• Evidence of recent CPD including specialist training and experience relating to NHS finance as well as national accounting standards.
• Extensive post-qualification experience in a large and complex organisation with significant autonomy.
• Extensive experience of business partnering model
• Extensive involvement with year-end accounts preparation, financial planning, forecasting and scenario analysis and the production of robust financial information, including highly complex financial modelling.
• Networking: being able to work within and external to the Trust with credibility out of area.
• Experience of liaising with internal and external auditors.
• Awareness: up to date with the NHS policy, national directives and all Governance aspects but with a specific emphasis on NHS Finance.