Deputy Director - Financial Strategy and Planning

This Deputy Director role will lead a first-class, Strategic Financial Management team to enable the delivery of UKHSA's strategic vision, having a constant and relentless focus on Value for Money. They will be accountable for leading a clear financial strategy supported by optimal resource allocations and investment choices, ensuring UKHSA stays within its annual budget and has aggregated reporting of financial and operational performance, delivering a 'single version of the truth', and providing in depth analysis of trends and relevant insights to inform decision making.

The role holder will be the accountable person for the business planning and fiscal events (including Spending Review) in UKHSA and be accountable and responsible for the overall corporate guardianship of the budgets and protection of the accounting officer.

The role holder will drive continuous, sustainable improvements in UKHSA's financial management, controls and reporting.

A key aspect will be building and maintaining excellent relationships alongside management with internal functions and external stakeholders including Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), Ministers including Secretary of State, His Majesty's Treasury, No.10, Cabinet Office.

Main duties of the job

o Responsibility for the financial strategy of UKHSA, leading the annual business planning/budget setting process, to enable a balanced budget to be produced that aligns to the organisation's strategic goals.

o Lead medium and annual financial plans and budget allocations with strong links to organisational strategy and annual business plan (in line with Departmental outcome delivery plan)

o Accountable for the provision of corporate level management accounting information, including Board level reporting.

o Accountability for the provision of the Main and Supplementary Estimates for our sponsor department and HM Treasury.

o Provide strategic financial advice to Ministers, Senior Officials and decision-making bodies

o Own the relationship with the Departmental Financial Sponsorship team to understand and consider the cross Departmental position, risk and potential Devolved Administration / Other Government Department implications

o To be an active board member, providing the necessary challenge on behalf of UKHSA and Secretary of State in respect of the financial and operational performance of spin-outs and other relevant entities

We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.

UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.