Financial Planning Manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Financial Planning Manager, supporting the Head of Financial Strategy and Planning in developing an effective Trust-wide financial planning process.

Working with other senior finance colleagues to ensure the finance function overall provides high quality, professional financial support to the Trust that meets the needs of the business.

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., The post holder will be one of three financial planning managers who will need to make decisions on a range of complex financial situations and be responsible for:. Coordinating the financial planning of the Trust including the Annual Planning Review, Long term planning, monthly returns and forecasts. Modelling long term planning assumptions (LTFM) to ensure the Trusts financial strategy is kept up to date. Reviewing business cases and managing the day-to-day governance of the Trust's investment Board.. Effective and accurate production of elements of financial performance and recovery (including CIP) reporting both to internal and external stakeholders in line with best practice requirements. Providing business partnering to support the Trusts capital programme.

The post holder must have a recognised CCAB or equivalent qualification and have significant experience in senior roles within finance and be fully committed to Continuous Professional Development.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.