Group Chief Finance Officer

The Group Chief Finance Officer is a full Executive (voting) Director of the Community Health Services Trust & the Hospitals Trust (the Group) and member of the unitary Group Board.

Work as part of an integrated team and take lead responsibility for strategic and corporate issues both within and external to their immediate portfolio, making a major contribution to the achievements of the Groups vision and strategic goals.

The post holder is expected to be fully involved in a broad range of strategic, policy and tactical issues, including where necessary, taking leadership responsibility outside of areas of personal responsibility

Main duties of the job

• Responsible for the development of the Group's Financial & Capital Strategy


• Provide effective high quality Financial and Treasury management.


• Providing policy advice and support on all financial matters to the Group Board


• As a member of the Group executive team, contributing to the key business decisions of the Group and to contribute to the development, communication and promotion of Group purpose, vision, aims and objectives.


• Provide assurance to the Group Board on the delivery of the Group purpose, vision, aims and objectives.


• To oversee the group's financial returns, statutory annual accounts and annual report and presentation of these to the group audit and risk committee, finance and investment committee, board of directors and annual public meeting.


• To be responsible for the Trust's Procurement function.


• To ensure the Group has a strong internal audit function


• Promote and uphold effective governance, probity and integrity
  
  Degree in relevant discipline, preferable supported by a formal management qualification CPFA Qualified or equivalent Evidence of recent management and leadership development Evidence of continuous professional and personal development


• Significant experience at Director of Finance level in an NHS Trust or other large complex multi-professional organisation


• Experience of large financial portfolio circa value up to or over £500m


• Experience of large capital programme circa value up to or over £50m


• In-depth understanding of the complexity in providing secondary healthcare


• In-depth understanding of providing community healthcare


• Understanding of current financial issues impacting the NHS Experience of regulated services


• Experience in large scale capital raising and balance sheet management


• Demonstrable experience of leading modernisation of a large finance function and effectively embedding transformation in large complex environments
  
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