Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust was granted Foundation Trust status from April 2016 and provides high quality sustainable community services to the people of Brighton and Hove, West Sussex and East Sussex. The Trust has a turnover of £330m. As a result of an operational restructure, an opportunity has arisen for a Head of Finance post supporting one of our Operational Divisions. The post holder will be the expert in providing highly complex and business focused advice to the Area and will be responsible for leading and developing the Division's Management Accounts team. The post holder will need to make judgements and decisions on a range of complex financial situations and business opportunities, taking into account the principles supporting the Monitor risk rating regime as well as the impact on the Trust's Income and Expenditure position. The post holder will have experience of working as part of a large finance function and experience of producing corporate reports and, Produce financial plans for the Operational Division that meet the Trust'sbusiness and financial objectives. Develop, implement and monitor the financial components of the Operational Division Annual Plan ensuring that efficient systems are available to allow income and expenditure plans to be projected for up to 3 years. Provide expert advice on the Division's Income and Activity position to the Division's Management Team and Trust Directors. Analyse and identify the financial consequences and risks of local servicechanges and national financial guidance. Lead investment appraisal and financial analysis of Divisional development proposals and business cases which may involve other organisations, commercial joint ventures and partnerships and commissioners. Undertake strategic analysis which compares income, costs and financial risk for a range of options and outline recommendations. Liaison with the Contracts Team. Provide financial support to identify and monitor delivery of the Division's service transformation plans and cost reduction proposals. Present highly complex financial information to senior managers and represent the financial interests of the Operational Division.

providing long term strategic business planning advice. The post holder will have excellent communication skills and be experienced in explaining complex financial information to non-finance managers. The post holder will be a CCAB qualified accountant or equivalent with proven experience.

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children. Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.

We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services. Why work for us?

• Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
• Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
• Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
• Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
• Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
• Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
• Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
• Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff