Head of Group Financial Reporting and Planning

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) for the role of Head of Group Financial Reporting and Planning within the Group Finance team.
The successful candidate will be responsible for day to day management of the full financial reporting and financial planning processes for one of the largest Acute Trusts in the country, which represents a turnover of some £2.8bn.
Supporting the Deputy Director of Group Financial Reporting and Planning you will provide financial leadership in all of MFT reporting and planning and in ensuring the Group financial reporting and planning complies with all internal requirements, external requirements and all accounting and national standards and guidance.
You will be given scope to exercise a high level of judgement in relation to the reporting requirements, suggesting and making changes where required and always seeking to improve reporting through the applied use of existing and new technology.
The role will allow you to forge strong relationships with the senior finance teams and senior stakeholders within the MFT Hospitals/Managed Clinical Services/Local Care Organisations and additionally the Corporate Divisions.
Externally you will have the opportunity to liaise with senior stakeholders in the GM ICB, NHSE and wider, providing complex information, analysis and explanations of resource allocation., The main duties of the role are:
+ To support the Group financial reporting function of the Trust and by use of highly complex models create, budgets, forecasts and financial plans from the submissions received by 10 Hospital/MCS/LCO and 13 Corporate Directorates .
+ Ensure that multiple competing requirements for resources to deliver financial targets for the above are balanced appropriately and reported accurately.
+ To support the monthly close-down and reporting process.
+ To support in ensuring robust financial systems are in place to provide budgetary and reporting information in line with accountancy standards.
+ To maintain knowledge of Trust Standing Orders, Standing Financial Instructions and Financial policies and to ensure compliance at all times in undertaking the duties of the post.
+ To assist in coordinating, consolidating and reviewing any Trust financial reporting returns to NHSE and the GM ICB.
+ To ensure that the Trust's Long-Term Financial Plan is maintained and developed by the Financial Planning Team in line with the Trust's medium to long term plans and associated scenario plans.
Full details of the role responsibilities can be found in the Job Description., COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the 'NHS England' website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].
We're looking forward to hearing from you!

MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford and beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000+ workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient and staff experience, operational effectiveness and driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; the Electronic Patient Record system which was launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.