Job overview
As Assistant Finance Director – Group Accounts, you will play a pivotal leadership role in shaping and delivering the Group's financial accounting function. Supporting the Deputy Finance Director – Financial Services & Capital, you will lead the timely and accurate production of consolidated accounts across the Group, ensuring the highest standards of financial governance, compliance and reporting.
Working closely with senior leaders across the Trust and wider healthcare system, you will provide expert financial leadership, influence strategic decision making and help shape the future direction of financial services across the Group. This is a highly visible role offering the opportunity to make a significant organisational impact while leading and developing teams within a supportive, ambitious and continually evolving finance function.
Main duties of the job
Key areas of responsibility include: • Monthly consolidated accounts for the Group • Year-end accounts production for the Trust and the consolidated Group • Leadership of the external year end audit • Cash flow monitoring and forecasting • Treasury and cashiers' management • Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable • Financial controls including balance sheet reconciliations
Closing date for applications: 6 August 2026
Interviews will take place w/c: 17 August 2026 - Actual date to be confirmed
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).
Person specification
Skills and Ability
Essential
- Able to make decisions when guided by broad principles and departmental policies.
- Demonstrate exceptional analytical, numerical, and investigative skills. Able to analyse, reconcile and interpret complex financial data and resolve queries and anomalies
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of working in Financial services in complex organisations
- Demonstrable experience of accounting under IFRS and other technical regimes
- Significant technical accounting or external audit experience, including consolidation
- Evidence of continuing professional development / commitment to on going personal development
- A demonstrable advanced level of understanding of Microsoft Excel
Desirable
- Knowledge and expertise of accounting under the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) Group Accounting Manual (GAM)
Communications and interpersonal skills
Essential
- Evidence of preparing and leading presentations on financial issues for all trust staff
Education, Training and Qualifications CPD Requirements
Essential
- Current registration with CCAB body
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This advert is for Assistant Finance Director - Group Accounts with University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust in Derby, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Manager and corporate role. The advertised salary is £66,582 - £77,368 pa. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 06 Aug 2026.
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