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Job requirements
Essential
17 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Personal Qualities
Excellent leadership skills
- Personal Qualities
Strong communication and engagement skills. Positive attitude and highly self-motivated and can motivate others
- Personal Qualities
Ability to work without supervision, providing specialist advice to the organisation, working to tight and often changing timescales
- Personal Qualities
Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values
- Skills and Abilities
Developed communication skills for delivering key messages to a range of stakeholders
- Skills and Abilities
Good presentational skills for conveying complex concepts
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to use informed persuasion to influence others
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to work within and lead cross functional working and project group
- Skills and Abilities
Excellent listening, communication and presentation skills
- Skills and Abilities
Excellent writing skills, including the ability to summarise information and key issues
- Skills and Abilities
Advanced Microsoft Office/computer skills
- Knowledge and Experience
Substantial experience of delivering financial advice and guidance to senior managers and directors.
- Knowledge and Experience
Operational and strategic financial planning, budgeting and service costing
- Knowledge and Experience
Experience in producing a wide range of financial information, reports and analyses
- Education and Qualifications
CCAB, CIMA qualified Accountant
- Education and Qualifications
Evidence of recent and ongoing professional development
- Education and Qualifications
Educated to Masters level or equivalent
Desirable
1 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge and Experience
Experience of leading a NHS finance team
Job overview
Head of Finance
The post holder will act as a Trust wide expert leading on the development and implementation of organisation wide financial improvements and efficiencies. The role requires both clinical and non clinical finance experience, working with senior Trust key stakeholders, persuading and influencing the financial direction of the Trust.
Responsible as a leading expert on the strategic financial planning agenda and programme for the nominated Integrated Clinical Service Units (ICSUs), including the financial lead on developing financial strategies and business plans. To provide professional guidance in support to Senior Trust managers, including the presentation of business cases and financial plans to Trust Executive Directors.
Identifying opportunities for financial efficiencies and high-lighting areas of risk and reporting on progress of these whilst indicating other opportunities in year.
The Head of Finance will be responsible for the development, implementation and delivery of the procedures, policies of the department. To ensure that all Trust wide financial policies are adhered across the Trust.
Main duties of the job
Responsible as a Trust leading financial expert for the provision of financial services across the nominated ICSU’s. Responsible for leading a financial management team, delivering professional financial support that meets the needs of the Trust. To ensure that the team delivers a full financial service to include:
financial leadership analytical support Financial commercial acumen Full business suite financial reporting Clear presentation of financial and business intelligence to a ICSU’s to support the delivery of an approved financial plan Ensuring proper financial control is maintained and value for money achieved.
Responsible for ensuring that the ICSUs financial direction is robust and fit for purpose. To ensure that as a financial expert, you manage and constructively and positively challenge all aspects of the ICSUs financial and business performance.
The post will attend the ICSU Boards and Performance Review meetings and will make a positive contribution to debates on service provision and ICSU’s priorities.
Responsible for the provision of financial leadership and guidance in delivering Trust wide programmes concerned with improved productivity, quality and efficiency programmes
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for further information about the responsibilities of this role.
If you want to know more about the role please contact:
Nirupa Narine - Assistant Director of Financial Management
nirupa.narine@nhs.net
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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This advert is for Head of Finance with Whittington Health NHS Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Finance manager role. The advertised salary is £88,250 - £100,355 Per Annum Including HCAS. The contract type is Secondment: 1 year (1 year from start of contract). The application deadline is 02 Nov 2026.
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