Head of Strategic Finance – Project Oriel

Job overview

Together, Moorfields Eye Hospital (Moorfields), University College London (UCL) and Moorfields Eye Charity (MEC) are creating a purpose-built centre of excellence for eye care, research and education. The business case has been approved, setting a project budget of over £580m, and construction has begun.  The construction is managed by a joint venture between UCL and the Trust, which has been set up as a separate legal entity.  This finance role manages this joint programme known as 'Oriel' between Moorfields, UCL, MEC and the joint venture. Programme updates can be found here on the Oriel website: https://oriel-london.org.uk/

Main duties of the job

Working as an integral part of the Oriel team – this role reports to the Head of Programme Finance, and is particularly focused on full and robust business analytics infrastructure for Programme Oriel Division of the Trust including:-

• Oriel Commercial Operations, including the JDV;
• Performance, Financial Management and Decision Support Service;
• Joint Venture Financial Operations and Controls;
• Strategic Planning of Oriel
• Financial Systems and Reporting;
• Financial Governance Risk and Compliance;

This role is responsible for the quality of financial services to Oriel stakeholders alongside quality and timeliness of finance and performance information to managers, clinicians, the management team, executive team members and the Trust Board.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Detailed responsibilities are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the role.