Band 8b Deputy Head of Financial Reporting

NHS; Enfield; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

A public healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Deputy Head of Financial Reporting to lead financial reporting functions. This senior finance role involves ensuring compliance with accounting standards and overseeing the production of statutory financial reports. Candidates should be CCAB qualified accountants with significant experience in financial analysis and team leadership. The position offers flexible working patterns and a competitive salary range of £70,396 to £80,837 per year.

Benefits

Flexible working

Competitive salary

Training opportunities

Qualifications

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values.
• Significant experience in financial accounts areas.
• Ability to lead, motivate, and manage staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the preparation of statutory group accounts.
• Implement and document financial controls for accuracy.
• Coordinate the production of the annual statutory accounts.

Skills

Leadership

Financial analysis

Communication

Analytical skills

Education

CCAB or equivalent qualified accountant

Masters level or equivalent

Tools

Forecasting and planning tools

IT systems

Job description

Job Summary

The Deputy Head of Financial Reporting is a senior finance role responsible for supporting the Head of Financial Reporting and leading the financial reporting function in the production of accurate and timely financial information, ensuring compliance with group standing financial instructions and contributing to the overall financial planning and strategy of the Group. The role supports the production of statutory financial reporting (including GP Lead and Dental Federation) within a team that is responsible for its overall management, performance, and development. The post holder will support the Head of Financial Reporting in coordinating the production of the annual statutory accounts (and any interim accounts) in accordance with the relevant accounting standards (including IFRS), the DHSC Group Accounting Manual and NHS England’s FT Annual Reporting Manual. The post holder should be a Qualified Accountant with proven experience in leading and motivating a team, managing multiple priorities, and communicating effectively to ensure delivery of complex outputs (internally and externally) to agreed internal and national deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Statutory Financial Reporting: Lead and manage the preparation and submission of statutory group accounts (and associated subsidiaries), interim accounts, ICB reporting, audit committee, finance and investment committee, corporate benchmarking, HMRC, pensions, NFI, Freedom of Information (FoI), National Cost Collection Indices (NCCI) and reporting transactions in excess of £25k. This list is not exhaustive.
• Financial Controls: Implement, review and document financial controls to ensure accuracy and compliance with group Standing Financial Instructions (SFI) and maintain control of the balance sheet. Provide expert knowledge of NHS financial and accounting procedures, legislation, NHS financial policy and the financial impacts of NHS policies, including reference to group procedures.
• Support the production of statutory financial reporting (including GP Lead and Dental Federation) and ongoing management, performance, and development of the reporting team.
• Coordinate the production of the annual statutory accounts and any interim accounts in accordance with accounting standards (IFRS), the DHSC Group Accounting Manual and NHS England’s FT Annual Reporting Manual.
• Adapt responsibilities to meet changes in regulator requirements and financial control demands, ensuring alignment with statutory and governance obligations.

Job Details

• Date posted: 26 November 2025
• Pay: £70,396 to £80,837 a year inclusive of HCAS
• Band: 8b
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
• Location: Enfield Civic Centre, Silver Street, Enfield, EN1 3ES

Person Specification – Essential

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
• CCAB or equivalent qualified accountant with relevant post‑qualification experience
• Undertaken a variety of additional short courses to develop specialist knowledge
• Significant experience and knowledge gained through working in specialist financial accounts areas within the Trust and from exposure to differing business models
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• Masters level or equivalent
• Experience using and managing forecasting and planning tools
• Experience building and maintaining complex forecasting and planning models
• Experience applying Standing Financial Instructions and Schemes of Delegation (or other financial governance frameworks) in practice
• Proven track record of providing high quality, financial analysis and reporting
• Financial accounting experience
• Staff management experience
• Knowledge of financial planning, governance, management and budgeting, and NHS policy and finance regime including Cost Improvement Programme concepts and operation
• Logical thinker with sound analytical skills, able to deal with large volumes of complex data and perform highly complex analysis of financial and operational data and trends
• Ability to make judgements/decisions in complex situations and use professional judgement to ensure the best outcome for the Trust
• Ability to identify significant risks to the Trust using complex information and communicate those risks appropriately to enable them to be addressed
• Able to manage time to deliver complex, accurate and reliable information to tight timescales
• Ability to lead, motivate, manage and develop staff in own team and Trust wide
• Ability to use own initiative but knowing when to consult
• Ability to engage with and influence senior managers across the Trust to add value to decision making
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and negotiate with others and present compelling arguments, whilst being sensitive to the wider issues of the business
• Excellent IT skills and proactive approach to IT systems
• Written and oral communication skills
• Positive attitude towards learning and development
• Ability to work flexibly and travel between Trust sites
• Low level of absence due to sickness

Person Specification – Desirable

• Extensive experience providing senior level support to, and influencing managers on, highly complex projects and value‑adding business change initiatives
• Experience leading financial training and creating training content
• Experience influencing senior management and conducting high level, highly complex meetings and discussions with senior managers and directors
• Experience analysing and providing advice in relation to business cases
• Methodical and systematic approach to work
• Strong numerical and verbal critical reasoning ability

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here: Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.

Employer Details

• Name: Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
• Address: Enfield Civic Centre, Silver Street, Enfield, EN1 3ES
• Website: https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/