Band 8d - Head of Finance

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Head of Finance to support its North Middlesex Health Unit. This pivotal role entails developing financial plans and driving profitability while providing crucial financial insights to management and clinical teams. Ideal candidates will have substantial experience in financial management, particularly in healthcare, and will excel at fostering partnerships to enhance business performance. The position offers a dynamic work environment with excellent opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Generous benefits

Next level training

Qualifications

• Experience in financial management within a healthcare context.
• Ability to drive financial productivity improvements.
• Strong analytical skills with a focus on commercial propositions.

Responsibilities

• Develop partnerships to enhance profitability.
• Create financial plans supporting group strategy.
• Maintain reporting to financial performance director.
• Drive improvements in financial productivity.
• Support access to financial information for managers.

Skills

Financial planning

Profitability analysis

Financial reporting

Contract management

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Overview

Royal Free is recruiting for a Head of Finance role to support the North Middlesex Health Unit. This role is ideal for an ambitious and dynamic candidate looking for the next challenging position that will allow them to gain exposure to working in a large acute trust with a group model that is continually evolving and growing. This is an exciting time to join the Trust as it expands its group model. The finance department is currently going through a transformation to build a best-in-class Group Finance function focused on delivering all financial operational targets and continuously striving to exceed stakeholder expectations.

Responsibilities

• Develop productive partnership working with other function leads to drive profitability and return on investment.
• Create short and medium term financial plans to support the realisation of the group strategy.
• Maintain a professional reporting line to the Director of Financial Performance while working closely with divisional and business unit management leads and directors, utilising professional judgement to progress business needs.
• Drive improvements in financial productivity within the divisions – leading on identification, advice and challenge for efficiency plans.
• Support directors, managers and clinicians in accessing and understanding financial information for their areas of budgetary responsibility. Provide support to build understanding of complex financial information.
• Support commercial propositions and undertake or oversee the financial management of key contracts. Provide advice as necessary to leadership teams on any action(s) required to realise opportunities and mitigate risks arising.

Benefits

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests. Our size, scale and influence offer unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.