Chief Finance Officer

NHS Scotland; Stirling; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Scotland is seeking a Chief Finance Officer to lead financial strategy and governance for the Health and Social Care Partnership. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing annual budgets and performance reporting, ensuring compliance with financial regulations, and driving transformation programmes. This role requires strong leadership skills and the ability to work collaboratively with senior stakeholders across various organizations in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Flexible benefits

Learning and development culture

Qualifications

• Experience as a strategic leader in finance.
• Ability to manage compliance with financial regulations.
• Strong communication skills for advising senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of financial strategy and budgets.
• Ensure compliance with statutory regulations.
• Provide financial advice and support service redesign.

Skills

Financial strategy development

Governance compliance

Transformation programmes

Risk management

Collaboration with senior leaders

Job description

We are seeking an exceptional strategic leader to join our Senior Leadership Team as Chief Finance Officer. This pivotal role will shape the financial future of the Clackmannanshire & Stirling Health and Social Care Partnership, working across NHS Forth Valley, Stirling Council, and Clackmannanshire Council.

As Section 95 Officer for the Integration Joint Board (IJB), you will lead financial strategy, governance, and transformation programmes that support integrated health and social care services. You’ll be instrumental in delivering sustainable, high‑quality services that improve outcomes for our communities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of the IJB’s financial strategy, annual budgets, and performance reporting.
• Ensure compliance with statutory financial regulations and governance frameworks.
• Provide expert financial advice to the Chief Officer and IJB.
• Drive transformation and service redesign to meet strategic priorities.
• Manage financial risk, audit processes, and performance forecasting.
• Collaborate with senior leaders across partner organisations.

Just a 30‑minute drive from Edinburgh and Glasgow, Clackmannanshire and Stirling is easily accessible with beautiful environments to promote wellbeing.

We offer the flexible benefits and working arrangements, along with a culture, which is committed to learning, improving and growing.

Ability and willingness to travel throughout the area of service delivery is essential for this post.

The duties of this post require the successful candidate to complete a Level 2 Disclosure Scotland check.

If this challenge is something you can deliver on, we would be interested to hear from you.

For informal discussion about this post, please contact Dr Jennifer Borthwick, Interim Chief Officer – [e-mail] or Scott Urqhart, Director of Finance, NHS Forth Valley – [e-mail]

Certificate of Sponsorship

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NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.