Deputy Chief Finance Officer

Seymour John; Manchester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Deputy Chief Finance Officer to lead operational finance at the UK's largest NHS Trust. This pivotal role involves shaping the financial future of a £2.8bn organization, ensuring robust financial planning and governance. You will collaborate with clinical leaders to drive cost improvement and transformation programs while representing the Trust at a national level. This is a rare opportunity to influence strategic decision-making and deliver high-quality, sustainable healthcare to over 750,000 people. If you are a strategic leader with a passion for healthcare, this role is for you.

Qualifications

• Strong NHS finance experience at Director or Deputy Director level.
• Proven track record of leading high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational leadership across the finance function.
• Oversee financial performance and support decision-making.

Skills

NHS Finance Experience

Financial Planning

Leadership Skills

Cost Improvement Programs

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

Degree in Finance or Accounting

Professional Finance Qualification (e.g., ACA, ACCA)

Job description

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The closing date is 27 April 2025

We’re working with Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) to appoint a Deputy Chief Finance Officer (Operational) — a key role at the heart of a £2.8bn organisation delivering care across ten hospitals and community services.

You’ll provide operational leadership across the finance function, working directly with the Group CFO Claire Wilson to shape the Trust’s financial future. It’s an opportunity to lead performance, embed best practice, and influence strategic decision-making at scale.

Job summary

Lead Operational Finance at the UK's Largest NHS Trust

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is looking for a dynamic and experienced Deputy Chief Finance Officer (Operational) to join our senior leadership team. This is a rare opportunity to take on a high-profile role within one of the most complex and ambitious NHS organisations in the country.

As the UK's largest NHS Trust, MFT serves a diverse population of over 750,000 people across ten hospitals and community services. With an annual budget exceeding £2.8 billion, we operate at scale, delivering world-class care while driving financial sustainability. Our finance function plays a crucial role in ensuring we meet the challenges of today's NHS, and we are looking for an outstanding leader to drive this agenda forward.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking a senior finance leader to take on the role of Deputy Chief Finance Officer (Operational) at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT). Reporting to Claire Wilson, Group Chief Finance Officer, you will provide operational leadership across a £2bn organisation, ensuring robust financial planning, reporting and governance.

You'll oversee all aspects of financial performance, while working closely with operational and clinical leaders to support effective decision-making and deliver high-quality, sustainable healthcare. A key part of your role will be driving cost improvement and transformation programmes, helping us deliver best value for the communities we serve.

You will engage regularly with national partners, including NHS England, ICBs and regulators, representing MFT at system level. The ability to influence, collaborate and lead in a complex environment will be critical.

We are looking for someone with strong NHS finance experience, ideally at Director or Deputy Director level, with a track record of leading high-performing teams and delivering financial improvement at scale.

This is a career-defining opportunity to shape the financial future of the UK's largest NHS Trust. If you are a strategic, ambitious and values-led leader, we would love to hear from you.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

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