Deputy Head of Finance: Projects

Health Jobs UK; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Cambridge is seeking a Financial Management professional with a CCAB qualification to lead teams and manage finances effectively. Applicants should have advanced technical skills and experience working in public sector finance. The role offers a comprehensive benefits package and support for work-life balance. Applications are welcome from Armed Forces members.

Benefits

On-site leisure facilities

Reduced parking costs

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Completion of a CCAB recognised accountancy qualification with post qualification experience.
• Advanced technical and personal skills from senior level accountancy functions.
• Experience with computerised accounting systems.

Responsibilities

• Motivate and develop a team to achieve objectives.
• Negotiate and agree deadlines and standards with departments.
• Explain complex issues in clear terms.

Skills

Negotiation

Interpersonal skills

Complex financial data analysis

Leadership

Education

CCAB recognised accountancy qualification

Tools

Spreadsheet software

Budget setting software

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities. Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:

• applied for a Graduate visa
• or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
• or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment

For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.

The advert will close at midnight on 25 September 2025.

Interviews are due to be held between 8 and 10 October 2025.

Benefits

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Completion of a Consultancy Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB) recognised accountancy qualification with post qualification experience in a financial management role, or equivalent experience

Experience

• Essential criteria: Advanced technical and personal skills and competencies acquired from experience across a range of accountancy functions at a senior level
• Experience of motivating and developing a team to achieve desired objectives
• Experience of computerised accounting systems and budget setting software
• Experience of working across the organisation with clinical and non-clinical colleagues
• Experience of negotiating and agreeing deadlines, standards and quality of work with other departments

Desirable criteria

• NHS or other public sector organisation experience

Knowledge

• Essential criteria: Advanced knowledge of, and competence in, the use of spreadsheets and be able to develop models using advance spreadsheets techniques
• Understand and be able to apply the concepts and techniques for: - Budgeting and financial planning - Costing and pricing - Variance analysis and financial reporting - The purpose of accounting accruals and provisions - An understanding of the structure of business cases as outlined by Treasury - Green Book Guidance

• Desirable criteria: A thorough understanding of NHS accounting and reporting issues and the application of these within the Trust

Skills

• Essential criteria: Ability to negotiate and influence so that efficient and effective performance is achieved, and targets are met
• Prepared to lead on department issues and to take responsibility, without supervision, for implementation of policy and annual objectives across the organisation
• Developed level of interpersonal skills that enable complex, technical issues to be explained in clear and concise terms
• Ability to develop good working relationships at all levels within the organisation
• A willingness to accept responsibility and provide decisive leadership in a high-pressure environment
• Developed skills in analysing complex financial data and information and producing concise and understandable recommendations from it
• Able to plan and coordinate the work of their team and of other departments inside and outside of Finance to meet project timetables
• Able to work on a number of projects simultaneously to meet agreed internal and external deadlines

Desirable criteria

• Ability to understand client needs in a diverse organisation

Additional Requirements

• The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.

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Documents to download

• Applicant Information Pack ( PDF , 600.3 KB )
• Information for Applicants - Completing your Application ( PDF , 394.3 KB )