Director of Finance - CSS Clinical Group | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Manchester seeks a Director of Finance to drive financial strategies for its Clinical Scientific Services. This high-profile role involves financial planning, risk management, and leading teams for sustainable service transformation. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in NHS finance and a proven ability to deliver complex financial plans, ensuring alignment with strategic goals. Join us to elevate your career in financial leadership.

Qualifications

• Strong track record in complex NHS environments.
• Experience in developing and implementing financial strategies.
• Capable of driving transformation and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Steer financial planning for the Clinical Group.
• Ensure financial decisions align with statutory obligations.
• Shape financial strategy and support development.
• Develop and implement annual financial strategies.
• Inspire teams and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Financial risk management

Strategic financial planning

Leadership

Complex financial plans delivery

Job description

Overview

Join MFT as the next Director of Finance for our Clinical Scientific Services Clinical Group (CSS) – a high profile and visible role. Reporting to the Clinical Group Chief Executive, you will be at the core of strategic decision making as a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, helping to shape the future of integrated care across Manchester and Trafford.

Using your established finance and leadership skills, you will lead financial planning and performance for the Clinical Group, supporting the overall financial performance of the Trust, and working closely with Trust Finance teams including costing, financial accounts and capital finance. You will be accountable for the analysis and evaluation of the financial consequences of different service options and will inform the annual planning of the Clinical Group.

With a strong track record in complex NHS environments, you will deliver financial improvement and long-term sustainability. You will lead with autonomy and clarity, developing and driving robust financial strategies that support transformation and innovation across the CSS Clinical Group.

If you are looking for a role that challenges, empowers and elevates your career in financial leadership, this could be your next and best move.

Responsibilities

• You will use deep expertise in financial risk management to steer financial planning for the Clinical Group – balancing day-to-day demands with long-term ambitions.
• With a proven track record in delivering complex financial plans, you will be a trusted advisor to the Chief Executive and Senior Leadership Team, ensuring financial decisions align with statutory obligations, contractual commitments and the Trust’s strategic direction.
• Professionally accountable to the Chief Finance Officer, you will work across teams to shape financial strategy, support development, and drive consistency in delivery.
• You will bring significant experience in developing and implementing annual financial strategies, underpinned by robust modelling and scenario planning that support sustainable service transformation.
• As a people leader, you will set a clear vision, nurture talent, and inspire performance — driving change and continuous improvement across your teams.
• You will embody MFT’s vision and values, championing quality and high standards to consistently improve patient outcomes.

About MFT

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £3.0bn and is operating at a scale beyond most NHS Trusts. We are creating an exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services each year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford and beyond, we champion collaborative working and transformation. We empower our 30,000 workforce to pursue ambitious goals and set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate, providing a scale of opportunity that is extraordinary.

We have created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient and staff experience, operational effectiveness, and drive research and innovation through the introduction of Hive, our Electronic Patient Record system launched in September 2022.

We are a major academic Research Centre and Education provider, offering a robust infrastructure to facilitate high-quality research programmes. We are also progressing our Green Plan to advance sustainability in healthcare.

Diversity and Inclusion

At MFT, we foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, and protect health and wellbeing as we shape the future of our organisation together. All individuals are encouraged to apply regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. If you have any special requirements to help with your application, email [e-mail].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

This advert closes on Sunday 5 Oct 2025