Deputy Chief Finance Officer

NHS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a Deputy Chief Finance Officer to support the CFO in managing financial strategies and resources for NHS Greater Manchester. The role involves collaborating with senior leaders to enhance financial performance and drive service transformation. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in financial leadership within complex organizations, ensuring value for money and improved health outcomes.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of NHS and local authority landscape.
• Board level experience managing complex budgets.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic financial leadership to ensure financial objectives are met.
• Lead annual financial planning for revenue and capital allocations.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Education

Master's level qualification

CCAB or CIMA qualification

Job description

Job summary

Accountable to the NHS GM Chief Finance Officer (CFO), the Deputy Chief Finance Officer will be responsible for supporting the CFO and other NHS GM senior leaders across the system on the leadership, stewardship and development of the NHS GM financial allocation. The Deputy Chief Finance Officer will support the CFO to establish, lead and develop the core finance function for NHS GM. They will deputise for the Chief Finance Officer on all aspects of the financial portfolio in their absence and so will be required to work closely with Board members, Executive team and senior leaders across key stakeholders i.e. Providers and Local Authorities, on a wide range of issues. They will lead on the development and the implementation of the GM financial strategy and support the strategic commissioning agenda for the system.

The post holder will support the Finance and Audit Committees and will develop key relationships with internal and external auditors and Non-Executive Directors of NHS GM.

Main duties of the job

Support the Chief Finance Officer and other system leaders in ensuring maximum benefit and best value for the population of Greater Manchester through the planning and investment of financial resources and driving productivity and efficiency opportunities to improve value and reduce cost.

Lead, alongside the Chief Finance Officer, on the developmental aspects of all ICS wide financial issues including the delivery of all system financial targets and in particular, support the GM Provider system with the delivery of its financial plans.

Lead on developing a collaborative and effective approach, with the use of Population Health Management information, to improve outcomes, reduce health inequalities and drive financial decision making through service transformation and pathway redesign, particular in support of the developing neighbourhood health model.

Lead on the development of an ICS financial framework covering resource allocation and payment and contractual systems which will support and incentivise service transformation across the system through benefits realisation and impact modelling.

With the Chief Finance Officer, be responsible for ensuring that NHS GM/ICS discharges its financial duties and by doing so delivers value for money and improved health and wellbeing outcomes for its population.

With the Chief Finance Officer, will be responsible for the preparation and successful delivery of all financial aspects of the ICB's responsibilities.

About us

NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care (NHS GM) is responsible for planning and allocating resources to meet the four core purposes of the Integrated Care System (ICS), namely: to improve outcomes in population health and healthcare; tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience, and access; enhance productivity and value for money; and help the NHS support broader social and economic development. Within this context, a significant challenge will be to determine how it effectively supports and enables place-based and local partnerships to take necessary action that will improve population health outcomes and reduce inequalities (i.e. theunfair and avoidable differences in health across the population, and between different groups within society), alongside the wider challenges being faced.

Details Date posted

09 May 2025

Pay scheme

Very senior manager (VSM)

Salary

Depending on experience Dependant upon experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

896-FC-1046

Job locations

The Tootal Buildings

Oxford Street

Manchester

M1 6EU

Job description Job responsibilities

Provide effective strategic financial and business leadership to the ICS to ensure it meets its financial objectives.

Co-ordinate the development and implementation of a system annual plan, which supports the overall strategy of NHS GM and the wider system that ensures quality, financial and performance targets are met and sustained.

Lead annual and longer-term financial planning for the system for both revenue and capital allocations, ensuring an effective financial framework for resource allocation and value for money.

Provide effective financial and business leadership in planning, forecasting and reporting of the ICS budgets and in particular for those areas linked to the strengthening of the strategic commissioning agenda, ensuring triangulation of finance with quality, performance, activity and workforce.

Determine short, medium, and long-term sustainability plans with the input of partners and using feedback from users and stakeholders in achieving high quality outcomes.

Management and financial accounting of all NHS GM budgets.

Provide professional advice on the provision of high quality, value for money services

Lead the development and delivery of improvement programmes, in accordance with national and local priorities through system wide efficiency and productivity planning.

Job description Job responsibilities

Provide effective strategic financial and business leadership to the ICS to ensure it meets its financial objectives.

Co-ordinate the development and implementation of a system annual plan, which supports the overall strategy of NHS GM and the wider system that ensures quality, financial and performance targets are met and sustained.

Lead annual and longer-term financial planning for the system for both revenue and capital allocations, ensuring an effective financial framework for resource allocation and value for money.

Provide effective financial and business leadership in planning, forecasting and reporting of the ICS budgets and in particular for those areas linked to the strengthening of the strategic commissioning agenda, ensuring triangulation of finance with quality, performance, activity and workforce.

Determine short, medium, and long-term sustainability plans with the input of partners and using feedback from users and stakeholders in achieving high quality outcomes.

Management and financial accounting of all NHS GM budgets.

Provide professional advice on the provision of high quality, value for money services

Lead the development and delivery of improvement programmes, in accordance with national and local priorities through system wide efficiency and productivity planning.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Full qualification in one of the individual CCAB bodies or CIMA
• Educated to master's level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.

Desirable

• Qualified accountant or masters level qualification in relevant subject area.

Experience Essential

• Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master's level equivalent.
• Board level experience of managing budgets and maintaining financial balance within a highly complex, multi-organisational environment in the face of increasing demand.
• Demonstrable track record of leading procurement, contracting and performance management processes in large and/or complex organisations

Knowledge Essential

• In-depth understanding of the NHS, social care, and local authority 'landscape' and interdependencies.
• Highly developed communication skills with the ability to communicate on complex matters and difficult situations.
• Ability to provide and receive, convey, and present complex, sensitive and/or contentious information to large groups, responding openly to questions to ensure full understanding and engagement.
• Extensive successful experience in a demanding role or equivalent managerial role at a senior level within a complex organisation.
• Experience of working at board level

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Full qualification in one of the individual CCAB bodies or CIMA
• Educated to master's level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.

Desirable

• Qualified accountant or masters level qualification in relevant subject area.

Experience Essential

• Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master's level equivalent.
• Board level experience of managing budgets and maintaining financial balance within a highly complex, multi-organisational environment in the face of increasing demand.
• Demonstrable track record of leading procurement, contracting and performance management processes in large and/or complex organisations

Knowledge Essential

• In-depth understanding of the NHS, social care, and local authority 'landscape' and interdependencies.
• Highly developed communication skills with the ability to communicate on complex matters and difficult situations.
• Ability to provide and receive, convey, and present complex, sensitive and/or contentious information to large groups, responding openly to questions to ensure full understanding and engagement.
• Extensive successful experience in a demanding role or equivalent managerial role at a senior level within a complex organisation.
• Experience of working at board level

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care

Address

The Tootal Buildings

Oxford Street

Manchester

M1 6EU

Employer's website

https://www.gmsharedservices.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care

Address

The Tootal Buildings

Oxford Street

Manchester

M1 6EU

Employer's website

https://www.gmsharedservices.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)