Director Finance jobs in United States

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

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Job overview

Finance Director (Pathology Partnership)

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a tight-knit director team which runs one of the NHS' largest pathology networks. We carry out over 100,000 tests a day for over three million patients.

As Finance Director you will be responsible for delivering all aspects of the Pathology Partnership's financial and business management.

You will also be deeply involved in broader strategic and day-to-day decision making for the organisation to ensure that we stay true to our vision 'to always deliver consistently reliable and timely pathology tests for every one of our patients'.

We need a finance director who has financial acumen as well as technical skills and wis able to communicate persuasively across the entire organisation and to our three owner trusts. The Partnership is co-owned by Barts Health, Homerton Healthcare and Lewisham and Greenwich Trusts.

You will be a member of the Pathology Partnership's Board, together with four other directors, six executive directors from our three owner trusts and an independent Chair.

The Pathology Partnership is hosted by Barts Health and so you will have the support of one of the NHS' largest hospital groups.

Interview date: 21st August 2025

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for delivering all aspects of the Pathology Partnership's financial and business management.

You will lead a team of accountants and other specialist business staff to provide strategic and day-to-day support of the Pathology Partnership's financial activity, business intelligence, business and contract support and procurement performance whilst maintaining a team ethic across the Pathology Partnership and within your finance division.

You will be a key member of the Pathology Partnership's director team, providing collective leadership to the organisation and will be a member of the Partnership's Board. You will provide leadership across the Pathology Partnership and owner Trusts, demonstrating expert accounting and business knowledge, analytical support and clear presentation of complex financial and other information to clinical and non-clinical colleagues.

You will be responsible for the delivery, accuracy and timeliness of the monthly performance reports to the Pathology Partnership's Board, ensuring that procedure and controls are up to date and implemented.

You will constructively and positively challenge all aspects of the Pathology Partnership's financial and business performance and will drive and support CIP delivery programmes alongside operational colleagues.

You will provide support to the Chief Executive with the strategic direction and business plan of the Pathology Partnership.

Working for our organisation

The NHS East and South East London Pathology Partnership is an arms-length organisation providing pathology services to Barts Health NHS Trust, Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. The Pathology Partnership is hosted by Barts Health.

The Pathology Partnership was formed in May 2021. Between 2021 and 2024 the Partnership undertook a complex transformation programme to establish a single network of laboratories, underpinned by a single Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) and single Quality Management System (QMS).

The Partnership has a main hub laboratory at the Royal London Hospital and Essential Service Laboratories at the six other hospital sites served by the Partnership.

The Partnership has three operational divisions

• Blood Sciences including Haematology, Blood Transfusion and Biochemistry
• Microbiology and Virology
• Cellular Pathology and Cancer Diagnostics

The 2024/25 total operating costs across the Partnership were c. £121m per annum with a workforce establishment of circa. 860 WTE.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within the Pathology Partnership and Barts Health at this band.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description and person specification attached below provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, together with the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required.

The Pathology Partnership is hosted by Barts Health and we embrace Barts Health's WeCare values. A copy of the WeCare values is also attached.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Extensive management accounting experience including in complex organisations
• Experience of managing staff and effective team working

Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to analyse complex information and determine an appropriate course of action interpreting and providing judgement on highly complex facts of situation
• Ability to solve complex, multi-dimensional issues in negotiation with multiple stakeholders

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of NHS Finance and policies, specifically related to financial planning

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• A recognised CCAB or equivalent qualification

Other

Essential criteria

• Ability to work under pressure and meet objectives with conflicting deadlines

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals' who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

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Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• JD & PS (PDF, 335.9KB)
• Our Values and Behaviours (PDF, 334.9KB)
• Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 92.0KB)
• Candidate Information Pack (PDF, 549.5KB)