Overview
In this role you will provide strategic financial leadership across two NHS Trusts, guiding financial accounts, systems, cashiers, charitable funds and overseas visitor services. You will lead a shared Financial Services team across multi-site locations, ensuring timely statutory reporting and robust governance. The role focuses on driving continuous improvement in accounting, VAT, capital, and audit interfaces, within Oracle and SBS frameworks. You will work closely with senior finance leaders to support delivery of excellence in care across the trusts. This is a high-impact position that combines leadership, technical accounting, and cross-organisational collaboration to shape financials.
Pay / Benefits
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Blue Light discounts
- flexible hybrid working
- 27 days annual leave rising to 33
- free car parking at Lakeside Hub
- on-site gym and wellbeing facilities
Responsibilities
- Lead and oversee Financial Accounts, Financial Systems, Cashiers, Charitable funds and Overseas Visitor Officers
- Drive continuous improvement across statutory accounts, audit liaison, counter-fraud, cash management, VAT, capital and leasing accounting
- Operate within Oracle and Shared Business Services (SBS) frameworks
- Report to the Assistant Director of Financial Services & Reporting and collaborate with Finance Directors
- Ensure governance statements and statutory returns are accurate and timely
- Maintain technical accounting expertise in Capital, VAT, Pensions, and Audit
- Provide visible, cross-site leadership to unite teams across multiple locations
- Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual financial accounting operations (Band 8B starting point)
- Prepare statutory annual accounts and governance reports (Band 8B)
- Liaise with internal audit, counter-fraud teams, and external auditors (Band 8B)
- Manage cash flow, VAT, capital, and leasing accounting (Band 8B)
- Ensure integration and use of SBS and Oracle financial systems (Band 8B)
- Lead a multi-site finance team with hands-on leadership
Key requirements
- Fully CCAB qualified finance professional
- Track record of innovation and continuous service improvement
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and team-building skills
- Ability to thrive in a matrix structure and lead cross-organisational projects
- Creative problem-solver with a commitment to outstanding service delivery
- Experience in financial accounting at a senior level
- leadership
- stakeholder management
- team-building
- Oracle
- Shared Business Services (SBS)
- statutory accounts
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