Band 8d Head of Financial Planning and Reporting

Overview

In this role you will lead the Group’s financial planning and reporting, shaping annual and medium-term plans and ensuring robust governance. You will provide timely insights to Executive Directors and the Board, linking finance with activity and workforce information. You will head the Costing and Financial Planning & Reporting teams, driving consistency, controls and continuous improvement. This is a strategic finance leadership position in a large, complex NHS organisation with a clear impact on sustainable financial performance.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working

Responsibilities

• Lead the full cycle of Group financial planning and reporting, including annual and medium-term plans and monthly Trust-wide reporting
• Oversee Costing and Financial Planning & Reporting teams, ensuring strong controls and process improvements
• Provide analysis and information for Executive Directors and the Board on financial performance and savings delivery
• Manage governance, accuracy of financial information, and clear articulation of financial performance across stakeholders
• Support decision-making by translating complex data into clear financial models and insights
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align finance, activity and workforce information
• Drive change and improvements in financial reporting and planning processes
• Engage with multiple stakeholders with conflicting priorities to deliver agreed financial plans

Key requirements

• CCAB qualified accountant
• Significant post-qualification experience in strategic finance leadership in a large complex organisation
• Financial modelling ability and translating data into clear financial models
• Experience with computerised financial systems
• Business case appraisal experience
• Experience in a senior management team and leading a team (objective setting and performance management)
• Experience implementing change and managing stakeholders with conflicting priorities
• IT literate (spreadsheets, databases, pivot tables, ECDL)
• Desirable: NHS financial knowledge and political agenda understanding

• leadership
• communication
• influencing and negotiation
• financial modelling
• financial planning and reporting
• data analysis

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