Senior Lead – Central Financial Management

The Central Financial Management Team in the NHS England Finance and Planning Directorate is now recruiting for a Senior Lead.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be at the heart of work to support the NHS. We:

• work closely with government to agree NHS funding;
• ensure the NHS lives within its annual budget;
• decide how to distribute the funding to the different NHS services and parts of England;
• support innovative programmes that improve the care and experience of NHS patients or people using NHS services;
• set out the financial and performance priorities the NHS should be delivering each year;
• report how much the NHS has spent on providing services each year;
• explore how the NHS can make the best use of its money;
• look at how spend on building or equipment can improve the care and experience of people using NHS services;
• consider how nationally we use these resources to improve healthcare outcomes, reduce inequality, improve health and support the NHS.

Main duties of the job

To ensure that NHS England allocates, manages, and reports on its multi‑billion pound budget to deliver excellent outcomes for patients.

Qualifications

• Must hold a CCAB or CIMA professional accountancy qualification and have extensive relevant post‑qualifying experience.

Knowledge

• Detailed understanding of NHS Finance.
• Financial performance management and value for money at a strategic level including budgeting, costing, and forecasting techniques.
• Subject‑matter expertise across a number of key areas relating to knowledge of Financial Accounting Standards, Financial systems and processes, Statutory Accounts, Standing Financial Instructions, expenditure classification/limits and Government financial framework documents.

Skills

• Numerate and technically competent; high level of understanding of accounting standards and demonstrated practice leadership in financial accounting/financial management.
• Providing advice on and monitoring compliance with financial policies/guidance across the business and ensuring the application of accountability, transparency, integrity and the public good to all activities within own area.
• Providing and receiving highly complex, sensitive and contentious information, negotiating with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and presenting complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.

Values

• Commitment to equality of opportunity, focussed on removing barriers to full participation and values diversity and difference.
• Embrace change, viewing it as an opportunity to learn and develop.
• Demonstrate honesty and integrity and promote organisational values.

Employment Terms

• Contract: Fixed term.
• Duration: 10 months.
• Working pattern: Full‑time.
• Location: London or Leeds (other sites considered).
• Salary: £79,504 to £91,609 a year (exclusive of London Weighting).
• Reference number: 990‑FIN‑EC2779‑E.

Secondments

Applicants from within the NHS will be offered a secondment basis only; agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.

Contact

Contact Mike Lowe at Michael.lowe2@nhs.net for more information about the team and the work we do.

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