Group Finance Leader: Strategy, Talent & Performance

Company: University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
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Location: Coventry
Job Description:

An exciting opportunity to join the Financial Management team at UHCW as the Senior Head of Group Finance. This will be an integrated vital member of the Groups Board and will participate fully in the agenda for both financial and non-financial performance and arising issues.

As the Senior Head of Group Finance, you will support the Core and ET&R Group to provide overall financial leadership and strategic direction ensuring that finance delivers a high-quality customer‑focused service. You will take overall responsibility for staff development and performance; for the regular reporting of financial performance management information to the groups you support and to the relevant Trust Committee/Board as part of the Integrated Finance Report; for the strategic lead in ensuring that the Group operational expenditure is fit for purpose for Service Line Reporting; and for deputising for the Associate Director of Financial Management and the Group Management Team as and when appropriate.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Managing and providing leadership and direction to the members of the group finance team, setting strategic, financial, and individual objectives for each staff member.
  • Line‑managing staff within their respective financial management teams, taking responsibility for recruitment and selection decisions, appraisal, performance management, sickness absence, planning, and monitoring of departmental workload.
  • Developing the skills and competencies of staff through training and development activities, ensuring progress towards Personal Development Plans is maintained, reviewed, and updated.
  • Supporting the development and maintenance of the Financial Management training programmes for clinicians and managers at all levels throughout the Trust, actively contributing to content and running of sessions.
  • Ensuring own and the team compliance with the Trust’s mandatory training requirements.
  • Making decisions within your own interpretation and understanding of national policies and professional standards.
  • Having the opportunity to rotate to the financial services department to enhance individual skills and knowledge for those wishing to progress onto Deputy roles in the future.

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Posted: May 26th, 2026