Employer NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board Employer type NHS Site Gail House Town Maidstone Salary £112,782 – £129,783 pro rata, per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 17/07/2026 23:59
Director of Commissioning FinanceNHS AfC: Band 9Job overviewThe Director of Commissioning Finance is a senior leadership role within the Integrated Care Board (ICB), acting as deputy to the Chief Finance Officer and providing strategic leadership across the commissioning finance portfolio.
The post holder will provide strategic and operational leadership across commissioning finance, ensuring high quality financial management, reporting and governance across centrally commissioned services and delegated budgets.
Main duties of the job
Provide senior leadership for the commissioning finance function and co lead the finance senior leadership team with the Director of Strategic Finance.
Act as the overall financial lead for centrally commissioned services and HCP delegated budgets.
Lead the delivery of monthly management accounts at HCP footprint level for inclusion in ICB reporting.
Support senior financial and non financial managers in devolved commissioning teams with risk management and decision making.
Support the CFO in delivering system based revenue and capital processes through the ICs, ensuring financial sustainability across the ICB and ICs.
Provide senior financial leadership for delegated co commissioning and other primary care budgets.
Work with the Director of Primary Care to develop and deliver a Primary Care strategy, including estates and IT.
Lead the financial accounting team and oversee the production of the annual statutory accounts.
Provide senior oversight of internal and external monthly reporting for the ICB.
Act as the financial link with NHS England for operational finance matters.
Line manage the senior finance team, ensuring high quality outputs and professional development.
Lead the organisational and professional development of the finance directorate with the CFO and Director of Contracting.
Diversity and inclusionWe are committed to equal opportunities and diversity. In order to reflect the diversity of our population, we positively encourage applications from all areas of the community regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation.
Person specificationQualifications
Fully qualified CCAB or CIMA accountant
Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
Significant evidence of continued professional development
Demonstrated expertise in a healthcare environment
Proven Board level experience leading complex change and strategy development in a politically sensitive environment.
Significant leadership experience in large, complex organisations
Experience in ICs level financial leadership.
Experience leading system wide financial recovery.
Attributes
Strong understanding of current healthcare policy and system architecture.
Appreciation of the relationship between NHS England, providers and commissioners.
Experience
Extensive experience delivering presentations to large groups in pressured or politically sensitive settings.
Commissioning expertise in a healthcare environment
Experience working in partnership environments and delivering shared priorities.Proven record of transferring processes or roles between locations
Significant leadership experience in large, complex organisations
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