Head Of Finance Jobs

Head of Finance - Financial Sustainability University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

Band 8d £83,500 - £96,300 plus excellent NHS benefits ; hybrid working 3 / 4 days in Bristol

This is an exciting new role in UHBW and will lead the Trust's Cost Improvement Programmes (CIP) programme and working with the Head of Finance - Financial Services & Assurance, support the implementation of financial controls and policy across all areas of finance to ensure the Trust's long term financial sustainability.

The Head of Financial Sustainability reports to the Director of Operational Finance and will deputise for the Director of Operational Finance where relevant.

The post holder will drive and oversee the Trust's financial efficiency improvement agenda working with clinical and operational teams, underpinned by a multi-professional network of individuals drawn from across the organisation. They will bring cohesion to the multiple projects that form the Trust's CIPs and manage the complex stakeholder sets and interdependencies, planning, reporting and governance programme.

The post holder will challenge the current ways of working, drawing upon NHS experience and outside world examples to shape the Trust's financial sustainability agenda. Working with a network of senior finance leaders, the post holder will develop finance policies, controls and practices across Finance and the wider Trust that support and empower clinical and delivery groups to deliver sustainable efficiency projects.

The post holder will also work with the organisations within BNSSG ICS and the Acute Provider Collaborative (APC) (between North Bristol NHS Trust and UH Bristol and Weston) to ensure there is increasing collaboration across the wider system and beyond. Leading the designated Finance Manager - Service Improvement and team, the post holder will work in close partnership with the Divisional Directors, Deputy Divisional Directors, Divisional Finance Managers and other senior leaders across the finance teams and the wider Trust to ensure that each part of the programme is mutually reinforcing and delivering to target defined benefits and outputs

This is an exceptional opportunity at a very exciting time in the NHS climate in Bristol

Please get in touch for more information and notes on how to apply

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MLC Partners are working with a globally recognised educational organisation based in London who are looking for an Interim Head of Finance Transformation to join them for an initial 12-month FTC to drive forward a range of projects across the organisation. The role joins at a critical time as they have just embarked on a new strategic plan to deliver significant growth over the next few years.

Responsibilities include:

• Deliver projects and programmes on time and on budget, managing the various stakeholders, including project managers, heads of department and business analysts.
• Lead the implementation of transformation programme, becoming the face of financial improvement within the organisation, ensuring the vision is achieved.
• Provide change management support to the organisation to deliver operational and technical solutions across the business.
• Create effective workstreams across compliance, technology, cashflow and commercial thinking to deliver strategic objectives.

The successful candidate will:

• Be a qualified accountant / extensively qualified by experience.
• Have experience working to an agreed project methodology.
• Demonstrate significant experience of implementing complex finance change programmes.
• Display a clear understanding of how to deliver a new target operating model.
• Previously have managed teams through a matrix structure.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of finance at the organisation. Applications will be reviewed daily, so please don’t delay in applying. For more information, or a confidential chat about your broader search, please contact Jamie Elliott at MLC Partners.

Head of Finance - Financial Services and Assurance - University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)

Band 8C / 8d £70,000 - £96,300 plus excellent NHS benefits - Hybrid working 3 / 4 days in Bristol

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Finance Team at UHBW; a large complex Foundation Trust. This role is a key part of the finance Senior Leadership Team, reporting to the Director of Operational Finance.

Main duties of the job

Role Purpose:

To lead financial accounting, statutory financial reporting and financial governance and control across the Trust.

To lead on cash and working capital management, ensuring that appropriate systems and reporting are in place to maximise cash flows and operate effectively.

To lead the financial services and payroll services teams in providing efficient, high quality and customer focused functions.

Role Context:

Roles at this level require a fully qualified finance professional with significant NHS experience at a senior level and the ability to lead and motivate a team of finance staff.

A key element to the role will be to promote the highest standards of professionalism within the finance function to ensure compliance with external standards and best practice.

The role requires high level leadership, technical, analytical, and interpersonal skills and involves effective working relationships with a range of internal and external colleagues.

The post holder will manage the Head of Controls and Assurance, the Head of Payroll Services, the Head of Financial Accounting.

This is an exceptional opportunity at a very exciting time in the NHS climate in Bristol

Please get in touch for more information and notes on how to apply

[email protected]

Our Client

One of the UK's largest and most loved charities. This charity is a house hold name having operated for 140 years.

The Role

Reporting to the Head of Central Finance, the Financial Accounting and Control Manager will have responsibility for the primary ledgers, financial controls, production and reconciliation of the balance sheet, cash flow, VAT/Tax compliance, statutory accounts production and other external reporting.

This role will manage 5 people; two financial accountants and 3 finance officers.

The Successful Candidate
 

• Qualified accountant with strong academic background
• Prior experience in a similar role within a large and complex organisation, or as a head of finance for a smaller organisation
• Experience in the delivery of consolidated statutory accounts
• Experience in leading an organisations tax/VAT strategy
• A proven people manager who can develop and nurture others
• Comfortable working constructively with an array of executive level stakeholders
   

What's on offer?

Day rate of £350-380 per day for a 6 month contract. Hybrid working set up with 2 days in the office in London.

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Management Accountant with experience in social housing to assist in redefining management reporting, forecasting, and analysis at a well-established housing association in London.

Reporting to the Head of Finance and regularly engaging with the Executive Director for Finance, this role will collaborate with two existing management accountants in a friendly, dynamic and supportive team.

Responsibilities:

• Establishing monthly reporting and analysis routines with budget holders
• Setting up monthly processes for capital accounting, such as fixed asset disposals and development income and costs
• Help to create templates and processes for biannual re-forecasting processes
• Ad-hoc projects like financial analysis with wider directorates

Requirements:

• Qualified Accountant
• Experience within Social Housing as a Management Accountant or similar finance role
• Strong attention to detail whilst being a strategic thinker
• Good communication and interpersonal skills

If this opportunity sounds like an interesting challenge for your next role, please apply ASAP.

In our company values we aim for equity at all stages of the recruitment process, please let us know if we can do anything to make the process more accessible to you.

NHS Trust South West

Head of Financial Services Band 8D

£83,571 - £96,376 plus excellent NHS benefit package

Hybrid working 2/3 days in the Swindon office

About Us

The Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a major provider of hospital and community services to the people of Swindon, Wiltshire and surrounding counties. We are an ambitious and progressive Foundation Trust, with 1.2 million patient contacts every year and a c £460 million annual turnover. Safety, quality and the patient experience are central to every decision we make and everything we do.

At Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GWH), the finance department prides itself on being friendly and driven and on encouraging every team member to train, develop and improve personally and professionally. We want to support you to have a rewarding career in NHS finance with us, and will work with you to map out your training and development needs, while allowing you the autonomy to design the most effective way of adding value through your role. We want to hear from pro-active, ambitious team players who are keen to make improvements to the delivery of financial services for the benefit of our patients.

The Role

GWH is looking to recruit a Head of Financial Services who would have overall management of the Financial Services team as well as contractual management of the outsourced procurement and payroll functions and relationship management of NHS Shared Business Services.

Reporting to the Deputy Chief Financial Officer, your key responsibilities will be to:

• Provide high-level support and advice on all financial accounting matters. This includes leading on the production of the annual accounts and external financial reporting, treasury management, short- and medium-term strategic financial planning and capital planning, including all aspects of our PFI.
• Deliver all financial accounting requirements in a professional and efficient manner and to high standards.
• Lead on financial governance, audit and counter fraud issues including the maintenance and monitoring of Standing Financial Instructions and other financial policies.
• Lead the financial element of the Trust Capital Programme ensuring effective prioritisation, monitoring and escalation systems are in place to address the needs of the organisation.
• Drive continual improvement in the financial services team and across the finance department, making best use of systems, robotic process automation and our resources to provide an efficient, value-add service to the organisation.
• Lead the strategic finance input to our PFI exit programme, which will involve managing considerable uncertainty around scenario planning for the various services in the current contract.

About you:

To succeed in this role you will:

• Be a qualified Accountant with experience, confidence and ambition to lead in all aspects of Financial Services and have significant experience of working in a medium to large and complex NHS organisation.
• Be a strong leader, able to communicate with your peers and team members and have resilience to adapt quickly to changing priorities and demands of the NHS and the wider system.
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and demonstrable experience of leading and engaging finance and other corporate functions to deliver a mature rounded service.
• Have a confident and thorough understanding of NHS Planning and Reporting as well as a commercial understanding of PFI Contracts and Capital programmes.

The benefits

In return for your hard work and dedication you will enjoy a wide variety of benefits including:

• Band 8D salary package £83,571 - £96,376
• 27 - 33 days holiday (based on length of NHS service), plus bank holidays
• Hybrid and flexible working available
• Standard NHS pension and other associated benefits

NHS Experience is certainly not a prerequisite for this role but would be beneficial and we would welcome applications from all sectors. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles as diversity strengthens our teams.

For more information on this role please contact Nicola Shaw at Morgan Law on 07554 443 877

Location: London, with travel to Crisis' services across England, Scotland and Wales

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £83,000 per annum

Closing Date: Friday 14th June 2024

Crisis is the national charity for homeless people, working side by side with thousands of people each year as they find ways out of homelessness. We know that homelessness is not inevitable; we know that together we can end it.

At Crisis, we have an incredible and committed workforce of more than 700 employees across England, Scotland and Wales, as well as c5,000 inspiring volunteers who are central to the success of our Christmas services and the running of our shops.  Without them Crisis quite simply wouldn’t exist.

This is an exciting time to be joining us. Emerging from a period of change, we have a new 10-year strategy and an even greater focus on purpose and priorities. Central to the success of this will be ensuring that Crisis is a positive, high performing and inclusive work environment that allows us to have the greatest impact for those that we support.

As a member of the wider leadership team, the Director of People & Culture will be responsible for developing a strategy that that delivers on our aspirations for our staff and volunteers, attracting and retaining a diverse and talented workforce and creating an environment that allows everyone who works with us to feel safe and be the best that they can be.  As our most senior People leader in the charity, this is a role that is highly visible at all levels and you will be required to build strong, trusted relationships across the leadership team, our Board and with our staff and volunteers.

We are looking for an authentic and inspiring leader who brings significant experience of developing and implementing people strategies, with strong knowledge of culture and organisational development.  A changemaker who encourages those around them to step outside their comfort zone, you will have a confident and informed approach to all things relating to people and culture and a proven commitment to promoting equity and inclusion in the workplace, so that everyone feels able to be their authentic and best selves. 

While experience of working within a charity would be beneficial, we are also keen to hear from candidates who bring transferable experience from other sectors. In addition to wanting to hear from experienced people leaders who share our vision and values, we also welcome applications from emerging leaders for whom this will be their first director role but who bring the enthusiasm and drive to succeed in it.

We are excited for someone to join us who is passionate about ending homelessness and ensuring that their team is focused on delivering excellence to ensure that we are achieving the Crisis mission. If this sounds like you then we would love to hear from you.