Divisional Finance Manager

Band: 8c

Hours: 37.5

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: This role will be split between Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3LY and Corporate Hub, Building 4000,  Lakeside North Harbour, Western Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3EN.

Please note, this vacancy is only open to applications from employees of Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust 

Are you able to bring your strong leadership skills to our shared vision? The NHS cannot meet future challenge without change, come be part of that change!

By joining our NHS team, you will become part of a talented, passionate team of people, committed to developing services to the organisations.

We are looking for an ambitious candidate who is a fully CCAB qualified, highly motivated, and significantly experienced and innovative finance leader to join Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust as a Divisional Finance Manager for one of our Clinical Divisions at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth. The post holder will be expected to have a complete understanding of the overall divisional income, expenditure and capital plans, in year financial position, run rate, forecasts, and efficiency programmes together with risks and required mitigations.

Main duties of the job

Reporting to the Associate Director of Financial Management, the Divisional Finance Manager is a senior finance role within the organisation, responsible for ensuring effective financial management, and compliance with Trusts financial policies and procedures.

The post holder is expected to work as part of a cohesive finance team, to present highly complex financial messages and business information clearly and persuasively to very senior colleagues, such as Clinical Division Leadership meetings as well as clinical and non-clinical colleagues across the Division.

You will provide financial leadership and direction in the Clinical Division, ensuring there is a focus on the delivery of strategic initiatives and business objectives, through being visible within and working with leaders from multiple disciplines in the Division.

The post holder has direct line management responsibility for a Senior Management Accountant.

Job responsibilities

Setting annual divisional budgets for income, expenditure and wte’s aligned fully to the agreed financial plans for both Trusts.  This will involve working closely with the contracts, income, financial planning and improvement team.

Routine and timely provision of financial information to Clinical Divisions and Performance Review Meetings.

Delivering the Financial Management services provided to the Trust.

The provision of the optimum level of financial information and advice to support decision-making. This includes reporting risks and opportunities on financial performance and for driving improvement opportunities and transformation through the co-ordination of all the Divisions.

Providing financial management advice and support to managers, particularly to the Clinical Division Directors, and other Senior Leaders within the Division/organisation.

Influencing and challenging where necessary the financial decision-making of the divisions and strategic and operational judgements.

For further details, please see enclosed Job Description 

Please note, this position has also been advertised on the Isle of Wight NHS Trusts jobs page. If you are interested in this position and wish to apply, there is no requirement for you to submit two separate applications.