Head of Finance - London, United Kingdom - London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) is looking for a high calibre individual on a fixed term contract or secondment basis for six months to one year.

This is an exciting leadership role as a head of finance for our Surgery & St Marks divisional portfolio.

The role will involve working closely as a senior finance business partner with the divisional triumvirate leadership & management teams to support the delivery of service & financial objectives.

The post holder will add value to the divisions by:

Providing expert financial advice for large strategic projects or service developments
Identifying short and medium term financial and savings plans
Generating plans to drive the provision of high quality services and improved profitability
Support the drive to embed service line reporting and patient level costing across clinical areas.
Benchmarking the Trust against other trusts, using this analysis to drive efficiencies.

LNWH is a progressive and ambitious Trust, positive and excited about the future.

As one of the largest Trusts in the North West London (NWL) System, our services are used by over a million people which is c.50% of the NWL population.

LNWH plays a key role in the wider improvement agenda within the sector, and as such the opportunities for personal and career growth are rife, as well as the chance to shape and improve patient care and healthcare outcomes for the population the Trust serves.

The Trust has a new Chief Executive and an experienced, dynamic Senior Finance Team, who are eager to challenge as well as support development and career opportunity.

If you are a qualified accountant and have previous experience in finance Business Partnering either in the NHS or in other public sector organisations, we would love to hear from you.

If you want to make a difference in a progressive healthcare environment where the people are proud and passionate about what they do, please get in touch.

Working closely with the divisions as their finance expert, you will provide challenge and add strategic value as well as hands on financial support to each division.

Further duties will include

Actively participating in clinical divisional management meetings
Providing expert advice to budget holders over financial issues, develop and deliver complex financial presentations and convey financial concepts, e.g. divisional annual budgets, business cases to groups of senior nonfinance managers
Providing information and support to budget holders and the division's management team to aid strategic decision making
Developing the strategic financial plan for the division
Work closely with other Heads of Finance, to set standards of analysis and reporting and share best practice
Lead on the production of high quality monthly financial reports for the division including variance analysis and forecasting information
Lead on the preparation of robust divisional forecasts. Work with the divisional management teams and the contracting and income team to ensure assumptions are challenged with appropriate individuals and that the forecast is robust, accurate, deliverable and owned by relevant individuals
Benchmark profitability and cost efficiency of services through market analysis or networks and develop ideas for improving or developing profitability
Lead on large strategic business cases ensuring that the costs, benefits, risks and income and expenditure of such schemes are captured accurately