Weare seeking to appoint to the key leadership role of Assistant Director ofFinance. Reporting into the Deputy Director of Finance, the postholder willprovide strategic financial management support to a number of ClinicalServices Units; including being the finance lead for a number of significantbusiness cases and projects within Leeds and across West Yorkshire. This role will also lead the Trusts incomeand contracting function.
Weare looking for a highly skilled and ambitious individual, who can lead byexample in terms of promoting and upholding the Leeds Way values and willcontinue to drive a culture of continuous improvement within the Directorateconsistent with the Leeds Improvement Method.
Thiswould be an excellent role for an aspirant Director of Finance to work withina high performing function and Trust. We welcome applicants from all sectorswith the relevant skills and experience to meet the remit of the rolehowever, knowledge of NHS finances would be considered highly desirable. Mostimportantly, you will be an individual who operates with passion andintegrity, demonstrates an inclusive and collaborative leadership style andupholds values which are aligned to those of our Trust.
Wewould particularly encourage applications from women and those from a BAMEbackground to improve the diversity of the senior management team.
Flexibleworking applications will be considered.
Main duties of the job
Supportand advise CSUs on strategic and operational issues Tocontribute to the strategic financial planning activities of the Trust and,in particular, provide financial input to major capital developmentsincluding the corporate appraisal of differential options. Tolead, from a corporate perspective, the business planning activities of theTrust and contribute to the negotiations with the commissioners so that plansand service level agreements meet the objectives of the Trust. Tocorporately assist the annual budget setting process and ensure that budgetsset are reflective of agreed commissioner contracts and account for keyissues such as cost pressures, developments and WRP delivery plans Toensure that financial and budgetary information is available to all levels ofthe organisation in a timely and accurate manner. Toprovide support and advice to all those with budgetary responsibility andensure that all budget managers receive appropriate training and developmentto facilitate the best possible standards of patient care within availableresources. Training and support should also be extended to non-budget holderssuch as Non-executive Directors. Towork with the Deputy Director of Finance and direct reports to develop andreview financial systems, procedures and controls to ensure that thebudgetary, accounting, income and expenditure systems operate efficiently tothe highest professional standards. About us
LeedsTeaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) is one of the largest and busiest acutehospital trusts in the country currently rated Good by the CQC. Every year,LTHT provides healthcare and specialist services for people from the city ofLeeds, Yorkshire and the Humber and beyond. We also play an important role inthe training and education of medical, nursing and dental students and are acentre of world-class research and pioneering new treatments. Ourvision is to be the best for specialist and integrated care. Our staff helpedto define the values and behaviours that we should work to so that we canachieve this vision. This has become known as The Leeds Way, and forms thefoundation of our culture, our ethos and how we work every day. These valuesare Weare patient-centred; Weare fair; Weare empowered. OurTrust has a strong track record of financial performance. LeedsTeaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job advertsare subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or removeadverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in theshortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while thisprocess is completed, and contact the named contact if you have anyquestions. Expected Shortlisting Date: 03/01/2025 Planned Interview Date: 16/01/2025 Job responsibilities
Thepost-holder is responsible for the financial management for several ClinicalService Units (CSU), leading the delivery of CSU financial plans and theirtranslation into agreed budgets across the organisation, inclusive of therequired waste reduction targets. Inaddition the post holder leads on improving the development of SLR / SLM withappropriate clinical engagement. They will lead on the production of accurateand timely monthly financial information for reports to the CSU triumvirate.They will be required to interpret complex and changing national policy andadvise on the financial impact and expected duties coming out of the policyfor the Trust and CSU. Inaddition, the post-holder will lead on the provision of finance advice andsupport: Ensurethe most efficient and effective way of providing support and to provide thebest possible service for customers and stakeholders both internal andexternal; Developand maintain the level of expert knowledge and skills the subject arearequires; Providecentral coordination of some key requirements, working with and across CSUs; Carryout necessary diagnostic and development work, identifying the impact on theTrust and then developing and implement the longer-term arrangements andpolicies, and; Provideappropriate financial input and assurance into Trust-wide groups TheAssistant Director of Finance is responsible for: Supportingand working closely with Directors and CSUs, implementing and developingpolicy and assessing organisational risk; Leadershipand management of their finance team, ensuring the provision of high quality,accurate and timely financial advice, business intelligence and information; Undertakingthe role of the senior finance lead responsible for communicating withexternal stakeholders, this to include involvement in contract negotiations,contract monitoring and service commissioning; Providethe development and provision of financial skills training and resources forthe CSU and non-finance managers across the organisation; Havethe corporate responsibility for overseeing the delivery of activityinformation provision to the CSU, and; Havea key supporting role in the development of the following strategies i.e.Waste Reduction, Operational planning, Financial planning & information. Managing the Trusts contractincome position Thepost-holder must deputise for the Deputy Director of Finance as appropriateand undertake all duties in line with the requirements of the role to supportthe Director of Finance in the delivery of financial governance andassurance, business and commercial advice across a range of capital andrevenue service changes and corporate responsibilities as a senior member ofthe Trust. Thepost-holder is accountable to the Deputy Director of Finance, bothmanagerially and professionally. Whilst advice and guidance many be soughtfrom more senior or specialist finance colleagues, the post holder isrequired to work autonomously using and interpreting organisational and broadoccupational policies. The post-holder will also be required to interpretnational policy which may be developing and unclear and therefore develop therequired organisational policies and responses. Net expenditure budgets forindividual CSUs can be in excess of £100m. The post-holder would be expectedto oversee a number of CSUs at any one time. Thenature of the work will require close working with other finance colleaguesand significant interaction with non-finance colleagues within and externalto the Trust. It will involve supporting and reporting to levels includingExecutive and Non-Executive Directors. The success of the team will beunderpinned by the development and maintenance of strong and effectivepartnership relationships. Thepost holder is required to maintain their knowledge of current national andinternational accounting standards and NHS accounting and financial reportingrequirements. Thepost holder will: Supportand advise CSUs on strategic and operational issues Tocontribute to the strategic financial planning activities of the Trust and,in particular, provide financial input to major capital developmentsincluding the corporate appraisal of differential options. Tolead, from a corporate perspective, the business planning activities of theTrust and contribute to the negotiations with the commissioners so that plansand service level agreements meet the objectives of the Trust. Tocorporately assist the annual budget setting process and ensure that budgetsset are reflective of agreed commissioner contracts and account for keyissues such as cost pressures, developments and WRP delivery plans Toensure that financial and budgetary information is available to all levels ofthe organisation in a timely and accurate manner. Toprovide support and advice to all those with budgetary responsibility andensure that all budget managers receive appropriate training and developmentto facilitate the best possible standards of patient care within availableresources. Training and support should also be extended to non-budget holderssuch as Non-executive Directors. Towork with the Deputy Director of Finance and direct reports to develop andreview financial systems, procedures and controls to ensure that thebudgetary, accounting, income and expenditure systems operate efficiently tothe highest professional standards Toco-ordinate the monitoring of financial performance against plan and advisethe Deputy Director of Finance on major variances and year end projections. Tosupport clinical and non-clinical areas in the preparation of business cases,paying particular attention to the financial and economic appraisal of suchcases and the linking of these cases to the overall financial strategy of theTrust. Tomanage the team on a daily basis and provide leadership, direction andmotivation through objective setting, regular performance reviews, trainingand development. Toindependently interpret NHS guidance and ensure that Trust financial goalsand standards are set to achieve the required guidance outputs. Toprovide corporate assurance on all financial governance issues. Tocontribute to the completion of all statutory returns and required monitoringinformation e.g. Annual Accounts, Regulator returns and Reference Costsubmissions. Tosupport the development, production and submission of any financial planningmodels for NHSE or ICB. Toscan the horizon for potential commercial opportunities and risks and planand develop strategies and mitigations appropriately in advising the Directorof Finance and the Trust Board. Tooversee the provision of robust activity information across the organisationto support: - Executive and Trust Board decisionmaking; - CSU decision making, and; Todeputise as required for the Deputy Director of Finance at key meetingsincluding both internally and to external stakeholders. Takeaccount of conflicting demands and complex facts, to analyse, interpret andevaluate a range of options for service developments. Thepost-holder will be accountable for recruiting, managing and development ateam of staff who will provide a professional service to the CSU / Trust.This will involve managing professional and personal development needs Qualificationsand Experience Postgraduate qualification to Masters level or equivalent experience. Extensivefinancial management experience gained within a Finance Department at asenior management level which has included experience of: Arange of accounting areas and use of financial systems Workingautonomously and undertaking leadership responsibilities Inspiringconfidence and developing highly effective working relationships withfinance, clinical and other non-finance colleagues, providing high qualityadvice Leadingsuccessful projects or work-streams and achieving change, working in abusiness partnership with others Constructivelychallenging information and assumptions Presentinghighly complex financial and non-financial information, including thedelivery of formal presentations and leading financial discussions atmeetings Leadingand managing finance teams with demonstrable success Experienceof designing finance skills training resources and delivering financetraining. Experienceof leading high impact transformation cross cutting change projects within acomplex environment Experienceof briefing and presenting to Board level, Executives and other seniorofficers Experienceof delivering complex and contentious WRP Leadingsuccessful programmes or work-streams and achieving change, working in abusiness partnership with others Knowledgeand skills required Expertknowledge of accounting concepts, conventions, policies and procedures andthe requirements of the NHS financial regime and the legislative frameworkwithin which it operates. Awarenessand understanding of current NHS priorities and an advanced practical andtheoretical knowledge of NHS legislation and development agendas. Extensiveknowledge and understanding of strategic and operational factors impacting onthe financial performance of CSUs. Extensiveexperience in providing impartial detailed financial advice and informationto multi-disciplinary clinical and other management teams, obtainingengagement and ensuring key financial concepts and issues are clearlyunderstood Experienceof supervising and leading staff, with knowledge including the techniques,required to lead, develop and maximise performance of staff. Person Specification
Qualifications
Full Professional Accountancy qualification (CCAB or CIMA qualified) Post graduate qualification to Masters level or equivalent experience. Evidence of continuing professional and personal development Experience
Extensive financial management experience gained within a Finance Department at a senior management level Leading successful projects or work-streams and achieving change, working in a business partnership with others Presenting highly complex financial and non-financial information, including the delivery of formal presentations and leading financial discussions at meetings Leading and managing finance teams with demonstrable success Experience of designing finance skills training resources and delivering finance training. Experience of leading high impact transformation cross cutting change projects within a complex environment, delivering complex and contentious WRP Experience of working within NHS with/in organisations who face financial recovery Experience of providing expert advice to Trust Board, Directors, Audit Committee etc. Skills & Behaviours
Expert knowledge of accounting concepts, conventions, policies and procedures and the requirements of the NHS financial regime and the legislative framework within which it operates Awareness and understanding of current NHS priorities and an advanced practical and theoretical knowledge of NHS legislation and development agendas Extensive experience in providing impartial detailed financial advice and information to multi-disciplinary clinical and other management teams, obtaining engagement and ensuring key financial concept Experience of supervising and leading staff, with knowledge including the techniques, required to lead, develop and maximise performance of staff Demonstration of effective stakeholder management, with an on-going commitment to building and maintaining strong and effective partnerships and collaborations A preparedness to take responsibility and work autonomously demonstrating a commitment to delivering results, a quality service and delivering at pace Staff management and development techniques Knowledge of training techniques and best practice Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
Supportand advise CSUs on strategic and operational issues Tocontribute to the strategic financial planning activities of the Trust and,in particular, provide financial input to major capital developmentsincluding the corporate appraisal of differential options. Tolead, from a corporate perspective, the business planning activities of theTrust and contribute to the negotiations with the commissioners so that plansand service level agreements meet the objectives of the Trust. Tocorporately assist the annual budget setting process and ensure that budgetsset are reflective of agreed commissioner contracts and account for keyissues such as cost pressures, developments and WRP delivery plans Toensure that financial and budgetary information is available to all levels ofthe organisation in a timely and accurate manner. Toprovide support and advice to all those with budgetary responsibility andensure that all budget managers receive appropriate training and developmentto facilitate the best possible standards of patient care within availableresources. Training and support should also be extended to non-budget holderssuch as Non-executive Directors. Towork with the Deputy Director of Finance and direct reports to develop andreview financial systems, procedures and controls to ensure that thebudgetary, accounting, income and expenditure systems operate efficiently tothe highest professional standards. About us
LeedsTeaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) is one of the largest and busiest acutehospital trusts in the country currently rated Good by the CQC. Every year,LTHT provides healthcare and specialist services for people from the city ofLeeds, Yorkshire and the Humber and beyond. We also play an important role inthe training and education of medical, nursing and dental students and are acentre of world-class research and pioneering new treatments. Ourvision is to be the best for specialist and integrated care. Our staff helpedto define the values and behaviours that we should work to so that we canachieve this vision. This has become known as The Leeds Way, and forms thefoundation of our culture, our ethos and how we work every day. These valuesare Weare patient-centred; Weare fair; Weare empowered. OurTrust has a strong track record of financial performance. LeedsTeaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job advertsare subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or removeadverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in theshortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while thisprocess is completed, and contact the named contact if you have anyquestions. Expected Shortlisting Date: 03/01/2025 Planned Interview Date: 16/01/2025 Job responsibilities
Thepost-holder is responsible for the financial management for several ClinicalService Units (CSU), leading the delivery of CSU financial plans and theirtranslation into agreed budgets across the organisation, inclusive of therequired waste reduction targets. Inaddition the post holder leads on improving the development of SLR / SLM withappropriate clinical engagement. They will lead on the production of accurateand timely monthly financial information for reports to the CSU triumvirate.They will be required to interpret complex and changing national policy andadvise on the financial impact and expected duties coming out of the policyfor the Trust and CSU. Inaddition, the post-holder will lead on the provision of finance advice andsupport: Ensurethe most efficient and effective way of providing support and to provide thebest possible service for customers and stakeholders both internal andexternal; Developand maintain the level of expert knowledge and skills the subject arearequires; Providecentral coordination of some key requirements, working with and across CSUs; Carryout necessary diagnostic and development work, identifying the impact on theTrust and then developing and implement the longer-term arrangements andpolicies, and; Provideappropriate financial input and assurance into Trust-wide groups TheAssistant Director of Finance is responsible for: Supportingand working closely with Directors and CSUs, implementing and developingpolicy and assessing organisational risk; Leadershipand management of their finance team, ensuring the provision of high quality,accurate and timely financial advice, business intelligence and information; Undertakingthe role of the senior finance lead responsible for communicating withexternal stakeholders, this to include involvement in contract negotiations,contract monitoring and service commissioning; Providethe development and provision of financial skills training and resources forthe CSU and non-finance managers across the organisation; Havethe corporate responsibility for overseeing the delivery of activityinformation provision to the CSU, and; Havea key supporting role in the development of the following strategies i.e.Waste Reduction, Operational planning, Financial planning & information. Managing the Trusts contractincome position Thepost-holder must deputise for the Deputy Director of Finance as appropriateand undertake all duties in line with the requirements of the role to supportthe Director of Finance in the delivery of financial governance andassurance, business and commercial advice across a range of capital andrevenue service changes and corporate responsibilities as a senior member ofthe Trust. Thepost-holder is accountable to the Deputy Director of Finance, bothmanagerially and professionally. Whilst advice and guidance many be soughtfrom more senior or specialist finance colleagues, the post holder isrequired to work autonomously using and interpreting organisational and broadoccupational policies. The post-holder will also be required to interpretnational policy which may be developing and unclear and therefore develop therequired organisational policies and responses. Net expenditure budgets forindividual CSUs can be in excess of £100m. The post-holder would be expectedto oversee a number of CSUs at any one time. Thenature of the work will require close working with other finance colleaguesand significant interaction with non-finance colleagues within and externalto the Trust. It will involve supporting and reporting to levels includingExecutive and Non-Executive Directors. The success of the team will beunderpinned by the development and maintenance of strong and effectivepartnership relationships. Thepost holder is required to maintain their knowledge of current national andinternational accounting standards and NHS accounting and financial reportingrequirements. Thepost holder will: Supportand advise CSUs on strategic and operational issues Tocontribute to the strategic financial planning activities of the Trust and,in particular, provide financial input to major capital developmentsincluding the corporate appraisal of differential options. Tolead, from a corporate perspective, the business planning activities of theTrust and contribute to the negotiations with the commissioners so that plansand service level agreements meet the objectives of the Trust. Tocorporately assist the annual budget setting process and ensure that budgetsset are reflective of agreed commissioner contracts and account for keyissues such as cost pressures, developments and WRP delivery plans Toensure that financial and budgetary information is available to all levels ofthe organisation in a timely and accurate manner. Toprovide support and advice to all those with budgetary responsibility andensure that all budget managers receive appropriate training and developmentto facilitate the best possible standards of patient care within availableresources. Training and support should also be extended to non-budget holderssuch as Non-executive Directors. Towork with the Deputy Director of Finance and direct reports to develop andreview financial systems, procedures and controls to ensure that thebudgetary, accounting, income and expenditure systems operate efficiently tothe highest professional standards Toco-ordinate the monitoring of financial performance against plan and advisethe Deputy Director of Finance on major variances and year end projections. Tosupport clinical and non-clinical areas in the preparation of business cases,paying particular attention to the financial and economic appraisal of suchcases and the linking of these cases to the overall financial strategy of theTrust. Tomanage the team on a daily basis and provide leadership, direction andmotivation through objective setting, regular performance reviews, trainingand development. Toindependently interpret NHS guidance and ensure that Trust financial goalsand standards are set to achieve the required guidance outputs. Toprovide corporate assurance on all financial governance issues. Tocontribute to the completion of all statutory returns and required monitoringinformation e.g. Annual Accounts, Regulator returns and Reference Costsubmissions. Tosupport the development, production and submission of any financial planningmodels for NHSE or ICB. Toscan the horizon for potential commercial opportunities and risks and planand develop strategies and mitigations appropriately in advising the Directorof Finance and the Trust Board. Tooversee the provision of robust activity information across the organisationto support: - Executive and Trust Board decisionmaking; - CSU decision making, and; Todeputise as required for the Deputy Director of Finance at key meetingsincluding both internally and to external stakeholders. Takeaccount of conflicting demands and complex facts, to analyse, interpret andevaluate a range of options for service developments. Thepost-holder will be accountable for recruiting, managing and development ateam of staff who will provide a professional service to the CSU / Trust.This will involve managing professional and personal development needs Qualificationsand Experience Postgraduate qualification to Masters level or equivalent experience. Extensivefinancial management experience gained within a Finance Department at asenior management level which has included experience of: Arange of accounting areas and use of financial systems Workingautonomously and undertaking leadership responsibilities Inspiringconfidence and developing highly effective working relationships withfinance, clinical and other non-finance colleagues, providing high qualityadvice Leadingsuccessful projects or work-streams and achieving change, working in abusiness partnership with others Constructivelychallenging information and assumptions Presentinghighly complex financial and non-financial information, including thedelivery of formal presentations and leading financial discussions atmeetings Leadingand managing finance teams with demonstrable success Experienceof designing finance skills training resources and delivering financetraining. Experienceof leading high impact transformation cross cutting change projects within acomplex environment Experienceof briefing and presenting to Board level, Executives and other seniorofficers Experienceof delivering complex and contentious WRP Leadingsuccessful programmes or work-streams and achieving change, working in abusiness partnership with others Knowledgeand skills required Expertknowledge of accounting concepts, conventions, policies and procedures andthe requirements of the NHS financial regime and the legislative frameworkwithin which it operates. Awarenessand understanding of current NHS priorities and an advanced practical andtheoretical knowledge of NHS legislation and development agendas. Extensiveknowledge and understanding of strategic and operational factors impacting onthe financial performance of CSUs. Extensiveexperience in providing impartial detailed financial advice and informationto multi-disciplinary clinical and other management teams, obtainingengagement and ensuring key financial concepts and issues are clearlyunderstood Experienceof supervising and leading staff, with knowledge including the techniques,required to lead, develop and maximise performance of staff. Person Specification
Qualifications
Full Professional Accountancy qualification (CCAB or CIMA qualified) Post graduate qualification to Masters level or equivalent experience. Evidence of continuing professional and personal development Experience
Extensive financial management experience gained within a Finance Department at a senior management level Leading successful projects or work-streams and achieving change, working in a business partnership with others Presenting highly complex financial and non-financial information, including the delivery of formal presentations and leading financial discussions at meetings Leading and managing finance teams with demonstrable success Experience of designing finance skills training resources and delivering finance training. Experience of leading high impact transformation cross cutting change projects within a complex environment, delivering complex and contentious WRP Experience of working within NHS with/in organisations who face financial recovery Experience of providing expert advice to Trust Board, Directors, Audit Committee etc. Skills & Behaviours
Expert knowledge of accounting concepts, conventions, policies and procedures and the requirements of the NHS financial regime and the legislative framework within which it operates Awareness and understanding of current NHS priorities and an advanced practical and theoretical knowledge of NHS legislation and development agendas Extensive experience in providing impartial detailed financial advice and information to multi-disciplinary clinical and other management teams, obtaining engagement and ensuring key financial concept Experience of supervising and leading staff, with knowledge including the techniques, required to lead, develop and maximise performance of staff Demonstration of effective stakeholder management, with an on-going commitment to building and maintaining strong and effective partnerships and collaborations A preparedness to take responsibility and work autonomously demonstrating a commitment to delivering results, a quality service and delivering at pace Staff management and development techniques Knowledge of training techniques and best practice Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
