Total 6 Director/C-Level Finance / Banking / Insurance job vacancies in Leeds

A rare opportunity has arisen in the North East and Yorkshire Regional team within NHS England for a Director of Finance.

This is a key leadership role in the regional health system, with responsibility, in conjunction with other leaders from across the professional spectrum, to lead teams to support systems to deliver improved quality, productivity and performance for the region’s population, in line with NHS and other governmental priorities.

The Director of Finance is responsible for leading and overseeing the wide range of financial responsibilities within the Region. The team works closely with our four Integrated Care systems, other regional and central team functions to ensure that patient centred services are delivered within the available financial resources. The role also helps to shape policy, ensures clarity of approach with our partner and approaches are in place to support our finance community.

The Region has a strong reputation for collegiate working with systems, organisations, and NHS England teams. This role is supported by a highly experienced and capable finance team covering a diverse portfolio including revenue, capital, policy, staff development and improving Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

The post holder, as a member of the regional executive team, willcontribute towards the delivery of the regional objectives, including being the senior responsible officer for the overall annual planning process.

The role is likely to appeal to those keen to contribute towards the wide range of tasks performed by the NHS and be very much engaged with the current and emerging issues of the day.

The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you’ll usually need to be paid the ‘standard’ salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the ‘going rate’ for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on theGovernment website.

You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents. 


This advert closes on Monday 4 Nov 2024

You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

The post-holder is responsible for the financial management for several Clinical Service Units (CSU), leading the delivery of CSU financial plans and their translation into agreed budgets across the organisation, inclusive of the required waste reduction targets. In addition the post holder leads on improving the development of SLR / SLM with appropriate clinical engagement. They will lead on the production of accurate and timely monthly financial information for reports to the CSU triumvirate. They will be required to interpret complex and changing national policy and advise on the financial impact and expected duties coming out of the policy for the Trust and CSU. In addition, the post-holder will lead on the provision of finance advice and support: Ensure the most efficient and effective way of providing support and to provide the best possible service for customers and stakeholders both internal and external; Develop and maintain the level of expert knowledge and skills the subject area requires; Provide central coordination of some key requirements, working with and across CSUs; Carry out necessary diagnostic and development work, identifying the impact on the Trust and then developing and implement the longer-term arrangements and policies, and; Provide appropriate financial input and assurance into Trust-wide groups The Assistant Director of Finance is responsible for: Supporting and working closely with Directors and CSUs, implementing and developing policy and assessing organisational risk; Leadership and management of their finance team, ensuring the provision of high quality, accurate and timely financial advice, business intelligence and information; Undertaking the role of the senior finance lead responsible for communicating with external stakeholders, this to include involvement in contract negotiations, contract monitoring and service commissioning; Provide the development and provision of financial skills training and resources for the CSU and non-finance managers across the organisation; Have the corporate responsibility for overseeing the delivery of activity information provision to the CSU, and; Have a key supporting role in the development of the following strategies i.e. Waste Reduction, Operational planning, Financial planning & information. NHS Commissioner Contracts; Managing the Trusts contract income position The post-holder must deputise for the Deputy Director of Finance as appropriate and undertake all duties in line with the requirements of the role to support the Director of Finance in the delivery of financial governance and assurance, business and commercial advice across a range of capital and revenue service changes and corporate responsibilities as a senior member of the Trust. The post-holder is accountable to the Deputy Director of Finance, both managerially and professionally. Whilst advice and guidance many be sought from more senior or specialist finance colleagues, the post holder is required to work autonomously using and interpreting organisational and broad occupational policies. The post-holder will also be required to interpret national policy which may be developing and unclear and therefore develop the required organisational policies and responses. Net expenditure budgets for individual CSUs can be in excess of £100m. The post-holder would be expected to oversee a number of CSUs at any one time. The nature of the work will require close working with other finance colleagues and significant interaction with non-finance colleagues within and external to the Trust. It will involve supporting and reporting to levels including Executive and Non-Executive Directors. The success of the team will be underpinned by the development and maintenance of strong and effective partnership relationships. The post holder is required to maintain their knowledge of current national and international accounting standards and NHS accounting and financial reporting requirements. The post holder will: Support and advise CSUs on strategic and operational issues To contribute to the strategic financial planning activities of the Trust and, in particular, provide financial input to major capital developments including the corporate appraisal of differential options. To lead, from a corporate perspective, the business planning activities of the Trust and contribute to the negotiations with the commissioners so that plans and service level agreements meet the objectives of the Trust. To corporately assist the annual budget setting process and ensure that budgets set are reflective of agreed commissioner contracts and account for key issues such as cost pressures, developments and WRP delivery plans To ensure that financial and budgetary information is available to all levels of the organisation in a timely and accurate manner. To provide support and advice to all those with budgetary responsibility and ensure that all budget managers receive appropriate training and development to facilitate the best possible standards of patient care within available resources. Training and support should also be extended to non-budget holders such as Non-executive Directors. To work with the Deputy Director of Finance and direct reports to develop and review financial systems, procedures and controls to ensure that the budgetary, accounting, income and expenditure systems operate efficiently to the highest professional standards To co-ordinate the monitoring of financial performance against plan and advise the Deputy Director of Finance on major variances and year end projections. To support clinical and non-clinical areas in the preparation of business cases, paying particular attention to the financial and economic appraisal of such cases and the linking of these cases to the overall financial strategy of the Trust. To manage the team on a daily basis and provide leadership, direction and motivation through objective setting, regular performance reviews, training and development. To independently interpret NHS guidance and ensure that Trust financial goals and standards are set to achieve the required guidance outputs. To provide corporate assurance on all financial governance issues. To contribute to the completion of all statutory returns and required monitoring information e.g. Annual Accounts, Regulator returns and Reference Cost submissions. To support the development, production and submission of any financial planning models for NHSE or ICB. To scan the horizon for potential commercial opportunities and risks and plan and develop strategies and mitigations appropriately in advising the Director of Finance and the Trust Board. To oversee the provision of robust activity information across the organisation to support: - Executive and Trust Board decision making; - CSU decision making, and; - Individual departmental decision making To deputise as required for the Deputy Director of Finance at key meetings including both internally and to external stakeholders. Take account of conflicting demands and complex facts, to analyse, interpret and evaluate a range of options for service developments. The post-holder will be accountable for recruiting, managing and development a team of staff who will provide a professional service to the CSU / Trust. This will involve managing professional and personal development needs Qualifications and Experience Full Professional Accountancy qualification (CCAB or CIMA qualified) Post graduate qualification to Masters level or equivalent experience. Extensive financial management experience gained within a Finance Department at a senior management level which has included experience of: A range of accounting areas and use of financial systems Working autonomously and undertaking leadership responsibilities Inspiring confidence and developing highly effective working relationships with finance, clinical and other non-finance colleagues, providing high quality advice Leading successful projects or work-streams and achieving change, working in a business partnership with others Constructively challenging information and assumptions 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 Experience of briefing and presenting to Board level, Executives and other senior officers Experience of delivering complex and contentious WRP Leading successful programmes or work-streams and achieving change, working in a business partnership with others Knowledge and skills required 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 knowledge and understanding of strategic and operational factors impacting on the financial performance of CSUs. Extensive experience in providing impartial detailed financial advice and information to multi-disciplinary clinical and other management teams, obtaining engagement and ensuring key financial concepts and issues are clearly understood Experience of supervising and leading staff, with knowledge including the techniques, required to lead, develop and maximise performance of staff.

To provide leadership for Finance the Leeds Way and the Leeds Improvement Method, promoting and championing their use across the function. To lead and promote staff engagement and continuous improvement to fulfil changing objectives and service improvements and to lead and champion national initiatives such as One NHS Finance across the functions and wider directorate. To work with the Director of Finance and Associate Director of Finance and other senior managers to ensure that the desired culture and ways of working are fostered throughout the department, in particular a culture of openness and involvement of staff. To identify new technologies and their application to Finance, encouraging a culture of innovation and improvement. To deal with complaints, FOI requests or other issues as required, ensuring a thorough investigation of events, a full and fair response, corrective action where appropriate and compliance with statutory or policy timescales. Strategy Provide strategic and operational leadership for finance across the organisation and help strengthen its contribution to the Trusts activities. Make sure the financial objectives for the Trust are clearly defined, understood and approved by the Board and fully meet the compliance requirements of NHS England. Lead the financial performance & financial management of the Trust overseeing financial risk, investment appraisal, debts and other financing, compliance with financial covenants, cash flow management, financial compliance and financial systems development, together with tracking and supporting the achievement of Trust-wide savings programmes. Assist the Director of Finance to define and develop the strategic direction of the finance function so that it is able to set challenging objectives for the future in response to changing needs. Contribute to, advise on and participate in the corporate management and future strategy of the Trust in order to provide the best possible healthcare within available resources. Maintain relationships with external professional advisers. Reporting & Budgetary Control Assess current and forecast outcomes of operational strategies and report on financial performance to stakeholders and regulators as appropriate Ensure the Board receives regular reports on the financial performance of the organisation in sufficient detail to enable it to fulfil its fiduciary responsibilities, is made aware of the significant risks and is advised of the appropriate action to manage them. Take responsibility for the preparation of timely and high quality reports for Audit Committee and Finance and Performance Committee and to attend the Committees in addition to the Director of Finance, or delegate as appropriate. Ensure that the Trusts financial reporting and budgetary control system reflects service line management arrangements. The post holder will oversee the development of variance analysis, financial management reports and KPIs to enable managers and budget holders to understand the cost and drivers impacting on financial performance To oversee the responsibility for accurate production of monthly financial and performance management information, including the monthly management accounts, within the timescales determined by the Trust. Ensure that reports are of the highest quality by defining the quality assurance process and ensuring that key validations and reconciliations are completed. Take responsibility for agreeing the final monthly positions and year-end forecasts of CSUs, for the purposes of reporting to the Board. Present financial and performance information to Executive Directors / General Managers / Senior Managers via the relevant forums. Manage the financial performance of CSUs against financial targets, using the most appropriate means available (including individual performance management meetings and 1:1s). Produce action plans to manage performance/risks and ensure that these are followed through. Strategic / Financial Planning and Forecasting Provide professional guidance to the Assistant Directors of Finance and their teams to develop the annual business plan, including the setting of objectives to achieve key performance targets and facilitate the delivery of the NHS targets. Provide professional guidance to Assistant Directors of Finance and their teams during the annual financial planning process including identifying, coordinating and quantifying Service Developments, Cost Pressures, Waste Reduction Programmes (WRP) and Capital Bids to support the annual objectives. Take a lead on financial aspects of Trust-wide WRP schemes and liaise with operational staff as required to ensure delivery. Drive forward the continued development of the finance function in response to national policy drivers requiring interpretation of financial and other legislation/policies for the Trust. Provide professional guidance to Assistant Directors of Finance during the annual budget setting process and contribute to the formulation of a Trust wide timetable and procedures to facilitate this. Identify threats to the financial stability of the Trust and agree rectification measures with the relevant clinical or non-clinical managers, ensuring that plans are regularly maintained to ensure financial viability is retained. The post holder will oversee the teams contribution to the Integrated Accountability Framework. The post holder will be expected to represent Finance at a variety of Working Groups/Project Boards/Steering Groups as and when required by the Trusts agenda. Income and Contracting Within the national and any regional or local financial payment mechanisms, identify and deliver the structure and processes required for the Trust to ensure that all income due to the Trust is received. Understand the processes for capture of activity information and work closely with Informatics to ensure that these processes are robust. Within the current financial regime, ensure that relevant internal stakeholders understand the levels of activity and income performance during the year. Ensure that all requirements are met in relation to contracting for services with commissioners. Costing and Capacity Planning Ensure that consistent costing methodologies and mechanisms are in place across Finance to ensure that all hospital costs are accurately reflected in prices and reference costs. Working with the finance team provide professional guidance to the Assistant Directors of Finance on the production of the annual National Cost Collection for the Trust and ensure that the process is completed in a robust and timely fashion. Liaise with operational staff to improve performance where costs are significantly above national averages. Lead the provision of Patient Level Costing within the Trust, to support strategic decision making, and service improvement, alongside management accounting information. Ensure that robust financial data is provided to inform the production of Business Cases and Financial Planning. Financial Accounting Support CSUs in developing and maintaining processes which deliver the Trusts Financial Accounting objectives for: Accounts Payable including compliance with the Public Sector Payment Policy. Accounts Receivable including improved debt recovery. Treasury Management including improvement of the Trusts cash flow. Statutory Accounting including the production of the Annual Accounts and monthly returns for NHSE. This will require close working with the Director of Finance and Associate Director of Finance to deliver a range of processes and key performance indicators to support these objectives. Quality Assurance To ensure that the process of financial management takes into account the need to enhance the quality of care provided within the hospital. To constantly review, update and upgrade information systems for managing the financial and accounting processes with the finance department. To conduct complex audits designed to improve financial and accounting services.

To provide leadership for Finance the Leeds Way and the Leeds Improvement Method, promoting and championing their use across the function. To lead and promote staff engagement and continuous improvement to fulfil changing objectives and service improvements and to lead and champion national initiatives such as One NHS Finance across the functions and wider directorate. To work with the Director of Finance and Associate Director of Finance and other senior managers to ensure that the desired culture and ways of working are fostered throughout the department, in particular a culture of openness and involvement of staff. To identify new technologies and their application to Finance, encouraging a culture of innovation and improvement. To deal with complaints, FOI requests or other issues as required, ensuring a thorough investigation of events, a full and fair response, corrective action where appropriate and compliance with statutory or policy timescales. Strategy Provide strategic and operational leadership for finance across the organisation and help strengthen its contribution to the Trusts activities. Make sure the financial objectives for the Trust are clearly defined, understood and approved by the Board and fully meet the compliance requirements of NHS England. Lead the financial performance & financial management of the Trust overseeing financial risk, investment appraisal, debts and other financing, compliance with financial covenants, cash flow management, financial compliance and financial systems development, together with tracking and supporting the achievement of Trust-wide savings programmes. Assist the Director of Finance to define and develop the strategic direction of the finance function so that it is able to set challenging objectives for the future in response to changing needs. Contribute to, advise on and participate in the corporate management and future strategy of the Trust in order to provide the best possible healthcare within available resources. Maintain relationships with external professional advisers. Reporting & Budgetary Control Assess current and forecast outcomes of operational strategies and report on financial performance to stakeholders and regulators as appropriate Ensure the Board receives regular reports on the financial performance of the organisation in sufficient detail to enable it to fulfil its fiduciary responsibilities, is made aware of the significant risks and is advised of the appropriate action to manage them. Take responsibility for the preparation of timely and high quality reports for Audit Committee and Finance and Performance Committee and to attend the Committees in addition to the Director of Finance, or delegate as appropriate. Ensure that the Trusts financial reporting and budgetary control system reflects service line management arrangements. The post holder will oversee the development of variance analysis, financial management reports and KPIs to enable managers and budget holders to understand the cost and drivers impacting on financial performance To oversee the responsibility for accurate production of monthly financial and performance management information, including the monthly management accounts, within the timescales determined by the Trust. Ensure that reports are of the highest quality by defining the quality assurance process and ensuring that key validations and reconciliations are completed. Take responsibility for agreeing the final monthly positions and year-end forecasts of CSUs, for the purposes of reporting to the Board. Present financial and performance information to Executive Directors / General Managers / Senior Managers via the relevant forums. Manage the financial performance of CSUs against financial targets, using the most appropriate means available (including individual performance management meetings and 1:1s). Produce action plans to manage performance/risks and ensure that these are followed through. Strategic / Financial Planning and Forecasting Provide professional guidance to the Assistant Directors of Finance and their teams to develop the annual business plan, including the setting of objectives to achieve key performance targets and facilitate the delivery of the NHS targets. Provide professional guidance to Assistant Directors of Finance and their teams during the annual financial planning process including identifying, coordinating and quantifying Service Developments, Cost Pressures, Waste Reduction Programmes (WRP) and Capital Bids to support the annual objectives. Take a lead on financial aspects of Trust-wide WRP schemes and liaise with operational staff as required to ensure delivery. Drive forward the continued development of the finance function in response to national policy drivers requiring interpretation of financial and other legislation/policies for the Trust. Provide professional guidance to Assistant Directors of Finance during the annual budget setting process and contribute to the formulation of a Trust wide timetable and procedures to facilitate this. Identify threats to the financial stability of the Trust and agree rectification measures with the relevant clinical or non-clinical managers, ensuring that plans are regularly maintained to ensure financial viability is retained. The post holder will oversee the teams contribution to the Integrated Accountability Framework. The post holder will be expected to represent Finance at a variety of Working Groups/Project Boards/Steering Groups as and when required by the Trusts agenda. Income and Contracting Within the national and any regional or local financial payment mechanisms, identify and deliver the structure and processes required for the Trust to ensure that all income due to the Trust is received. Understand the processes for capture of activity information and work closely with Informatics to ensure that these processes are robust. Within the current financial regime, ensure that relevant internal stakeholders understand the levels of activity and income performance during the year. Ensure that all requirements are met in relation to contracting for services with commissioners. Costing and Capacity Planning Ensure that consistent costing methodologies and mechanisms are in place across Finance to ensure that all hospital costs are accurately reflected in prices and reference costs. Working with the finance team provide professional guidance to the Assistant Directors of Finance on the production of the annual National Cost Collection for the Trust and ensure that the process is completed in a robust and timely fashion. Liaise with operational staff to improve performance where costs are significantly above national averages. Lead the provision of Patient Level Costing within the Trust, to support strategic decision making, and service improvement, alongside management accounting information. Ensure that robust financial data is provided to inform the production of Business Cases and Financial Planning. Financial Accounting Support CSUs in developing and maintaining processes which deliver the Trusts Financial Accounting objectives for: Accounts Payable including compliance with the Public Sector Payment Policy. Accounts Receivable including improved debt recovery. Treasury Management including improvement of the Trusts cash flow. Statutory Accounting including the production of the Annual Accounts and monthly returns for NHSE. This will require close working with the Director of Finance and Associate Director of Finance to deliver a range of processes and key performance indicators to support these objectives. Quality Assurance To ensure that the process of financial management takes into account the need to enhance the quality of care provided within the hospital. To constantly review, update and upgrade information systems for managing the financial and accounting processes with the finance department. To conduct complex audits designed to improve financial and accounting services.

37 hours per week (Permanent)

Touchstone is a multi-award-winning mental health and wellbeing charity operating in communities across Yorkshire. Touchstone understands that we can only deliver excellence to the people we serve if the people we recruit are happy, empowered, supported to reach their potential and trusted to lead.

Touchstone is now seeking an experienced and motivated Director of Finance & Resources, to join our Senior Leadership Team (SLT). You will be required to provide strategic leadership for finance and resource management across Touchstone, to ensure long term stability and maintenance of the highest standards of probity. You will also be responsible for leading on the delivery of IT support services. The successful applicant will be a confident leader, who will work closely with the CEO and SLT and will be the designated company secretary. You will have:

• Leadership, strategic and operational management experience.
• Excellent negotiating, analytical and organisational skills.
• Experience of working with and reporting at Board level.
• Excellent financial skills including preparing budgets and management accounts.
• Thorough understanding of risk management and able to develop appropriate strategies.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Possess a relevant finance qualification recognised by a professional accountancy body.

For more information, please contact: Arfan Hanif (CEO) on 0113 271 8277 or email arfanh@touchstonesupport.org.uk

As an employee of Touchstone, all successful applicants continually benefit from the following:
• Personal wellbeing budget.
• 28 days annual leave (rising to 31 after 2 years) + 8 bank holidays (pro-rata) and 1 celebration day.
• Agile working policy.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Access to counselling and 24/7 confidential staff Mindful Employer helpline.
• Health and wellbeing and fun organisational staff away days.
• Inclusive maternity and parental policies and pay.
• A full range of staff and peer support networks.
• Lots of learning and development opportunities

Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly, BME and LGBTQ+ communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone. Further information can be obtained from our equal opportunities policy. Please note that we do not hold a sponsor licence and we do not intend to offer sponsorship for this particular role. You should therefore ensure that you have/will have the right to work in the UK to be able to undertake this role, if appointed, you will be required to provide relevant right to work documents at the point of an offer being made to you. Applications can be obtained by visiting www.touchstonesupport.org.uk or by e-mailing recruitment@touchstonesupport.org.uk. Feedback is only provided at the interview stage.

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