Senior Divisional Finance Manager

Senior Divisional Finance Manager – Medicine & Emergency Care (MEC) Division. This role provides financial leadership, advice, training and support to the Division to ensure achievement of financial targets and reporting requirements.

• Provide financial leadership to the Division, including Clinical Directors, Division Director of Operations and Directorate Managers.
• Deliver internal and external reporting, enabling efficient and effective service delivery.
• Financial planning and budgeting for the Division’s service plans and targets.
• Manage performance, analyse waste reduction programmes, and provide guidance on budgets.
• Provide expert financial advice, support and information to achieve annual financial objectives.
• Prepare and present monthly budget reports, outturn forecasts and variance analyses.
• Develop financial systems for budgetary control and reporting.
• Identify and implement efficiency and cash‑releasing savings.
• Participate in performance management meetings and finance policy development.
• Lead finance training sessions and support staff development.
• Manage finance staff, including recruitment, performance review and development.
• Contribute to continual improvement initiatives and finance culture.

Essential Criteria

• Degree (Honours) or equivalent qualification.
• Qualified CCAB accountant with evidence of continued professional development.
• Considerable previous NHS experience post qualification.
• Experience in staff management and management accounts.
• Experience of computerised ledger.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills with budget holders.
• Self‑motivated and effective time management.
• Business case and improvement case development.
• Budgeting and forecasting experience at Divisional level.
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office products.

Desirable Criteria

• Report writing and performance management.
• Experience in cost improvements and waste reduction.
• Involvement in training and development of finance and non‑finance staff.

The Trust is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to diversity. All suitable candidates will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.