Deputy Finance Manager

Overview

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is looking for an enthusiastic, experienced, and innovative Finance Professional to join its dynamic Financial Management team. The successful applicant will have the responsibility for providing guidance and support, accurate financial information, and developing strong financial governance controls within the Research Directorate. This opportunity will strengthen existing financial and inter-personal skills and expand knowledge of NHS Finances associated with Clinical research activities within a busy acute hospital setting.

The interview is expected to take place in the week following shortlisting, commencing 02.03.26 (Dates May Differ).

Research is embedded into the heart of the Trust s services. We operate over several sites, including our dedicated Bradford Institute for Health Research, which hosts one of the NIHR funded Commercial Research Delivery Centres (CRDC). We work closely with other organisations (including Pharma) to ensure Clinical Research is embedded into patient care. The post will deputise for the Finance Business Partner & Finance Manager to deliver a comprehensive business service, ensure effective financial performance, and maximise research income through commercial opportunities, while ensuring compliance with external guidelines and reporting deadlines.

• Depute for the Finance Business Partner & Finance Manager to deliver a comprehensive business service, ensure effective financial performance, and maximise research income through commercial opportunities, while ensuring compliance with external guidelines and reporting deadlines.
• Manage multiple deadlines and targets, produce routine financial monitoring information, and provide financial advice and support to budget holders, acting as a key finance contact for a specified division.
• Report to the Finance Business Partner and include line management responsibility for finance support staff.
• Provide specialist accounting and business expertise relating to clinical research across the NHS, universities, and industry, applying project accounting principles to grants and clinical trials alongside NHS and research accounting standards.
• Conduct financial and non-financial performance reporting, budgetary control, income and expenditure analysis, and KPI reporting.
• Engage closely with Clinical Research Teams to ensure accurate costing of research activity, compliance with policies, Standing Financial Instructions, and strategic objectives, and establish appropriate contractual arrangements with third parties.

• Relevant post-qualification experience in a Finance position within an NHS organisation or Clinical Research setting, ideally with experience in research budgets and Clinical research and contracts.
• Effective communicator with strong influencing and negotiating skills.
• Strong analytical and technical skills (e.g. Power BI, Power Pivot, or equivalent) and ability to work to demanding deadlines.

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