Associate Director of Finance - Financial Services

Job Summary

East London NHS Foundation Trust is pleased to be recruiting an Associate Director of Finance (Financial Services). The post holder will be an integral member of the East London NHS Foundation Trust senior finance team. They will require good experience in technical accounting, financial control and an ability to lead the Financial Services team.

We need someone who can hit the ground running, with significant experience in a senior leadership role and the ability to provide sound advice to the Senior Leadership Team and Executive Team.

Reporting to the CFO the Associate Director of Finance (Financial Services) will lead and manage the overall Financial Services function including statutory financial duties, planning, forecasting, alongside supporting the Trust's strategic aims and objectives. The successful applicant will lead the financial reporting and engagement across the organisation through exceptional business partnering, deliver insightful financial analysis, critical organisational challenge and innovative, agile problem solving.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are:
We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Date posted: 03 March 2026

Agenda for change

Band 8d

£99,808 to £113,803 a year per annum Inc HCAs

Permanent

Full-time

363-CP7772915

Trust HQ
9 Alie Street
London
E1 8DE

• Lead, develop and motivate the Financial Services team.
• Oversee technical accounting, ensuring compliance with IFRS, NHS reporting standards, and complex areas such as PFI, leasing and VAT.
• Deliver Annual Accounts and contributions to the Annual Report; ensure robust year-end processes, reconciliations, financial controls and audit compliance.
• Lead on capital accounting, planning and forecasting, providing expert advice on the accounting treatment of capital schemes and business cases.
• Act as key contact for internal/external audit; coordinate audit actions and support Board and Audit Committee reporting.
• Maintain and strengthen financial control frameworks, governance, assurance processes and policy implementation across the trust.
• Manage cash resources, optimise investment income, ensure compliance with the Better Payment Practice Code and maintain strong credit control.
• Oversee the management, control and administration of charitable funds, ensuring any expenditure falls within the terms of the funds and the requirements of statute, Charity Commission and HMRC requirements.
• Ensure high standards of confidentiality, statutory compliance, risk management, safety and mandatory training.

• CCAB Qualified
• Expert knowledge gained through further post qualification specialist training or experience.
• Evidence of maintaining and developing technical accounting expertise and of staying up to date with current accounting rules since qualification.

• Experience in a complex NHS or private sector organisation managing part of the Finance function.
• Experience of financial reporting and statutory reporting in a large, complex organisation.
• Experience of working at a strategic level, able to recognise direction and implications of policy.
• Experience of presenting complex financial information to non-finance managers and Directors.

• Highly developed level of communication and interpersonal skills that enable highly complex technical issues to be explained in clear and concise terms.
• Significant experience of managing, motivating and developing a team.
• Able to persuade others at all levels, including Executive Directors and clinicians, of a particular course of action or viewpoint, whilst respecting their point of view.

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