The Head of Finance - corporate and reporting is a key senior role within the North West regional finance team, leading a high-quality internal finance function for the region. It will take someone who can build strong relationships across the organisation, and who can cut through complexity. This role will provide the successful candidate with insight into how NHS England works and the key challenges facing the NHS in the North West. You will work with a fantastic team, in a friendly and supportive atmosphere.The Head of Finance will lead on budget setting, and in-year financial management for the regional office s c. 80m annual budget. In addition to these core responsibilities, the Head of Finance will make a broader contribution to the delivery of the operational finance team s objectives, supporting additional reporting around the overall NHS financial performance in the region, capital and/or other specific pieces of work as required.The successful candidate will have significant experience of budget setting and financial reporting.They will be able to build strong relationships across the organisation and will be confident in all aspects of managing the team.They will be able to work with a high degree of autonomy, including making judgements and decisions with limited supervision.They will have highly developed communication skills (both written and verbal), able to simplify complex issues.The successful candidate will have a strong sense of integrity and a commitment to developing the team.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 ByEnabling 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 careOptimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovationDelivering 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 the Government website.For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Alex Kirkpatrick Job title: Director of Operational Finance - North West Email address: alex.kirkpatrick@nhs.net Telephone number: 07736 678 903











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