Head of Management AccountsNHS
Job summary
OUH is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced finance professional to join the Financial Performance team as Deputy Head of Financial Performance on a fixed-term contract or secondment basis.
This role is critical to maintaining the provision of high-quality financial management, forecasting, reporting and insight across the Trust. The post will provide additional capacity to support core financial performance activities whilst the team continues to support delivery of the Trust's financial recovery programme, including CIP identification, reporting and delivery.
The successful candidate will work closely with operational and corporate stakeholders, providing financial analysis and insight to support informed decision-making and improved financial performance across the organisation.
The role is expected to be office-based one fixed day per week (Monday) and one additional day as required, with flexibility to work remotely on other days. Flexible working requests will be considered.
Please note this is a fixed-term contract or secondment opportunity
Main duties of the job
The role will act as the corporate finance lead for operational financial performance, providing trust-wide oversight, analysis and insight to support financial sustainability, productivity improvement and informed decision-making. The post holder will lead on financial performance reporting, forecasting, analysis of key performance drivers, and support the development of robust management information to inform decisions at divisional, executive and Board level. The Financial Performance team is committed to continuous improvement, collaboration and professional development, working across organisational boundaries to improve financial understanding and support delivery of the Trust's financial objectives Hybrid working has given us the benefits of both face to face communication and problem solving and the benefits working from home, with excellent communication between the Financial Performance team and others in Finance to really deliver what the organisation needs.
We are working to embed a learning culture, encouraging staff at all levels to both undergo training and deliver training to others.
The Financial Performance team work closely with Finance, clinical and operational colleagues in the clinical divisions and also across the region.
Job description
For a Detailed job description and main responsibilities please refer to the Job Description document attached.
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu
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