Employer Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust Town Guildford Salary £81,774 - £93,879 pro rata per annum inclusive of HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 22/06/2026 23:59
Head of Financial Performance
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Head of Financial Performance to join the Finance Team at Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust. The Head of Financial Performance will support the Trust by driving two key workstreams, the delivery of the Cost Improvement Programme (CIP) and leading on strategic initiatives across the Group including its trading subsidiary Healthcare Partners Limited. This post offers an exciting career opportunity working within a friendly and progressive organisation. We understand, encourage and celebrate diversity, making RSFT NHS Finance team a place where we all feel we belong. The Trust was awarded “outstanding” for use of resources and is level 2 accredited on the One NHS Finance/ Skills Development Network “Towards Excellence” programme. We operate a flexible work pattern and this role is hybrid with work across RSFT and the Group’s sites as well as working from home. The Trust has access to a range of training and development opportunities provided both internally and externally.
Main duties of the job
* CIP leadership – Lead the financial oversight, modelling and monitoring of delivery of the Trust’s Cost Improvement Plan, ensuring schemes are robust, deliverable and aligned to operational and strategic priorities.
* Scheme Delivery – Using a “PMO” style approach support delivery of the CIP Programme.
* Accounting model review – Lead a comprehensive review of the accounting treatment, processes and financial controls of the Trust’s trading subsidiary.
* Group model alignment – Ensure accounting policies and processes are aligned across the parent Trust and the partner Trust within the group model.
* Policy review – Review of policy and procedure at HPL and recommend and implement policy changes as required, creating and implementing where gaps are identified.
* Technical accounting – Provide expert advice on complex accounting matters including service concessions, right of use assets, consolidation, intercompany transactions and VAT implications.
* Subsidiary oversight – Support the subsidiary Board and management team to strengthen financial governance, reporting and compliance with NHS and statutory requirements.
* Operational Finance – Expert knowledge of the operational working of a Finance Team to understand and advise on the target operating model, including recommendations across a Group and multi-site model.
Strategic Financial Leadership
* Influencing and persuasion – Influence senior operational and clinical leaders to support financially sustainable decision making.
* Business case evaluation – Provide expert financial appraisal of business cases, investments and service developments.
* Benchmarking and efficiency – Lead benchmarking and productivity analysis to identify opportunities for improvement.
* Financial stewardship – Promote strong financial governance, value for money and effective use of public funds.
Working for our organisation
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure. We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding. Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trust's normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Professional qualification in accountancy (ACA, CIMA, ACCA, CIPFA).
* Evidence of having kept technically up to date since qualification (CPD).
Knowledge and Experience
* Experience in a Senior Financial role within a large organisation
* Significant experience in financial modelling and data handling.
* Experience of presenting complex information to non-finance managers including clinicians
* Expert understanding of the NHS financial regime
* Experience of interpreting all relevant financial legislation, making recommendations and implementing changes across a large complex financial organisation
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