The South West Provider Collaborative is an award winning partnership of six provider organisations, of which Devon Partnership NHS Trust is the lead provider.
The Collaboratives are national initiatives designed to encourage different providers within different geographical areas to design, commission and deliver services more closely together.
Working together, the Collaborative improve the care pathway for people needing specialised mental healthcare in the South West.
The Associate Director of Finance - South West Provider Collaborative (Commissioning) has overall responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the SWPC Commissioning finance function.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and or contentious information and will be required to advise, constrain senior budget holders over financial issues, persuading them to a certain course of action.
The post holder will be responsible for planning the work of the Commissioning Finance team. To ensure reporting and accounting deliveries are consistently met to a high standard. This includes budget setting, monthly budget monitoring and year end accounts.
The post holder will provide comprehensive finance support and advice to Senior Managers, Directors, Clinical Directors, Directorate Managers, Senior Budget Holders, working with Collaborative to ensure consistent and quality advice is given. The role will involve making judgements on financial issues, often where an element of risk exists and there are a number of options, sometimes conflicting.
The post holder will be required to lead on the Trusts Commissioning financial strategy, in particular advising on service level plans to meet the overall service objective. As appropriate attend corporate and service level performance meetings as a representative of the finance function.
The post holder will be responsible for the development, monitoring and accurate reporting of the SW Provider Collaborative revenue expenditure (annually circa £175m 2025/26) on a monthly basis.
The postholder will be responsible for providing financial advice for the South West Provider Collaborative.
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