Your new company A growing healthcare business here in the Southwest is looking to recruit a Finance Director on a permanent basis. Your new role This is a key leadership role, heading up and leading on all things finance, reporting into the Hospital Director and helping to support the financial sustainability of business. In this newly created role, the role will include: Financial leadership - managing the day-to-day running of the finance operations, including statutory accounts, budget setting and compliance. Sit as part of the Senior Leadership team, helping to devise the annual strategy. Lead on treasury management - including capital investment Lead short-term / long-term business planning and help to develop the annual budget. Contribute to the capital expenditure plan. Lead and carry out continuous improvement projects, helping to create a best-in-class finance function. Manage and develop colleagues across finance but also in other areas of the business. Manage external audits, being a key point of contact. Oversee the financial services team to ensure reporting is done in line with NHS standards. Maintain oversight and sign off contract management for NHS trusts and Integrated care boardsWhat you'll need to succeed We are looking for an experienced finance leader, ideally with experience in the NHS or healthcare sector. This person should be a qualified accountant with a strong track record of managing and developing teams and helping to contribute to the overall success of an organisation. You will be a qualified accountant and, ideally, you will have a good understanding of NHS frameworks and have experience of leading financial projects. Aside from the above, you should be a people person, have good attention to detail and have good IT skills. What you'll get in return This is a great opportunity for someone to take on a newly created role in a growing organisation. The role offers hybrid working, a competitive salary and good benefits. The finance team has a good culture with strong brilliant staff members, so it is a great opportunity for someone to take the current finance team and help support them to get to the next level. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)