Deputy Chief Financial Officer
| Posting date: | 10 September 2024 |
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| Salary: | £392.70 to £392.70 per day |
| Additional salary information: | per day PAYE |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 October 2024 |
| Location: | Gillingham, Kent, ME7 5NY |
| Company: | Triumph Consultants Ltd |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | QAD 1929/0909 |
Summary
What's involved with this role:
QAD 1929/090
Role: Deputy Chief Financial Officer
Contract Length: Anticipated 3-6 months
Hours per week: 37.5 hours per week
Location: Hybrid working/Gillingham, Kent. ME7 5NY
Pay Rate: £392.70 per day PAYE
Hybrid Working
OH Assessment required for this role
DBS Required - TBC
Summary:
An additional Deputy CFO is needed to provide additional capacity to support it with the delivery of its financial plan for 2023/24 and in implementing its medium-term financial recovery plan.
The postholder will work closely with the CFO, other Executive Directors and other key staff, including the Trust’s Senior Finance Team, PMO and Divisional operational management teams in the following areas:
Ensuring a clear and robust understanding of the Trust’s financial position and forecast outturn, identifying key drivers and risks, actions and mitigations with relevant stakeholders.
Working with Finance Team and PMO to ensure clear and consistent reporting of efficiency savings (CIPs), including links to the overall Trust financial position and forecast outturn.
Work with PMO and Divisional leads to identify and work through additional efficiency opportunities. Identify productivity and efficiency opportunities, utilising relevant benchmark data and tools e.g. Model Hospital.
Support the CFO to oversee the programme to monitor and manage financial risks and mitigations, to deliver the Trusts revenue financial plan. Ensure that robust action plans are in place to ensure that efficiency targets are met and actions are taken to mitigate income and expenditure risks.
Work with relevant key stakeholders including the COO and CPO to identify and implement actions and controls to reduce bank and agency headcount and expenditure (target 50% reduction from 31/24)
Support the CFO in developing the medium-term financial recovery plan. Liaise with key stakeholders at the ICB and other key system stakeholders.
The postholder will have no direct line management responsibilities but will work alongside and receive support from the substantive Deputy CFO and the Senior Finance Team.
Experience and Qualities:
Experience of working at CFO level or Deputy CFO level in complex, challenging NHS acute providers
Demonstrable experience of contributing to delivery of financial improvement programmes
Demonstrable track record of delivery of challenging objectives / projects / programmes
Effective, credible and convincing communicator
Pro-active and inquisitive
Effective in providing constructive challenge
Effective at collaborative working with key stakeholders
Knowledgeable of NHS financial issues
Qualifications;
degree level or equivalent.
CCAB qualified.
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.
Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
Our clients are generally seeking applicants who are reasonably local, so on that basis we would ideally like you to supply us with your address (or at least your post code) and a telephone number so that we can reach you during working hours.
Your recent UK working experience going back at least 5 years, or full employment history if you have been working for fewer years than this.
Your availability to work either immediately, or at short notice.
Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.
Please refer to the Role Requirements section above - your CV must address the requirements listed.
Other preferable/desirable details to include on your CV, if applicable:
Any local authority/public sector experience
Any relevant qualifications held or being studied for.
If you are interested in this role, please email your CV back to recruiters@tclrec.com
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