Associate Director of Finance (Financial Management) | Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 13 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £76,965 - £88,682 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 April 2026 |
| Location: | Maidstone Kent, ME16 9QQ |
| Company: | Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7851308/380-SS0770 |
Summary
Are you an experienced finance professional looking to make a real difference in a large NHS Mental Health Trust?
Do you have the credibility and confidence to influence senior leaders, support Board members and engage effectively with auditors?
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust is seeking anAssociate Director of Financial Managementto play a pivotal role in leading our business partnering, management accounting and financial reporting functions. This is a high‑profile and rewarding opportunity to contribute to the Trust’s strategic and financial leadership.
The Trust is creating an environment for equal opportunities for all, where we can ALL be ourselves. We take pride in our services – which are underpinned by our Trust valueswhich can be foundhere.
Associate Director of Financial Management Key Responsibilities
• Lead theFinancial Management, Costing, and Incomefunctions for the Trust
• Provide accurate, timely, and robust financial information to clinical and managerial colleagues
• Support the Trust’s strategic objectives, ensuring the Trust meets itsstrategic financial targets
• Oversee production ofService Line Reportingon a quarterly basis
• Ensurebusiness caseswithin the Trust receive sound financial support
• Oversee the Trustefficiency programme,developing schemes, reporting delivery, and working alongside operational staff to mitigate underperformance
• Maintain robustbudgetary controlsystems
• Attend Board Sub-Committees
• Lead and co-ordinate the development of the Trust’sfinancial plansincluding the Long-Term Financial Model, the financial elements of the Business Plan and the planning returns to NHS Improvement
We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated 'Good' by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.
Our vision is simple: We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.
Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's doing well together.
Candidates must have the ability to influence a wide range of stakeholders, and work collaboratively with clinical and operational colleagues both internal and external to the Trust.
The ability to interpret complex information and present its impact is key, as well as ensuring the team produce accurate and robust information.
Management experience is essential, with the ability to lead a function successfully, ensuring individuals are motivated and are clear on personal and strategic objectives.
Candidates must be fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA).
NHS experience isnotessential, so please do apply if you feel your skills and experience align to our requirements.
Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification
At Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust, we are serious about diversity and about inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.
This advert closes on Friday 27 Mar 2026
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