Assistant Director of Operational Finance
NHS England
North East and Yorkshire region office base (6 options), LS14APView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£94,356 to £108,814
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
11 October 2026
10 days leftJob description
Assistant Director of Operational Finance (Band 8d) Join us in shaping the future of the NHS Would you like to join a team that is working todeliver s...
Working across a complex and diverse portfolio, you will build strong relationships with senior leaders across NHS England and local systems. You will be responsible for financial oversight and improvement activity, providing expert financial advice, and helping organisations navigate some of the most challenging issues facing healthcare today.
This role offers a unique opportunity to influence financial strategy and operational delivery across multiple organisations, working with senior leaders in varied disciplines to deliver sustainable improvements that benefit patients, staff and the wider health and care system.
You will join a supportive, experienced and high-performing regional finance team in tackling some of the most significant financial, operational and strategic challenges facing the NHS. The role provides exceptional exposure to system leadership, financial recovery, capital planning and business cases, regulatory oversight, productivity, transformation and improvement.
The breadth of experience offered by this role provides excellent preparation for finance professionals seeking to progress towards Deputy Director of Finance, Director of Finance and other senior NHS finance leadership positions.
Responsibilities of the role
The postholder will be a senior member of the Regional Finance leadership team, and will:
- Develop relationships with NHS providers and systems, providing support, challenge and oversight to help them deliver sustainable financial and operational performance.
- Deliver expert financial advice to local and regional leaders, supporting decision-making across a broad range of complex and high-profile issues.
- Be responsible for financial planning, performance management and reporting across revenue, capital and cash, ensuring compliance with national policy and financial frameworks.
- Support organisations to develop and deliver robust financial recovery plans, productivity programmes and cost improvement initiatives.
- Work collaboratively with senior operational, clinical and finance colleagues to develop solutions that improve delivery, value for money and outcomes
- Deliver NHS England's financial assurance and regulatory responsibilities, providing appropriate oversight, challenge and intervention where required.
- Identify, manage and mitigate financial risks, ensuring timely escalation and intervention where required.
- Act as a key link between national, regional and local teams, ensuring consistent implementation of financial policy, guidance and priorities.
- Represent NHS England at senior meetings, board-level discussions and external stakeholder forums.
- Be responsible for significant regional and national programmes that support service transformation, financial sustainability and improved value for money.
- Support the development, review and delivery of major capital programmes and business cases.
- Work across NHS England to identify and share learning, best practice and effective approaches
Full details are provided in the Job Description
NHS England has a wide range of statutory functions, responsibilities and regulatory powers. These are focused on supporting the wider NHS to deliver high quality care, as well as doing those things that are best done once for the whole NHS.
Our staff bring expertise across clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial specialisms -- enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.
In March 2025, the Government announced that NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care will increasingly merge functions, ultimately leading to NHS England being fully integrated into the department.
If you currently work within the NHS and if successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR).This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the process.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in our offices.
We cannot offer visa sponsorship for any vacancies.
Essential
Essential
- Professional finance qualification i.e. CCAB or CIMA, CPD compliant, with minimum 3 years senior financial management experience within large and complex organisation(s)
- Significant knowledge and understanding of NHS Financial regime, and it's application to planning and delivery of organisation and region financial positions in line with national targets and requirements
- Credible expert, providing evidence-based financial and business advice to senior leaders, influencing key strategic and operational delivery decisions
- Well developed analytical, business and influencing skills in operational planning, investment case development and review, financial planning, productivity and cost improvement
- Highly developed and effective communication, influencing, multi-professional working, and relationship-building abilities
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
18 September 2026
Last checked
21 September 2026
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