MRP- Operational Finance Lead

Essential

• CCAB or CIMA qualified with extensive experience, full up to date membership and continuing professional development.
• Educated to Masters level or equivalent level or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.

Essential

• Experience at Senior Finance level in the NHS or other public healthcare related industry
• Knowledge and experience of current NHS financial frameworks, targets and regimes - provider and commissioner.
• Interact, influence and persuade key leaders within organisations to ensure delivery of the financial strategy and in year performance
• Subject matter expertise across a number of key areas relating to all aspects of financial governance such as internal audit, counter fraud and internal control and risk management systems
• Significant experience of large scale short, medium and long-term planning and performance management processes - supporting both organisations which are succeeding and those which are failing.
• Demonstrable experience of managing and prioritising a large budget with solid working knowledge of financial process requirements.
• Experience and/or understanding of the UK Health Economy.
• Commercially aware, with significant expertise in such as areas as contract management, investment appraisal
• Demonstrable senior management experience with management of staff/ functions.

Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively with clinical, academic and all levels of staff High level analytical skills and the ability to draw qualitative and quantitative data from a wide range of sources and present in a clear concise manner.
• Demonstrates sound judgement in the absence of clear guidelines or precedent, seeking advice as necessary from more senior management when appropriate.
• Highly developed communication skills with the ability to communicate on highly complex matters and difficult situations.
• Ability to demonstrate a high level of expertise in providing senior leadership Ability to work on own initiative and organise workload, allocating work as necessary, working to tight and often changing deadlines.
• Ability to provide and receive, convey and present highly complex, sensitive and/or contentious information to large groups, responding openly to questions to ensure full understanding and engagement.
• Ability to travel across sites where required
• Persuade board and senior managers of the respective merits of different options, innovation and new market opportunities.
• Strategic thinking - ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise.
• Inputs to strategic plans across NHS and within the specific teams. Demonstrable ability to deliver at pace in complex environment.

Essential

• Ability to operate in a value-driven style consistent with the values of the public services and specifically with the new organisational values
• Works across boundaries, looks for collective success, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others
• Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values.