Associate Director of Contract Finance
Job Description
Job summary
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We are seeking an experienced leader to join our team asAssociate Director of Contract Finance. This is a pivotal senior role within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board (ICB), leading the reporting, analysis and planning of contracts across the system.
You will play a key role in shaping the future of contracting, by driving innovation, transformation and financial sustainability across all our contracts. This role will provide leadership across our portfolio of over £3bn in contracted services, working with the NHS and independent sector to deliver the best possible outcomes and value for taxpayers money. It is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys getting into the detail as well as shaping that for high level reporting and strategic discussions.
This is a hybrid role. Office working (Eastleigh) on several days per week is essential.
Main duties of the job
The Associate Director Contract Finance is a senior leadership role responsible for overseeing the financial management of commissioning contracts, ensuring value for money and supporting delivery of strategic commissioning objectives.
The role leads financial planning, reporting, and analysis across complex provider contracts of over £3bn. working collaboratively across organisational boundaries to support integrated care delivery and system performance. It contributes to strategic planning, commissioning strategy, and continuous improvement of financial and contracting processes.
This is a senior role supporting the Chief Finance Officer and Directors of Finance to provide significant financial leadership and guidance to the Integrated Care Board (ICB) all its component parts
About us
We offer excellent employment opportunities to new and existing staff. We aim to be a model employer by embedding best HR practice and to support new ways of working.
We pride ourselves on offering good working conditions, job security, lifelong learning, fair pay and benefits, staff involvement and a balance between work and personal life.
We enjoy a forward thinking and innovative culture and our vision is to have healthy people, living healthy lives in healthy communities. We understand the only way to deliver this is to have the right people with the right skills.
Here is a summary of some of the benefits and services which are on offer to staff:
27 days paid minimum holiday and bank holiday entitlement
NHS pension scheme
Sick pay policy
Occupational health services including staff counselling services
Flexible working and family friendly policies
Flexible retirement and retirement vouchers
Health Service Discounts - offers for stores, travel, equipment etc.
Successful candidates will be subject to a six-month probationary period.
Job responsibilities
The postholder will work with the ICB Directors, and Teams to develop strategies and plans that will deliver sustainable, high-quality services within affordable levels.
The postholder will proactively provide advice through research, analysis and review on highly complex financial issues facing the organisation.
The role will ensure the provision of high quality, relevant and timely information that meets the needs of the ICB.
The role will require involvement in wider performance management issues and will ensure the highest standards of corporate governance and probity are maintained.
The role will work across organisational boundaries engaging a diverse range of stakeholders crucial to the successful outcomes of the ICB and be part of a team that will deliver across a wide range of highly complex financial management, financial accounting, contracting and performance management processes, with line management responsibility.
The role will be extremely flexible to meet the needs of the ICB within a rapidly changing environment and as such the scope of the role is likely to grow and/or change.
The postholder will also represent the Directors and Deputy Directors of Finance as required.
Working closely with Contract Management, Business Intelligence and other colleagues you will collaborate to maximise the ICBs delivery of strategic aims and ensuring effective delivery of contract management services, including leadership and direct delivery of these services where required.
Engagement with the Multi-Disciplinary teams, local and regional teams and nationally, with very senior staff is necessary, to drive the ongoing development of NHS contracting across all provisional routes.
Person Specification
Qualifications and/ or experience
Essential
- CCAB qualified with at demonstrable post qualification experience in both financial and management accounting.
Desirable
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Demonstrate capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales.
- Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships.
- Ability to influence others, demonstrate reasoning behind policy decision-making and secure the co-operation of colleagues at all levels. Ability to motivate and encourage self-initiative, good practice and completion of projects.
- Ability to motivate and develop a team, including the ability to delegate to staff effectively. Experience and expertise in staff management and leadership.
- Ability to multi-task and continuously re-prioritise to meet day to day issues facing the ICB.
- Ability to anticipate problems, assess risks, consider the overall implications and make effective decisions.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of wider NHS services. An understanding of and ability to interpret strategic NHS issues.
- A thorough knowledge of the NHS financial regime, including an in depth specialist knowledge of financial and accounting procedures, financial aspects of NHS legislation and NHS finance policies.
- Experience in communications and stakeholder management.
Desirable
- Evidence of continued professional development.
- Extensive knowledge of highly complex accounting techniques, financial management principles, technical issues and costing methodologies.
- An expert knowledge of NHS accounting techniques, technical issues and costing methodologies.
Communication and interpersonal skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal, negotiation and persuasion skills and experience of presenting material to an audience. Must be able to present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups/customers.
- Experience of effective working with Exec, Board members, senior managers and other NHS organisations.
- Must be able to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information and negotiate with stakeholders and customers on difficult and controversial issues.
- High level of communication skills both written and oral, as well as an excellent level of inter-personal skills.
Analytical and problem-solving skills
Essential
- Ability to critically analyse and present formal complex financial data often to non-finance staff and senior managers, conveying financial concepts clearly and persuasively.
- Ability to investigate and to advise on highly complex issues including corporate reporting and providing strategic financial, business planning and capital investment advice.
IT and digital literacy
Essential
- Excellent knowledge of IT applications, financial systems, databases and spreadsheets.
Desirable
- Understanding of AI and the potential for utilisation within contracting and finance.
Project management
Desirable
- Experience of leading and running projects.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB (104)
Address
Omega House
112 Southampton Rd
Eastliegh
SO50 5PB
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.hantsiowhealthandcare.org.uk/icb (Opens in a new tab)
