Associate Director of Finance

The Associate Director of Finance - Corporate & Reporting will support the Corporate Director of Operational Finance - Financial Management, Deputy CFO and the CFO to establish and develop the integrated working at function, through management of the agreed budget areas and business partnering support to the organisation and budget holders. They will lead on the development and enhancement of internal reporting, servicing the requirements of the Executive Team, the Board and delegated committees. The Corporate Finance function will be responsible for supporting the financial management of the Corporate/Operating Costs of NHS GM, with budget holders at GM and localities, including the Estates programme budgets.
- Leading the Corporate Finance team, who will be responsible for financial management support for all Corporate/Operating Costs budgets and budget holders
- Leading the Estates Finance team, who will be responsible for the transactional and financial management support for all Estates admin and programme budgets and budget holders
- Supporting the development of budget holder training alongside colleagues within the Financial Control function
- Leading on month end reporting for the budgets and portfolios within the team’s responsibility
- Leading on the production and development of financial reporting for the Executive Team, the Board and all associated committees, offering guidance where required
- Leading a specific programme of work from a financial perspective, currently Population Health & Inequalities.
- Working closely with the Financial Control team to manage relevant allocations and Reserves, associated with the Corporate/Operating and Estates budgets, ensuring virements are actioned appropriately
- Leading on the Budget Setting and Financial planning process for budgets within their responsibility
- Contributing to ensuring that all finance policies and procedures relating to the function are in place for NHS GM

Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) are partnerships of health and care organisations that come together to plan and deliver joined up services and to improve the health and wellbeing of people who live and work in their area. Their purpose is to improve outcomes in population health and healthcare; tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience, and access; enhance productivity and value for money and support broader social and economic development in their area efficiency. This will be delivered in neighbourhood, place, combinations of places and GM system.
Lead the Corporate & Estates Finance Teams to provide effective support to the rest of the organisation, budget holders, function leads and executives, by providing oversight and leadership to the team who cover the following responsibilities:

- Liaison with budget holders, suppliers and other finance colleagues
- Ensure the financial position is accurately reported for each area of responsibility
- Responsible for service development for the team and for the reporting systems used across the finance department and agreeing these with senior Finance managers prior to implementation. These practices will then impact upon the whole organisation.
- Develop and maintain procedure notes for systems within the team and ensure adherence to these by members of staff.
- Interpret national guidance and policies on financial reporting issues and ensure that these are effectively implemented within the team.
Responsible for managing the month end process, ensuring that a standardised approach to financial reporting for the Corporate & Estates Finance Teams is developed, and a full set of working papers supports all monthly financial information to feed into monthly financial reports and budget statements.
Work with the AD of Finance - Financial Control to ensure that all allocations relevant to the budget areas of responsibility are drawn down as relevant.
Responsible for the budget setting and financial planning for the budget areas of responsibility.
Responsible for supporting budget holders, functions leads and executives in the identification of savings, and the development of business cases