Deputy Chief Financial Officer

Certain Advantage is hiring for a Deputy Chief Financial Officer based in Kent.

This role is on an initial 6-month fixed term basis and is hybrid.

The company:

A health-care organisation that serves a community in the southeastern part of England, providing a range of medical services and treatments across several facilities. It focuses on delivering quality care through a combination of hospitals, clinics, and specialised centres.

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The role:

Provide additional capacity to support it with the delivery of its financial plan for 2023/24 and in implementing its medium-term financial recovery plan.

Ensuring a clear and robust understanding of the Trust's financial position and forecast out-turn, identifying key drivers and risks, actions and mitigation's with relevant stakeholders.
Working with Finance Team and PMO to ensure clear and consistent reporting of efficiency savings (CIPs), including links to the overall Trust financial position and forecast out-turn.
Work with PMO and Divisional leads to identify and work through additional efficiency opportunities. Identify productivity and efficiency opportunities, utilising relevant benchmark data and tools e.g. Model Hospital.
Support the CFO to oversee the programme to monitor and manage financial risks and mitigation's, to deliver the Trusts revenue financial plan. Ensure that robust action plans are in place to ensure that efficiency targets are met, and actions are taken to mitigate income and expenditure risks.
Work with relevant key stakeholders including the COO and CPO to identify and implement actions and controls to reduce bank and agency headcount and expenditure (target 50% reduction from 31/24)
Support the CFO in developing the medium-term financial recovery plan. Liaise with key stakeholders at the ICB and other key system stakeholders.

The individual:

Experience of working at CFO level or Deputy CFO level in complex
Demonstrable experience of contributing to delivery of financial improvement programmes
Demonstrable track record of delivery of challenging objectives / projects / programmes
Effective, credible and convincing communicator
Pro-active and inquisitive
Effective in providing constructive challenge
Effective at collaborative working with key stakeholders.
Qualifications; degree level or equivalent. CCAB qualified.

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