Job summary

The Finance and Planning Directorate in NHS England is looking for talented, diverse, highly motivated people to join the Financial Oversight and Delivery (FOD) team as a Senior Finance Lead Financial Oversight and Delivery - workstream: Financial Planning and Analytics.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be at the heart of the NHS. In the Finance and Planning directorate we:o ensure the NHS lives within its annual budget set by set out the financial and performance priorities the NHS should be delivering each report how much the NHS has spent on providing services each a Senior Finance Lead you will be a key member of NHS England Financial Oversight and Delivery team and will play an important role in leading or supporting:o the development of a programme management approach to analytical work undertaken within the team, and development of an approach to working alongside our regional based NHS England colleagues to ensure optimum use of our collective analytical capability and creation of a process for the continual review of all aspects of our work, including the identification of new innovations in technology and Artificial Intelligence and harnessing these to deliver improvemento where required providing additional capacity for the planning and reporting functions undertaken with the Financial Oversight and Delivery team

Main duties of the job

In your application, please demonstrate your experience in the following areas:o Qualified accountant or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in a specialised finance area. You will need an understanding of the NHS financial framework; ideally with experience of working at a senior level within the NHS.

o You will lead on the development of a programme management approach to analytical work undertaken within the team. You will require excellent organisational skills, and have experience managing multi-disciplinary teams, working to a fixed timetable.

o You will lead engagement with regional analytics stakeholders to develop collaborative working relationships. You will require excellent communication skills, and demonstrate the ability to work with stakeholders to deliver improved outputs.

o You will lead on the identification and development of innovative solutions for analytical work within the team. You will require advanced analytical skills and be an advanced user of analytical tools ( Alteryx/PowerBI). All senior leads in the team require advanced EXCEL skills, additionally this role requires data analytics experience ( VBA and SQL).

o You will be responsible for the management of one or more of the software applications used by the team. You will need to demonstrate skills in application governance. You will review the applications, explore alternatives and maintain a business continuity plan.

About us

In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the England is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. We value workplace diversity and are committed to creating a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where everyone's contributions are fully recognised and valued by all.

Within Finance and Planning, we put the Equality Diversity and Inclusion commitment into practice with our staff led delivery want to see all parts of our community represented in our own team, so we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for jobs with us. Diverse teams are often the highest performing and welcome the range of experience that diversity brings to our to us about flexible working arrangements - job share, part-time or another flexible pattern. We are now working in a hybrid way across home and office locations and support flexible working arrangements. We want to be sure you can work in a way that is best for us, for you and for our patients.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You can find further details about the role (job description and assignment brief), a letter from the Deputy CFOs and advice on completing your application in the Document to download section.

If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!

Interested in applying and want to find out more about our team and the work we do?

Please email Debbie Hollister; Head of Financial Planning and Analytics at .

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area

Knowledge

Essential

Understands the NHS financial framework; ideally with experience of working at a senior level within the NHS

Skills

Essential

Demonstrates excellent organisational skills, and experience managing multi-disciplinary teams, working to a fixed timetable Demonstrates excellent communication skills and ability to work with stakeholders to deliver improved outputs Demonstrates advanced user of Excel and other software applications (such as VBA and SQL) and be an advanced user of analytical tools ( Alteryx and PowerBI) Demonstrates experience in the following: Software application governance, administration, and development. Reviewing the applications and exploring alternatives where appropriate. Producing and maintaining a business continuity plan for the application.

Values

Essential

Commitment to equality of opportunity, focussed on removing barriers to full participation and values diversity and difference Embrace change, viewing it as an opportunity to learn and develop Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values