Associate Director of Finance - Income and Contracts
Requirements
Candidates must be CCAB qualified accountants with significant senior finance experience in the NHS or a large complex public sector organization. Essential expertise includes income and contracting, NHS financial planning frameworks, and the ability to lead high-performing teams.
Job Description
The Group Associate Director of Finance - Income & Contracts is a senior strategic leadership role responsible for overseeing income, contracting, and pricing functions across the BSW Hospitals Group, ensuring financial sustainability, maximisation of income, and robust contractual arrangements with commissioners and system partners.
The postholder will lead the Group Income & Contracting function, driving consistency and best practice across all sites and act as the senior finance lead for commissioning, contracting, and income optimisation.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will:
- Provide expert advice to the Site Director of Finance, Group CFO, and Executive teams on income risks, opportunities, and regulatory frameworks
- Enable a high-performing, data-driven approach to income recovery, contract negotiation, and system working.
The postholder should expect to attend the different Trust sites to ensure a visible site presence is maintained.
About Us
We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.
We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.
Job Description
Job responsibilities
The Group Associate Director of Finance Income & Contracts is a senior strategicleadership role responsible for overseeing income, contracting, and pricing functions acrossthe Group, ensuring financial sustainability, maximisation of income, and robust contractualarrangements with commissioners and system partners.
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Education, Qualifications and Training Knowledge Essential
- CCAB qualified accountant
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Significant senior finance experience in the NHS or a large complex public sector organisation
- Significant experience in: Income and contracting, NHS financial regime and payment mechanisms
- Collaborative leadership style and ability to work across organisations
- Ability to lead and develop high performing teams
- Experience managing and developing finance staff
- Knowledge of NHS financial planning frameworks and regulatory requirements
- Ability to translate complex financial data into clear strategic insight
- Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Postgraduate qualification or leadership development programme
- Experience working in a multi-organisation or group finance model
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.
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About Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top three Trusts to work for in the South West. We employ almost 5,500 staff and serve a population of over 750,000 across Wiltshire and neighbouring counties. Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides acute hospital services (at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon) and community health services across Wiltshire. These services include community hospitals, community nursing and therapy, and children's and young people's services.
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