The Deputy CFO for Financial Operations will support the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Executive Team in developing and delivering the Trust’s strategy and in improving the Trust’s financial efficiency and performance. They will have corporate responsibility for the following teams: Financial Operations, Financial Management Information and Analysis and Business Partnering.
They will provide day-to-day leadership to the finance team and will be responsible to the CFO for delivery of the required financial support, challenge and analysis. They will be expected to present financial and business information to large groups, such as the whole Finance function as well as clinical and non-clinical colleagues from outside of Finance. The post holder will work closely with the CFO to provide leadership and direction to improve the financial performance of the Trust. The post holder will take forward the development of Business Partnering within the Trust to ensure that it underpins clinical and corporate objectives and provides divisions with the financial information and support they need to make informed decisions about their services.
The post holder is expected to work as part of a cohesive finance team and, when necessary, to take lead responsibility for Trust-based issues outside of their immediate sphere of responsibility.
They will also act as the nominated deputy CFO. The post holder will be expected to deputise for the CFO in
all finance related matters. The post holder will also be expected to lead on a number of Trust-wide
programmes of work to deliver benefits across the group.
The post holder will be accountable for interpreting changes in government policy and assessing the financial
impact of these changes on Trust Finances. They will propose and make changes to Trust policy as
appropriate, ensuring that policies and procedures are developed and implemented in line with Trust
requirements.
In providing specialist financial expertise and leadership to the business there is an almost constant
requirement for the post holder to exercise intense concentration and sustained mental effort in order to
analyse, understand, retain and convey information. There is a frequent need for the post holder to prioritise
and re-prioritise workloads according to the demands of stakeholders and to meet financial deadlines.
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and around 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in Southeast London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Bromley.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus.
Our values at King’s, are that we’re a kind, respectful team:
Kind. We show compassion and understanding and bring a positive attitude to our work
Respectful. We promote equality, are inclusive and honest, speaking up when needed
Team. We support each other, communicate openly, and are reassuringly professional
The trust-wide strategy Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD; Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (EDI) at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally enabled and focused on sustainability, we can take Team King’s to another level
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Raewyn Olsson Job title: EPA to Deputy Chief Financial Officer Email address: raewyn.olsson@nhs.net
