Your World Recruitment Ltd
Hereford
Full Time
Permanent
Deputy Chief Finance Officer
Location: Herefordshire
Department: Finance
Reports to: Chief Finance Officer
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 37.5
BAND 8D
Job Purpose:
The Deputy Chief Finance Officer (DCFO) is a pivotal leadership role responsible for ensuring the financial health and governance of the organization. The DCFO will provide strategic vision, leadership, and operational oversight to the financial management functions, fostering strong relationships with clinical teams and key stakeholders to promote excellent patient care and effective resource utilization.
Key Responsibilities:
Finance Business Partnering & Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain trusted relationships with the finance team, clinical teams, and key stakeholders through effective communication and influence.
Promote and ensure sound financial governance across the organization.
Strategic & Operational Leadership: Provide leadership and strategic direction to the financial management functions, aligning financial processes with the organization s goals.
Support clinical teams in delivering excellent patient care through effective financial management.
Financial Systems & Process Optimization: Ensure that business and financial systems and processes are efficient, effective, and user-focused while maintaining rigorous financial governance.
Continuously strive to improve financial processes and deliver excellence across all financial operations.
Budgeting & Financial Reporting: Lead the annual budget-setting process, ensuring accuracy and adherence to deadlines.
Oversee in-year financial reporting, providing clear and timely updates to senior leadership.
Strategic Financial Advising: Advise on strategic planning assumptions, taking into account internal and external contexts, benchmarking data, and commercial opportunities. Provide expert analysis on financial risks, offering solutions to mitigate potential impacts on the organization.
Risk Management: Analyse and advise on financial risks, developing strategies to mitigate them and protect the organization s financial health.
Staff Development & Leadership:Ensure the continued professional development of finance staff, fostering a culture of learning and growth.
Act as a role model, demonstrating behaviours in line with the organization s Leadership Charter.
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Your World Recruitment Ltd
Hereford
Full Time
Permanent