Associate Director of Finance – Income and Contracts

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

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 role will own the income inputs, assumptions, drivers for forecasting, linking closely with the Associate Director of Finance – Financial Planning and Analysis.

The postholder should expect to attend the different Trust sites to ensure a visible site presence is maintained.

Person Specification

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.

Desirable

  • 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 9 August 2026

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