Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Job summary
Finance that makes care better
We are looking for an exceptional finance leader who believes that finance and procurement are not back-office functions. They are enablers of safer, more effective and more sustainable care. This is a role for someone who combines professional grip with humanity, curiosity and the courage to challenge.
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is moving forward with ambition and honesty. We are proud of the progress we are making and equally clear that there is more to do.
As Deputy Chief Finance Officer, you will help turn that ambition into consistently excellent delivery. You will lead a talented finance function, bring insight to difficult choices, and ensure every pound supports the best possible outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
Main duties of the job
About the role
You will provide senior leadership across the full finance and procurement portfolio, including financial planning and strategy, financial management, financial services and technical accounts, costing, value improvement, procurement, capital and cash management, financial systems and innovation, audit, governance, productivity and finance workforce development.
You will deputise for the Chief Finance Officer as required and support the Trust to make clear, evidence-based decisions in a demanding and changing environment.
We are on the up, but not complacent
We are making progress, but we are not complacent. Our next challenge is to turn those stronger foundations into consistently excellent delivery across the Trust. We want a leader who can recognise progress without overlooking risk, and who will help us sustain improvement rather than simply describe it.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Education to degree level or equivalent
- Hold a professional accounting qualification and be a current member of a CCAB/ CIMA organisation.
- Undertake demonstrable and relevant continuing professional development.
Desirable
- Management qualification
- Masters degree
Experience
Essential
- Significant senior finance leadership experience within a large, complex organisation.
- Extensive financial management experience, including substantial experience operating at sub-director or equivalent senior leadership level within a large organisation.
- Experience of working effectively across organisational boundaries with commissioners, system partners, regulators or other external stakeholders.
- Extensive experience of negotiating, establishing and managing SLAs and contracts for healthcare or other services.
- Extensive experience of managing large and highly complex financial services.
- Experience of leading financial improvement, productivity, efficiency or value programmes in a complex organisation.
- Experience of working with, or providing senior oversight of, procurement systems and processes.
- Experience of leading large and diverse teams.
- Experience of financial risk management within a large and complex organisation.
- Experience of leading change projects / programmes within a large organisation.
- Experience of preparing and presenting complex financial advice and reports to Board, Committees and senior management meetings.
Desirable
- Significant senior finance experience within the NHS, wider health sector or similarly complex public sector organisation.
- Knowledge of national cross functional strategies / policies relevant to healthcare.
- Experience of developing wider business proposals and pulling together commercial packages.
- Experience of managing capital programmes.
Closing Date: 14 September 2026
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