Associate Director of Finance – Income and Contracts

Salisbury 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.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will:o Lead the Group Income & Contracting function, driving consistency and best practice across all siteso Act as the senior finance lead for commissioning, contracting, and income optimisationo Provide expert advice to the Site Director of Finance, Group CFO, and Executive teams on income risks, opportunities, and regulatory frameworkso 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

Essential

Essential

  • CCAB Qualified with post qualification experience
  • Significant senior finance experience in the NHS or a large complex public sector organisation
  • Significant experience in Income and contracting, including NHS financial regime and payment mechanisms
  • Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
  • Strong analytical and financial modelling capability

Desirable

  • Experience managing and developing finance staff and ability to lead and develop high performing teams

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 9 August 2026

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