Deputy Director of Finance – Performance and Reporting - University of Oxford
Job overview
Proposed interview date - Monday 02/06
Step into a high-impact leadership role at One of the UK’s most prestigious NHS Trusts.
We’re excited to invite applications for the pivotal role of Deputy Director of Finance, Performance and Reporting at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH).
This is a rare and influential opportunity to shape the future of a leading Shelford Group Trust—one of the largest and most innovative hospital trusts in the country. Reporting directly to the Director of Finance, you will play a central role in driving forward the Trust’s strategic and operational financial goals.
As a senior leader within our dynamic Finance team, you will oversee key areas including financial management, financial performance, planning, and reporting. You'll lead and inspire a large, high-performing team in a fast-paced, ambitious environment that fosters excellence and continuous improvement.
OUH is at the forefront of clinical innovation and transformation. With exciting developments underway—including major theatre expansions and ground-breaking partnership models—this is a fantastic time to join us. Our digitally advanced and inclusive culture provides a supportive platform for you to take your leadership career to the next level, working alongside some of the most talented professionals in healthcare.
Join us and make a real impact in a role that blends challenge, opportunity, and purpose.
Main duties of the job- Financial Reporting and Budgetary Control
- Developing financial performance management including analytics, support and challenge
- Promoting excellent financial management, income, planning and management reporting trust wide
- Developing and delivering the Trust’s financial management strategy including the Trust’s long term financial model
- Leading the plans for delivering long term financial sustainability for the Trust
- Developing and overseeing financial aspects of transformation, turnaround, efficiency productivity and change programmes
- Providing expert financial input into major business cases and other plans
- Driving successful planning and delivery of productivity, efficiency and change programmes
- Leading discussions on the Trust’s financial position with internal and external stakeholders
- Supporting the Director of Finance in the development of Financial Strategies and business planning arrangements to support patient care and to enhance the patient experience
- Leading, motivating and developing a large team with 4 direct reports and the dotted line professional management of 4 Divisional Heads of Finance
The ideal candidate will be a confident, forward-thinking NHS finance leader with a proven track record of delivering both strategic vision and operational excellence. You’ll bring a deep understanding of financial planning, reporting, and performance within a complex organisational landscape, along with the experience to lead and inspire large and diverse teams.
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles
Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.
If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For the detailed job description and main responsibilities please consult the attached job description and person specification documents.
Please note that unfortunately we will be unable to support visa applications for this post.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria- Qualified relevant finance qualification (e.g. ACA, CIMA, CIPFA, ACCA).
- Extensive experience of operating at a strategic level
- Strong analytical and data-evaluation skills, with the ability to solve complex problems.
- Expert knowledge of the NHS Business Case process and experience of operating this system for developing cases.
- Expert specialist knowledge of accounting procedures, in particular those specifically relating to the NHS.