Finance Manager – Financial Strategy and Planning

The Finance Manager – Financial Strategy and Planning, is an integral part of the Financial Planning and Investment team with responsibility for building, overseeing, challenging and supporting the Trust’s change management programmes to meet its 3/5-year Cost Improvement Plan (CIP) targets.

The post holder will work with senior clinical and operational colleagues to ensure the effective monitoring of delivery of key schemes. The post holder will be responsible for the maintenance, development and management of the project benefit realisation tracking system, ensuring adequacy of governance and control arrangements/systems, with exception highlighting on risks and obstacles for both the Trust and NHSE. They will ensure that standard project management methodologies are applied to the project under the auspices of the PMO function and will be required to test and challenge schemes with project leads, confirming savings values and performance against quality-related KPIs, gaining evidence for assurance purposes.

Programme Management

Responsible for ensuring effective operation of key governance meetings (including multiple programme, oversight and control boards) terms of reference are produced and maintained, preparing and co-ordinating papers, reports, minutes, decisions and actions.

Provide expertise on programme structuring, planning, benefits quantification and tracking on behalf of the PMO, ensuring that outputs and benefits are defined within the overall project scope and that programmes are delivered on time, within budget and to the required standard of quality.

Hold SRO’s (Senior Responsible Owners) to account for delivery of programmes, including – via the PMO – the provision of a high quality programme management and reporting service to senior Boards and other meetings as required.

Ensure the development of the CIP Programmes and review key performance indicators in relation to goals and outcomes and that project delivery is monitored.

Lead on the qualitative and quantitative analysis and project audit as part of the benefit realisation process.

Project Management

Undertake the project management role for assigned projects.

Design an appropriate and proportionate project structure which will enable successful delivery including outcomes, products, objectives, scope, credible project plans, risks, interdependencies, benefits and resources in collaboration with others.

Make decisions on a range of highly complex issues where there may be more than one course of action.

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD; Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Iris Lewis Job title: Head of Financial Strategy and Planning Email address: [email protected]