Associate Director of Finance - Income and Contracts

Job Overview 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 Group Associate Director Of Finance Will

• Lead the Group Income & Contracting function, driving consistency and best practice across all sites
• Act as the senior finance lead for commissioning, contracting, and income optimisation
• 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 Group Associate Director of Finance should expect to attend the different Trust sites to ensure a visible site presence is maintained. Working for our organisation At the RUH we're proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on. We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger. A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential. We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool! We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research. For Details On Salisbury Please Go To Current Vacancies Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities. Person specification Essential Criteria Essential criteria
• 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 criteria
• Experience managing and developing finance staff and ability to lead and develop high performing teams Please note - Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered unless an alternative right to work solution can be provided. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa e.g. those with graduate visa's) should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying: Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. Documents to download
• Job Description (PDF, 440.6KB)
• Join the RUH (PDF, 1.3MB) Further details / informal visits contact Name Jennie Wyatt Job title Site Finance Director Email address jenniewyatt@nhs.net