Head of Financial Services

We are seeking an experienced finance individual to provide senior finance leadership, expert technical advice and constructive challenge to finance, operational and corporate colleagues. The postholder will lead the preparation of the Trust's annual accounts and relevant statutory and regulatory returns, ensuring compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards, NHS accounting guidance, tax requirements, national timetables and audit expectations. They will ensure that the Trust's ledger, balance sheet, cash, receivables, payables, fixed assets and associated financial controls are robust, transparent and supported by clear audit trails. The postholder will lead and develop the Financial Services Team, promote continuous improvement and effective use of digital systems, and deputise for the Deputy Chief Finance Officer as required. Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is one of the region's busiest providers of healthcare. It was formed on 1 April 1998 following a merger between East Surrey Healthcare NHS and Crawley Horsham NHS Trusts. We are often referred to as 'SASH'. We run East Surrey Hospital in Redhill, where we have more than 700 beds and provide acute and complex services. In addition, we provide a range of outpatient, diagnostic and less complex planned services at The Earlswood Centre, Caterham Dene Hospital, Crawley Hospital and Horsham Hospital. Every year, over 120,000 people attend our Emergency Department, we deliver nearly 4,000 babies and almost half a million people have outpatient appointments with us. We are a major local employer, with a diverse workforce of around 5,500 staff providing healthcare services to a growing population of some 744,000 people. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Saba Sadiq Job title: Deputy Chief Finance Officer Email address: saba.sadiq@nhs.net Telephone number: 01737768511