Job overview

The Associate Director of Finance is a strategic role reporting to the Deputy Chief Finance Officer within the Finance Division.  The post holder is responsible for providing strategic financial support for major infrastructure projects and delivering expert financial analysis and planning.  This includes interpreting government policy changes, managing Trust financial policies, and advising on complex financial matters to both finance and non-finance stakeholders across the Trust.  The role also has responsibility for the monthly production of Service Line Reporting and the annual submission of the National Cost Collection.

Main duties of the job

• Evaluate investment opportunities and develop major business cases, including strategic financial modelling, sensitivity analysis, and option appraisal (including IFRS impacts).
• Provide timely, accurate project financial reporting (incurred costs, forecasts, budgets) to committees and senior leaders, highlighting variances and key risks.
• Identify, quantify, communicate, and help mitigate forward-looking financial risks to the CFO and Board, including impacts of capital plans, leases, and policy changes.
• Lead development of relevant funding bids and long-term funding plans; manage external relationships with funders and key NHS stakeholders (e.g., ICB partners).
• Design, implement, and maintain digital finance systems, controls, and documentation for capital/digital/staffing business cases, ensuring compliance with DHSC/NHSE/HM Treasury guidance and NHS accounting rules.
• Support governance and change control by advising on approvals, budgeting/cost allocation, and oversight of contingencies to ensure risks are appropriately reflected.
• Provide expert technical advice, resolve complex finance issues, and present complex information clearly to finance and non-finance stakeholders; contribute to Trust financial strategy and policy development.

Working for our organisation

We are a leading local employer with a diverse workforce of approximately 6,000 staff, dedicated to providing healthcare services to a growing population of around 780,000 individuals.

Our Trust provides both emergency and planned healthcare across East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon – covering towns like Crawley, Horsham, Reigate, and Redhill. Our main hospital, East Surrey in Redhill, offers a full range of acute and specialist services and is also the closest trauma unit to Gatwick Airport. We also provide outpatient, diagnostic, and planned care services at sites including The Earlswood Centre, Caterham Dene Hospital, Oxted Health Centre, Crawley Hospital, and Horsham Hospital.

We are proud to be an inclusive employer, and we work hard to create an environment where everyone feels valued and supported. At our Trust, we strive to be the best place to work and receive care. We are dedicated to supporting you in your current role while helping you grow and develop your career. As part of our team, you will have access to excellent training opportunities, flexible working, dedicated support networks, and a strong emphasis on health and wellbeing to ensure a thriving and positive work environment.