Job summary
- Main area
- Finance
- Grade
- Executives / VSM: Executives / VSM
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 423-AGHS7427893
- Employer
- AGH Solutions Ltd
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Steeton
- Closing
- 10/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
AGH Solutions - Director of Finance
Executives / VSM: Executives / VSM
AGH Solutions is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust. We are proud of our NHS heritage, and proud to be supporting Airedale’s clinical services.
We provide a wide range of services from traditional facilities management and estate maintenance, to sterile services, wheelchair engineering and procurement, to clients both within and beyond the NHS.
Job overview
We are delighted to share with you an exciting opportunity for the role of Director of Finance of AGH Solutions Ltd (AGHS). AGHS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) and commenced trading in March 2018. AGHS are proud to provides a wide range of services from estates maintenance to capital projects, facilities management, sterile services, wheelchair engineering and procurement services to the Trust supporting Airedale’s clinical services and other customers, mainly in the NHS all services being essential to support the provision of health and care to the communities we serve.
The successful candidates will be joining our organisation at an exciting time with a real opportunity to shape the development of AGH Solutions at a time when Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is embarking on the development of a new health and care facility through their participation the National New Hospital Programme.
Closing Date: Wednesday 10th September
Interviews will be held week commencing 6th October 2025
Main duties of the job
The AGHS Director of Finance role is pivotal role in leading customer / supplier relationship between AGHS and the Trust along with meeting expectations of the shareholder/subsidiary relationship. The successful candidate will help develop a strong profile and reputation for AGHS and across estates, facilities and procurement sectors whilst remaining committed to NHS values. Leading cultural and initiating AGHS innovations as part of a continuous improvement commitment in its drive for best practice in the services it offers.
AGHS is an exciting workplace that will provide the right candidates with an opportunity to grow and develop themselves and the future of the company.
Working for our organisation
The Trust is an active partner in the award-winning West Yest Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), with two other partners in WYAAT also undertaking substantial capital investment in their estates. The Trust is also active in its Place Partnership, Bradford District & Craven, one of five of the Places which comprise the award-winning West Yorkshire Health & Care Partnership. This commitment to working together with Partners gives further opportunity to AGHS and its future strategy, as well as to the Trust To find out more about the Trust you can visit www.airedale-trust.nhs.uk Airedale NHS Foundation Trust Thriving people, healthy communities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details of the job please see attached full advert , job description and person specification
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Educated to degree level with Master’s or equivalent qualification or proven track record of experience.
- • Evidence of continuing professional development.
- • Full qualification in one of the individual professional accounting bodies CCAB bodies or CIMA or CIPFA or equivalent.
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Financial management experience including
- • Experience at a very senior management level
- • Leadership in large complex results driven organisations.
- • Financial accounting experience
- • Experience at a very senior management level
- • Experience of working within the NHS
- • Experience of working in a private sector organisation
- • Experience of partnership, customer relations.
- • Senior experience of managing budgets, income and securing financial growth.
- • Experience of commercial contract negotiations and management.
- • Experience of managing significant projects to successful completion.
- • Track record of financial achievement.
- • Continuous improvement and change methodologies.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Knowledge of the NHS finance regime
- • In depth knowledge of Company accounting requirements, relevant legislation and accountability.
- • Highly developed knowledge of best financial and commercial services practice.
- • Excellent interpersonal skills, communication, negotiation and relationship skills. Supported by effective leadership qualities.
- • Capital and tax accounting knowledge, with knowledge of Corporation Tax and VAT regulations.
- • Ability to contribute to strategy development and continuous improvement to deliver aspirations of the Company and act in a manner consistent with its values.
- • Understanding of group structure accounting principles.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dennis Kentrop
- Job title
- Managing Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01535 294826
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