Divisional Finance Manager - Planning and Central Services

About the role

We are seeking an experienced and strategic finance professional to join NHS Highland as Divisional Finance Manager – Planning & Central Services. This is a senior leadership role with system-wide impact, supporting financial sustainability and service transformation across a large and complex organisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the 3-year financial planning process, including identifying and monitoring cost pressures, funding and savings targets.
• Oversee financial management across a portfolio of approximately £250m, driving budget setting, forecasting, monitoring and reporting.
• Provide expert financial advice to senior leaders, clinicians, and budget holders.
• Lead and develop a finance team of approximately 20 staff.

Requirements

You will be a CCAB or CIMA qualified accountant with significant senior level experience in financial management and planning. The post requires strong leadership and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to translate complex financial information for non-finance audiences.

Ideally you will have NHS or public sector experience with a knowledge of healthcare financial frameworks.

Qualifications

The post requires a CCAB or CIMA qualification.

Skills

You will need strong leadership and stakeholder engagement skills, the ability to translate complex financial information for non-finance audiences, and a proven track record in financial management and planning.

Benefits

This is a key role within NHS Highland at a time where the Board is undertaking and developing initiatives to transition back to financial balance.

Pay

NHS Highland offers competitive salaries commensurate with experience.

Schedule

The role is full-time and permanent.

Contact

If you have any questions, please contact Elaine Ward, Deputy Director of Finance; email: elaine.ward@nhs.scot

Additional Information for Candidates

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About NHS Highland

NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute.

We employ over 10,700 people, making us one of the biggest employers in the area. As an organisation, we make a very significant contribution to the local economy.

Our staff are also important members of our communities. Our greatest asset is our workforce, and the way we go about our work comes from the values and behaviours we demonstrate on a daily basis. As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and social care values.

| Care and compassion | Dignity and respect | Openness, honesty and responsibility | Quality and teamwork |