Job overview

The Deputy Head of Financial Reporting will act as a senior member of the Financial reporting team, supporting the Head of Financial reporting in delivering high quality financial reporting, governance, and statutory returns.

This role is crucial to the delivery of high-quality financial information to the ICB Board, Committees, NHSE, and other stakeholders.

Main duties of the job

All senior leaders are required to be able to work in a complex environment and lead transformation and improvement by working in partnership with others. The postholder will be an authentic leader, able to practice and develop a culture of trust, a team player, able to develop solutions, challenge the status quo, deliver break-throughs, and make practical change happen.

All senior leaders are required to demonstrate emotional intelligence, recognise their own strengths and those of others, with a mind-set and determination to deliver our vision.

As a senior leader, the postholder will lead and be part of teams. They will have a genuine commitment to building and nurturing effective working relationships; be willing to listen, reflect, learn, and adapt; be self-motivated, proactive and resilient; be able to develop and support talent; be able to foster a positive culture whilst tackling complex issues.

Working for our organisation

Together, we have an ambitious vision for improving health and care services across Surrey and Sussex. We are working to: 

§  Improve health and care outcomes for everyone, with a focus on preventing ill health and proactive care. 

§  Tackle inequalities to reduce unfair gaps in access, experience, and outcomes. 

§  Get better value from our services by enhancing productivity and value for money. 

§  Support local communities to grow and thrive through social and economic development. 

We also work with NHS trusts and organisations which deliver healthcare services through developing Provider Collaboratives to improve healthcare pathways, so local people experience better care and outcomes. 

To achieve this, we need a team of people who can think beyond organisational boundaries, strong collaborators who can navigate complexity, challenge constructively, and keep communities at the centre of decisions.

The personal attributes of everyone who works in, or joins the ICB, are:

§  Empathy and listening skills: essential for understanding diverse community needs.

§  Resilience: integrated care is complex and politically sensitive.

§  Openness to innovation: willingness to rethink traditional models of care.

§  Commitment to co‑production: working with communities, not doing things to them.

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better patient outcomes. We welcome all applications, especially those from underrepresented communities, including people with a disability, and those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.

As part of the organisation’s commitment to achieving equality of opportunity for all staff,  NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB will consider all requests for flexible working on hiring. For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: flexible hours, compressed hours, part-time hours and/or job-sharing, and homeworking.

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.

In accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB will not discriminate against or dismiss the applications of candidates with spent convictions for posts which are not exempt from this legislation.