Financial Controller

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The closing date is 29 January 2026

The Financial Services Department of Northumbria Healthcare provides a comprehensive financial accounting service to the Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust and its subsidiary companies. This encompasses accounts payable, accounts receivable, treasury management, cashiering, charitable funds, patients' property and lease cars.

The postholder has overall responsibility for leading the financial services team, delivery of financial accounting and controls, statutory reporting, technical accounting expertise and efficient financial operations. This includes leading the production of the Annual Accounts and coordinating external and internal audit work.

The successful candidate will also play a key role in leading by example and modelling the behaviours outlined in the Trust's values. They are responsible for the leadership and development of team members.

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England.

Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep.

Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

• To coordinate and strategically develop a professional financial accounting service to the Trust in an effective and efficient manner in compliance with statutory and Department of Health guidelines.
• Ensures efficiency, effectiveness, integrity and business focus of financial systems and processes.
• Ensures all statutory/NHS accounts and NHSE returns represent a true and fair view and meet financial timescales and legal requirements, interpreting these where necessary.
• Leads in the compilation of business plans and financial forecasts to allow the Trust to determine its future policy in relation to stated objectives.
• To ensure sound systems of internal financial control are in place.

• CCAB Professional Accountancy qualification e.g. the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accounts (CIPFA) or the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
• Further specialist training and experience
• Ongoing participation in the relevant Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme as required by the professional accountancy body
• Significant experience of Oracle financial system

• Expert knowledge of Financial Services, NHS & NHS Foundation Trust financial regimes, financial and non-financial aspects of NHS legislation
• An advanced expert practical knowledge of NHS legislation & policies (e.g. FTARM and underpinning accounting policies) and legislative and accounting requirements.
• Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools.
• Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods

• It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is able to use a car for work purposes. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust