Director of Finance

QTS is a wholly owned subsidiary company of Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) together which form the CNWL Group (Group).

At QTS we have taken our team’s 25 years’ experience at managing the estate and facilities needs of one of the UK’s largest NHS Foundation Trusts and we turn that experience and knowledge into bespoke solutions that are cost effective, high quality and tailored to the specific needs of our clients.

Our multi-disciplinary team has a wealth of both specialised healthcare experience coupled with commercial / corporate experience and acumen to ensure delivery that exceeds clients’ expectations

The Role

This is a key role within QTS and will be responsible for designing and shaping our finance function over the coming years.  You will be a strategic advisor within QTS in developing the financial strategy  within the context of QTS’s strategic direction and taking account of local resources and relevant policies.

The post holder will have day to day responsibility for managing the finance function and ensuring a high quality service is provided to QTS and the Group. You will be required to ensure that all key financial systems are operating effectively and that appropriate control and monitoring arrangements are in place to ensure reporting timescales can be achieved.

The post holder will also be required to work closely with the CNWL Finance team as the CNWL finance team provides back office support in relation to the Finance function.

About You

We are looking for a fully qualified senior finance leader who has demonstrated an ability in previous roles of collaborative working, service transformation / large scale change and integration.

You will be a keen intellect to analyse complex problems and then support and facilitate the development of coalitions that can develop and deliver shared visions to address them successfully.

You will have an ability to operate at Board and system level and influence corporate decision making.  An effective people manager, who sets high standards, motivates and develops staff and stakeholders and promotes personal, organisational and cultural development

This individual will have a willingness and ability to both learn from the past but also challenge one’s self and others to think creatively and seek out innovation and spread it to generate new solutions to current and future challenges.

Key characteristics we are looking for in our new Director of Finance are resilience, independence of thought, emotional intelligence, the ability to work through conflict and ambiguity and the ability to demonstrate a range of leadership styles to secure results through high-level influencing skills.

Working knowledge of both the NHS and commercial sectors is preferable, however we are open-minded.

To Apply

Please apply with an updated CV before the closing date.  This process is being managed by our retained partner, Mark Crowley, from MLC Partners. If you would like to arrange an initial discussion, please contact Mark on 020 3371 1853.