Band 8d Group Financial Controller

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 8d Group Financial Controller

The closing date is 10 February 2026

Are you looking to progress and develop your career in a fast paced and supportive working environment? We have an exciting opportunity in our dynamic Financial Accounts team supporting a 2bn+ NHS Foundation Trust with a track record of high quality on the job training.

We are committed to career development and offer a flexible and collaborative working environment where your health and wellbeing are valued. We are constantly evolving, improving and encourage innovation.

An opportunity has arisen for a Group Financial Controller, who will be responsible for producing the annual accounts and overseeing the monthly financial information, as required, to support the Group's internal financial reporting requirements.

The post holder will be required to provide overall supervision and guidance to the General Ledger, Financial Accounts, Treasury function and ensure the integrity of the capital accounting processes working with leads for each team.

Main duties of the job

We work on a hybrid model with a blend of office based on site, and remote working. Office based days will be at our newly refurbished offices at Regent Court, which is accessible via public transport, a few minutes from Five Ways station. Remote home working will be supported for up to 2 days per week.

For further discussion on the role, please contact

Please refer to the attached job description to see full duties and responsibilities

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

Please Note: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description

Person Specification Qualifications

• CCAB recognised accountancy qualification
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Experience

• Experience of monthly reporting cycles and population of month end reports
• Experience of working with other finance colleagues to ensure monthly tasks are completed within tight deadlines
• Experience post qualification in a strategic finance leadership role within a complex organisation
• Experience of working with computerised financial systems
• Experience of working within a senior management team
• Experience leading team including objective setting, performance reviews and performance management
• Experience of implementing change
• Experience of working with multiple stakeholders with conflicting priorities
• IT literate spreadsheets, databases, pivot tables ECDL or equivalent
• Experience of completing reporting to NHSE
• Experience of Fair Pay calculations
• Experience of Greenbury reporting

Additional Criteria

• Ability to analyse highly complex data, diagnose problems, identify solutions and undertake business case benefits analysis
• Use own initiative while knowing when to consult.
• Logical thinker with sound analytical skills, able to deal with large volumes of complex data and perform highly complex analysis of financial data.
• Adhere to the Trust values and behaviours
• Appetite for hard work in a challenging but rewarding environment
• Confident
• An understanding of and demonstrable commitment to equal opportunities
• Evidence of reliability
• Occasional need to travel to attend external meetings as required as well as cross sites.
• Resilient
• Adaptable to change
• Presentation skills to deliver technical training to wider finance team

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working