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Head of Strategic Finance – Project Oriel

The closing date is 03 August 2025

Together, Moorfields Eye Hospital (Moorfields), University College London (UCL) and Moorfields Eye Charity (MEC) are creating a purpose-built centre of excellence for eye care, research and education. The business case has been approved, setting a project budget of over £580m, and construction has begun. The construction is managed by a joint venture between UCL and the Trust, which has been set up as a separate legal entity. This finance role manages this joint programme known as 'Oriel' between Moorfields, UCL, MEC and the joint venture. Programme updates can be found here on the Oriel website:

Main duties of the job

Working as an integral part of the Oriel team - this role reports to the Head of Programme Finance, and is particularly focused on full and robust business analytics infrastructure for Programme Oriel Division of the Trust including:-

o Oriel Commercial Operations, including the JDV;

o Performance, Financial Management and Decision Support Service;

o Joint Venture Financial Operations and Controls;

o Strategic Planning of Oriel

o Financial Systems and Reporting;

o Financial Governance Risk and Compliance;

This role is responsible for the quality of financial services to Oriel stakeholders alongside quality and timeliness of finance and performance information to managers, clinicians, the management team, executive team members and the Trust Board.

About us

What's in it for You?

At Moorfields, we invest in you--your growth, your wellbeing, your future.You'll join a flexible, supportive organisation offering:

o Competitive salary (including high-cost area supplement)o Membership of the NHS Pension Schemeo 24/7 independent counselling supporto Career-long learning and development opportunitieso Excellent transport connectionso Access to NHS and Blue Light discount schemeso Free Pilates classeso Full support and training to develop your skills

And so much more! To see the full range of benefits we offer please view our Moorfields benefits leaflet.

Job responsibilities

Detailed responsibilities are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the role.

Person Specification

Education/qualifications

• Education/qualifications
• The post holder must be a fully qualified member of a CCAB body or CIMA and must be actively undertaking Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

Experience

• Experience of driving change in a large and complex environment.
• At least 5 years post qualification experience
• Experience of using the NHS LTFM
• Experience of developing, delivering and monitoring business cases and capital projects
• Detailed understanding of commercial environments including pricing strategies.
• Demonstrate the capability to maintain financial control whilst supporting a devolved style of management

Knowledge

• Advanced skills in MS Excel and familiarity with integrated financial IT systems
• Knowledge of business case development (for example, five case model process)
• Thorough experience of costing, budgetary control, contract activity and finance modelling, forecasting and management information processes.
• Knowledge of NHS regulatory environment and compliance processes.
• Technical accounting and taxation knowledge in relation to NHS and University

Skills/abilities

• Ability to present highly complex financial information to non-finance colleagues and to large groups
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work closely and effectively with different disciplines in the Programme and in partner organisations
• Build excellent working relationships with all Finance team members and clinicians.
• Proactive approach to problem solving, anticipating issues before they arise, and developing solutions.
• In depth understanding of Financial Systems and how best to develop them, in conjunction with desktop applications, to provide a high quality reporting and analysis function.
• Highly developed technical analysis skills, with an ability to produce complex financial models
• Highly numerate and analytical with excellent verbal reasoning and advanced report writing skills.
• Advanced report writing skills
• Ability to lead and motivate staff.
• Ability to influence senior managers and clinicians
• Evidence of negotiating and influencing ability.
• Able to work under pressure and to plan and prioritise workload effectively.
• Professional attitude with reputation for integrity.
• Flexible and supportive work colleague.
• Driven and can demonstrate initiative, innovation and imagination.
• Sound judgement: able quickly to identify and explain the essential issues.
• Independence: challenges received wisdom.
• Empathy: ability to understand and respond to managers' motivations to achieve successful behavioural change.
• Committed to Continuing Professional Development
• Set high expectations for self and others

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.

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