The primary purpose of the Head of Finance role is to support the delivery of integrated financial reporting as well as contributing to the overall mission, vision, values and strategy of the Health Region and wider HSE. 

• To ensure the highest standard of financial processes, business intelligence, reporting and support for compliance with best practice in terms of financial matters. This will involve full use of IFMS and fully exploiting opportunities to make use of National Financial Shared Services and National Procurement.
• To ensure meaningful and timely analysis and interpretation of regional financial result to support the delivery of high-quality integrated health and social care services.
• To progress financial challenges to resolution, ensuring performance metrics and KPIs are achieved.
• To work with the Regional Director of Finance, IHA Managers and the regional finance teams to provide regional financial input to the National Service Plan.

Candidates must have at the latest date of application:

• Hold a professional accountancy qualification and be a member of a recognised or prescribed accountancy body such as ACCA, CPA, ACMA, CIMA, ACA or an equivalent accountancy body in another jurisdiction for a minimum of 10 years
• Significant experience in a senior management role in finance in a large complex environment to include a minimum of 5 years, at senior leadership level, in financial management and planning in a healthcare setting with multiple stakeholders
• A significant track record of achievement in a performance driven organisation.
• Significant experience of working collaboratively and cross functionally within a complex working environment with multiple internal and external stakeholders, as relevant to the role
• Have the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability and management ability) for the proper discharge of the duties of the office.

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Job Specification Head of Finance