Director of Commissioning Finance

Director of Commissioning Finance

The closing date is 17 July 2026.

The Director of Commissioning Finance is a senior leadership role within the Integrated Care Board (ICB), acting as deputy to the Chief Finance Officer and providing strategic leadership across the commissioning finance portfolio. The post holder will lead strategic and operational finance across commissioning finance, ensuring high quality financial management, reporting and governance across centrally commissioned services and delegated budgets.

Main duties of the job

• Provide senior leadership for the commissioning finance function and co lead the finance senior leadership team with the Director of Strategic Finance.
• Act as the overall financial lead for centrally commissioned services and HCP delegated budgets.
• Lead the delivery of monthly management accounts at HCP footprint level for inclusion in ICB reporting.
• Support senior financial and non financial managers in devolved commissioning teams with risk management and decision making.
• Support the CFO in delivering system based revenue and capital processes through theICS, ensuring financial sustainability across the ICB andICS.
• Provide senior financial leadership for delegated co commissioning and other primary care budgets.
• Work with the Director of Primary Care to develop and deliver a Primary Care strategy, including estates and IT.
• Lead the financial accounting team and oversee the production of the annual statutory accounts.
• Provide senior oversight of internal and external monthly reporting for the ICB.
• Act as the financial link with NHS England for operational finance matters.
• Line manage the senior finance team, ensuring high quality outputs and professional development.
• Lead the organisational and professional development of the finance directorate with the CFO and Director of Contracting.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Fully qualified CCAB or CIMA accountant
• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
• Significant evidence of continued professional development
• Demonstrated expertise in a healthcare environment
• Proven board level experience leading complex change and strategy development in a politically sensitive environment.
• Significant leadership experience in large, complex organisations
• Experience inICS level financial leadership.
• Experience leading system wide financial recovery.

Attributes

• Strong understanding of current healthcare policy and system architecture.
• Appreciation of the relationship between NHS England, providers and commissioners.

Experience

• Extensive experience delivering presentations to large groups in pressured or politically sensitive settings.
• Commissioning expertise in a healthcare environment
• Experience working in partnership environments and delivering shared priorities.
• Proven record of transferring processes or roles between locations
• Significant leadership experience in large, complex organisations

We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity. We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

£112,782 to £129,783 a year pro rata, per annum.