Head of Financial Management – All Age Continuing Care & Mental Health

Job Advert Skip to main content Cookies on NHS Jobs We've put some small files called cookies on your device to help us make improvements to our site. To improve our site we'd also like to use cookies which will send information to Google Analytics. You can read more about our cookies before you choose. Accept analytics cookies Do not accept analytics cookies Jobs Menu Sign in Create an account English Cymraeg Menu Close menu Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) BETA Your feedback will help us to improve this service. South West London Integrated Care Board Head of Financial Management – All Age Continuing Care & Mental Health The closing date is 31 October 2026 Apply for this job Job summary South West London ICB is looking to recruit a Head of Financial Management to be a crucial part of the Financial Management team. This is an exciting role which will lead on financial management issues for All Age Continuing Healthcare (AACHC) and Mental Health. This role will be responsible for building on existing relationships between the contracts team and the AACHC team and will require active engagement with clinical and non-clinical teams in financial performance management, efficiency development and delivery and in ensuring that the financial planning process is sound. The post holder will manage the Financial Management team under them; including the specific responsibility for ensuring the provision of effective business partnering to all departments of the ICB. In addition this postholder will act as the relationship accountant to Croydon, Kingston & Richmond Place. This will be reviewed as Place based working with the ICB as a Strategic Commissioner evolves. Main duties of the job To provide professional and complex financial and commercial information to managers within the ICB. To provide financial management staff with support and advice on financial and non-financial aspects of the budgets, ensure they are aligned to meet agreed plans and required service standards. Coordinate identification and analysis of the consequences and risks of short- and long-term local service changes and national financial and other policy developments. Along with the Deputy Director of Finance for Financial Management be accountable for all aspects of the ICB management accounting service, including management of the monthly reporting cycle and delivery of effective financial reports to agreed deadlines. This includes ensuring that all income and expenditure ledger entries balance accurately and timeliness of provision of summary and detail reports as required across the ICB. Manages the production of multi-layer forecasts of ICB financial performance at all points in time, ensuring incorporation of the effects of all pressures and actions being taken across the ICB. he post holder will be required to present highly complex and highly sensitive financial information to large audiences of varying experience, disciplines and seniority. This will require highly developed presentation and influencing skills. About us The core purpose of SWL ICB is to improve the health of our population and ensure access to consistently high-quality services. Overseeing a budget of £4.3bn we hold accountability for ensuring the best use of the health budget for SW London's population in order to improve health and healthcare, both now and in the future. The core responsibilities of an ICB are to: Improve outcomes in population health and healthcare. Tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience and access. Enhance productivity and value for money; and Support broader social and economic development in their area The ICB provides system leadership for population health, setting the evidence base and long-term population health strategy. We work as healthcare payers to deliver this, maximising the value that can be created from the available resources. This involves investing in, purch