SyndicatedFractional Finance DirectorLichfield, England, United Kingdom
Full-time Finance Director, Spire Healthcare
FULL-TIME FD JOB · HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CARE SECTOR · LICHFIELD, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM

Spire Healthcare seeks a full-time permanent Finance Director for its Lichfield hospital, reporting to the Hospital Director. The role blends P&L ownership, strategic planning, and operational reporting across a mature private healthcare business. No fractional or interim flexibility is signalled; this is a traditional employed leadership position.
Full-time Finance Director — the balanced verdict
Why this role stands out
- Large, stable employer (10k+ staff) with comprehensive benefits including 35 days leave and pension
- Broad strategic remit — business strategy, performance management, commercial culture, and NHS contracting
- Healthcare-sector specificity valued; SAP and systems literacy expected
Worth checking before you apply
- Full-time on-site in Lichfield with no remote or part-time flexibility mentioned
- No salary or day rate stated—typical employed role, not day-rate fractional
- Significant accountability for compliance, reporting, and BAU delivery suggests permanent headcount expectation
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Full-time Finance Director — the posting in full
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Finance Director/Spire Little Aston/Sutton Cold Field/Full Time Permanent
Spire Little Aston Hospital has an exciting opportunity for a Finance Director
to join the team on a Full Time Perman anent basis.
Duties and responsibilities:
- To work with the Hospital Director and Senior Management Team to develop the
- hospital’s business strategy.
- Alongside the SMT provide the leadership in translating and implementing the
- hospital strategy into operational practice and to deliver on business
- objectives and annual operating plans for P&L and working capital.
- To deliver insightful analysis to support decision making and improve
performance. To support and develop the financial, operational and
commercial decision making of staff and teams in the hospital.
- To add value to the business to help managers push boundaries and promote
- risk taking in the drive to develop and deliver a differentiated service to
- our consultants and patients.
- To support business development by maximising resource allocation enabling
- the hospital to expand its reach into existing and new markets.
- To deliver the decision support, financial and operational reporting to
- ensure that the hospital operates efficiently, effectively and in compliance
- with corporate standards.
- To work with colleagues in the hospital to promote a commercial culture of
- continuous improvement in order to deliver the highest quality processes and
- services to consultants and patients whilst delivering the hospital’s
- strategic plans.
- To ensure that the processes and structures of the hospital are appropriate
- for the delivery of robust data collection and delivery of accurate and
- meaningful monthly performance management information.
- To ensure the efficient and profitable delivery of patient services and NHS
- contracting.
- Who we're looking for:
- Think strategically by identifying and quickly addressing critical issues and
- opportunities.
- Drive performance by holding self and others accountable for the achievement
- of performance expectations and create an environment that enables others to
- perform at their best.
- Focus on delivery – identifying, planning and delivering agreed objectives.
- Have experience of best in class implementation and BAU delivery of
- performance management systems and solutions.
- Have a passion for customers by seeking to understand current and future
- customer needs and requirements and responding appropriately.
- Lead change through people and securing high performance by effective
- collaborative working and empowering others.
- A commercially astute qualified accountant with significant experience gained
- in a financial role within the healthcare sector, who can clearly work
- towards the achievement of Spire Healthcare objectives.
- Role models high standards of personal integrity, displays initiative and
- identifies opportunities for personal development.
- Be PC literate and ideally fully conversant with SAP, Microsoft Office
- products and able to adopt and contribute to the introduction and development
- of new systems.
- Have excellent and developed interpersonal skills – an effective communicator
- (both written and orally) who inspires confidence, can influence others,
- offers challenge constructively and able to build appropriate working
- relationships to drive the achievement of business objectives.
- Benefits:
- We offer employed colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive
- benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
- 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
- Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
- ‘Spire for you’ reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000
- retailers
- Free Bupa wellness screening
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance
- Our Values:
- We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values
- as an organisation:
- Driving clinical excellence
- Doing the right thing
- Caring is our passion.
- Keeping it simple
- Delivering on our promises
- Succeeding and celebrating together
- We commit to our employees’ well-being through work life balance, on-going
- development, support and reward.
- “Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United
- Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and
Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care,
operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over
800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental
health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.”
- Our vision is to be recognised as a world class healthcare business bringing
- together the best people who are dedicated to developing excellent clinical
- environments and delivering the highest quality patient care.
Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate
diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people
are our difference, it’s their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that
sets Spire Healthcare apart.
Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the
right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have
received a sufficient number of applications.
For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.
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The roleWhat it asksA certificationYears askedSkills the listing names
- Financial strategy
- P&L management
- Working capital management
- Financial analysis
- Operational reporting
- Commercial acumen
- Strategic planning
- Performance management
- Risk management
- SAP
- Microsoft Office
- Communication
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