Job summary
The Finance and Procurement Department are looking for ambitious and high performing Deputy Finance Managers. This is a generic job role across the sections of financial management, costing, income, and capital.
The roles out to advert are in financial management and typically support two Care Groups or Corporate Departments but will also play a leading role in developing and delivering the Trust's savings programme.
We have a fantastic variety of work underway at our hospital and are building relationships within the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Board. For the right candidate, this job will be both professionally rewarding and provide you with an excellent workplace experience. Our finance department is One NHS Finance Level 2 Accredited, and we will want the successful candidate to help us on our journey to level 3 accreditation.
Main duties of the job
As a Deputy Finance Manager, you will be a fully or part qualified accountant and keen on adding value and making a difference to patient care.
You will provide high quality and clearly communicate financial information including accurate forecasts all produced to tight deadlines. This will support both monthly reporting and be fully auditable during the year.
You will identify, report and help mitigate financial risks.
You will ensure that financial processes are effective, purposeful, well understood and add value.
You will provide expertise to senior managers, service managers and other responsible individuals on the development of business cases and savings plans.
About us
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with
visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
Identity Checks
Professional registration and qualification checks
Employment history and reference checks
Occupational Health clearance
Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
Right to work in the UK
For further information please visit:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation
We reserve the right to close this advert early.
We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.
We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
Identity Checks
Professional registration and qualification checks
Employment history and reference checks
Occupational Health clearance
Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
Right to work in the UK
For further information please visit:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation
We reserve the right to close this advert early.
We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.
We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oQualified/ final stages of qualification accountant and member of an accountancy body which is a member of the Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB / CIMA)
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- oPrevious experience of finance and accounting experience or equivalent
- oDetailed understanding of savings plans, budget/costing management, budget setting, financial modelling, monitoring, reporting and forecasting
Desirable
- Experience of business case production
- Experience of staff management
Skills
Essential
- Ability to analyse complex information for processing and explaining to an audience of finance and non finance staff
Disposition/Adjustment/Attitude
Essential
- oEnthusiastic and self motivated with a flexible approach
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oQualified/ final stages of qualification accountant and member of an accountancy body which is a member of the Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB / CIMA)
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- oPrevious experience of finance and accounting experience or equivalent
- oDetailed understanding of savings plans, budget/costing management, budget setting, financial modelling, monitoring, reporting and forecasting
Desirable
- Experience of business case production
- Experience of staff management
Skills
Essential
- Ability to analyse complex information for processing and explaining to an audience of finance and non finance staff
Disposition/Adjustment/Attitude
Essential
- oEnthusiastic and self motivated with a flexible approach
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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