Job summary
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Senior Finance Manager to join our dedicated Finance Team. You will play a key role in providing excellent financial management and leadership skills within the Organisation, working closely with clinical and corporate directorates.
The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated and ambitious CCAB/CIMA qualified accountant. They will be able to demonstrate a proven track record in financial management, academic success and with strong personal qualities, including communication skills, persuasion and team working. A working knowledge of finance and accounting practices, procedures and policies particularly pertinent to the NHS is required.
You will possess a high level of analytical skill with excellent organisational skills.
Main duties of the job
The overarching aim of this role is to provide financial direction and guidance to a Clinical Care Group and Corporate Directorates, and ensure rigorous financial control is implemented and maintained. The post-holder will promote the highest standards of financial management and governance.
The post holder will be a vital and integral member of each Directorate's Executive Management Team. They will provide strategic financial and business planning advice to these teams and to Executive Directors. The post holder operates as part of the core Care Group teams, working closely with the Operations Director (as the Accountable Officer) and Nurse Director and contributing to, and influencing major strategic and operational decisions.
The post holder is responsible for managing and standardising the financial processes within one of the three Financial Management Teams to deliver a high standard of customer focused financial management service to all budget holders served by the Team.
To deputise for the Head of Financial Management and operationally manage the Team on a day-to-day basis.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- CCAB or CIMA Qualified
- First level degree or demonstrable equivalent experience
Desirable
- IT competency qualification
- Postgraduate certificate in a Finance discipline, or, equivalent experience in a Finance function
Experience
Essential
- Significant relevant post qualification experience
- Expert Knowledge of finance and accounting practices, procedures and policies particularly pertinent to the NHS
- Evidence of high levels of achievement in challenging financial and general environments.
- Clear understanding of broader NHS and Government policies and strategies and the impact of these on NHS Provider organisations
- Demonstrable experience in the management, co-ordination and direction of a Team of Staff producing timely and accurate information.
- Experience of financial systems and in particular demonstrably good IT skills including Advanced Excel skills and Budgeting software
- Demonstrable experience of the full range of management accounting and / or costing duties
- Experience in leading the implementation of financial projects
- Experience of promotion / engagement of non-finance staff in the use of financial information
Desirable
- NHS Finance in an Acute Hospital
- Experience of Integrated ledger systems
Further Training
Essential
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential
- High degree of numeracy
- Understanding and interpretation skills necessary to perform technical expert adviser role
- Skilled communicator of often professional, sensitive or contentious information
- Verbal reasoning
- Skills to undertake highly complex and involved analysis producing results that may have material consequences for the Organisation/Directorates.
- Ability to establish and maintain professional credibility at all levels of the organisation
- Sound judgement and decision making based on complex facts, situations and strategic perspective
- Strong leadership skills - able to inspire confidence in self and in others.
- Positive Team Player
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- CCAB or CIMA Qualified
- First level degree or demonstrable equivalent experience
Desirable
- IT competency qualification
- Postgraduate certificate in a Finance discipline, or, equivalent experience in a Finance function
Experience
Essential
- Significant relevant post qualification experience
- Expert Knowledge of finance and accounting practices, procedures and policies particularly pertinent to the NHS
- Evidence of high levels of achievement in challenging financial and general environments.
- Clear understanding of broader NHS and Government policies and strategies and the impact of these on NHS Provider organisations
- Demonstrable experience in the management, co-ordination and direction of a Team of Staff producing timely and accurate information.
- Experience of financial systems and in particular demonstrably good IT skills including Advanced Excel skills and Budgeting software
- Demonstrable experience of the full range of management accounting and / or costing duties
- Experience in leading the implementation of financial projects
- Experience of promotion / engagement of non-finance staff in the use of financial information
Desirable
- NHS Finance in an Acute Hospital
- Experience of Integrated ledger systems
Further Training
Essential
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential
- High degree of numeracy
- Understanding and interpretation skills necessary to perform technical expert adviser role
- Skilled communicator of often professional, sensitive or contentious information
- Verbal reasoning
- Skills to undertake highly complex and involved analysis producing results that may have material consequences for the Organisation/Directorates.
- Ability to establish and maintain professional credibility at all levels of the organisation
- Sound judgement and decision making based on complex facts, situations and strategic perspective
- Strong leadership skills - able to inspire confidence in self and in others.
- Positive Team Player
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).
