Job summary
The Finance Manager provides business partnering support to their clinical directorates in all their monthly, annual and ad hoc financial performance and planning activities.
Previous applicants need not apply.
Main duties of the job
The Finance manager is responsible for reviewing the month end directorate positions, the completion of monthly forecasts and consolidation of a directorate monthly performance report, in consultation with the Directorate General Manager and the Senior Finance Manager, as well as presenting these at Directorate meetings. They will support their Directorate's annual financial planning process and undertake costings of service developments and savings plans.
The Finance Manager co-ordinates the workload and sets the objectives and priorities for their area, but routine monthly reporting and analysis tasks are delegated to the Senior Financial Analyst and/or Deputy Finance Manager.
The Finance Manager, alongside the Senior Finance Manager, will act as the designated Financial Management representatives at Directorate operational meetings.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' is comprised of four Clinical Groups (CGs) - Integrated and Specialist Medicine (ISM) is one of the largest of the groups with a budget of over £500m and approximately 6600 WTE staff.
Integrated and Specialist Medicine consists of 9 Directorates, one of which is Dental Services. The clinical group also provides care and treatment to patients who require emergency and inpatient care, community services including district nursing and specialist care, specialist inpatient/outpatient areas, imaging and pharmacy. The integrated approach of the clinical group facilitates and promotes the shared learning of best practice, innovative and creative ways of working to enhance the patient experience and ensure the delivery of outstanding care.
The dental hospital, with its counterpart at King's College, is part of the King's College London Dental Institute, University of London. Together we form theDental Clinical Academic Group (CAG) atKing's Health Partners.
Dental services are provided in the Tower Wing at Guy's and in the Dental Centre at St Thomas'. Care is delivered by qualified dentists and hygienists, postgraduate and undergraduate dental students and student hygienists.
The Dental Institute comprises 4 academic departments:- Clinical & Diagnostic sciences, Craniofacial Development &Orthodontics Dental Practice and Policy & Restorative Dentistry.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In conjunction with the Senior Finance Manager to take the financial lead on developing Directorate business plans and presenting these to clinical group and trust Executive Directors. Identifying opportunities for financial efficiencies and high-lighting areas of risk and ensuring these are closely monitored.
In conjunction with the Senior Finance Manager to be the designated Financial Management representatives on Directorate Management Teams and to present complex financial management information and advice to senior directorate staff, clinical group and trust Executive Directors at Performance and Executive reviews.
To ensure the development of robust financial forecasts reflecting Directorate operation plans and ensuring these are agreed and understood by Directorate Management Teams.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In conjunction with the Senior Finance Manager to take the financial lead on developing Directorate business plans and presenting these to clinical group and trust Executive Directors. Identifying opportunities for financial efficiencies and high-lighting areas of risk and ensuring these are closely monitored.
In conjunction with the Senior Finance Manager to be the designated Financial Management representatives on Directorate Management Teams and to present complex financial management information and advice to senior directorate staff, clinical group and trust Executive Directors at Performance and Executive reviews.
To ensure the development of robust financial forecasts reflecting Directorate operation plans and ensuring these are agreed and understood by Directorate Management Teams.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to communicate complex financial issues effectively with both non-finance and finance staff.
- The ability to provide advice and support from across all of the accounting disciplines is essential
- Ability to build strong relationships across finance and non-finance teams, to deliver high quality business partnering support.
- Strong sense of quality and customer focus.
- Strong time-management skills & ability to balance competing priorities while ensuring deadlines are met
- Proficient with MS Office products including advanced MS Excel skills
Desirable
- Excellent persuasion and negotiation skills are required to ensure delivery of balanced financial plans.
- Prepared to lead on the operational issues of the department and to take responsibility for policy and service development of financial reporting for clinical and corporate departments
Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
- Completion of a CCAB or equivalent recognised accountancy qualification.
- Evidence of commitment to ongoing personal development
Desirable
- Significant post qualification experience preferably in a specialist financial management role
Experience
Essential
- Experience with presenting and explaining financial information to non-finance staff.
- In applying the concepts and techniques for: obudgeting and financial planning, ocosting and pricing, ovariance analysis and financial reporting, othe purpose of accounting accruals and provisions odealing with relationships between the balance sheet, revenue accounts and cash flow statements,
- An understanding of: othe key financial performance targets for NHS Trusts othe rationale for Standing Financial Instructions and the means for ensuring that they are adhered to, othe ways in which healthcare is delivered, coupled with knowledge of NHS financial regulations.
Desirable
- Experience in staff recruitment, interviewing and of the Trust's disciplinary procedures.
- Must understand and demonstrate knowledge of good personnel practice and its application.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to communicate complex financial issues effectively with both non-finance and finance staff.
- The ability to provide advice and support from across all of the accounting disciplines is essential
- Ability to build strong relationships across finance and non-finance teams, to deliver high quality business partnering support.
- Strong sense of quality and customer focus.
- Strong time-management skills & ability to balance competing priorities while ensuring deadlines are met
- Proficient with MS Office products including advanced MS Excel skills
Desirable
- Excellent persuasion and negotiation skills are required to ensure delivery of balanced financial plans.
- Prepared to lead on the operational issues of the department and to take responsibility for policy and service development of financial reporting for clinical and corporate departments
Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
- Completion of a CCAB or equivalent recognised accountancy qualification.
- Evidence of commitment to ongoing personal development
Desirable
- Significant post qualification experience preferably in a specialist financial management role
Experience
Essential
- Experience with presenting and explaining financial information to non-finance staff.
- In applying the concepts and techniques for: obudgeting and financial planning, ocosting and pricing, ovariance analysis and financial reporting, othe purpose of accounting accruals and provisions odealing with relationships between the balance sheet, revenue accounts and cash flow statements,
- An understanding of: othe key financial performance targets for NHS Trusts othe rationale for Standing Financial Instructions and the means for ensuring that they are adhered to, othe ways in which healthcare is delivered, coupled with knowledge of NHS financial regulations.
Desirable
- Experience in staff recruitment, interviewing and of the Trust's disciplinary procedures.
- Must understand and demonstrate knowledge of good personnel practice and its application.
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).
