Job summary
Are you passionate about improving healthcare, addressing inequalities and using the finance function to help to drive improvements in health and care outcomes for our south London population?
We have an opportunity for a creative and passionate Finance Manager to join us at the award-winning Health Innovation Network (HIN).
Hosted by Guy's and St Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust, we enjoy the benefits of being NHS members of staff while focusing on innovation to improve the lives of patients and staff in the health and care sector.
The main purpose of this post is to support the programme teams at the HIN with the financial management of their projects, and ensuring senior manager, the executive directors, the board and our commissioners have a clear overview of the financial position of the organisation. Innovation is at the heart of everything we do, from delivering transformational programmes to improving patient pathways, or internally with our wide range of health and mental health wellbeing initiatives. You could benefit from great health and wellbeing support which currently includes yoga, book club, lunchtime walks, and regular social events.
This is a role for someone who wants to move out of the normal finance role to work more closely with project teams and to contribute to the strategic direction of an exciting and interesting organisation within the NHS, We would consider secondments from NHS organisations also.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will report to, and work closely with, the Head of Finance & Corporate Support.
They will be a qualified accountant with significant post qualification experience, able to use accounting principals to answer queries and solve problems.
They will line manage the Finance Support Officer and will be responsible for the day to day financial management of the organisation, including driving change and improvements.
They will work closely with the programme leads to ensure that individual project plans are robust and accurate.
They will work with the Head of Finance & Corporate Support to produce monthly management accounts, including identifying and delivering improvements in the reporting.
They will work closely with the PMO manager to drive greater synergies between finance and project management.
They will be comfortable working with, and if necessary challenging, senior colleagues.
They will have high level excel skills, able to use excel to understand and answer questions as well as to build robust tools for the organisation to use to plan and track financial information.
They will have excellent communication and inter personal skills, able to communicate complicated issues clearly and succinctly, both written and in person.
About us
The Health Innovation Network works across a range of health and care services through each of our clinical and innovation themes, to transform care in diabetes, patient safety, mental health, cardiovascular and healthy ageing and to accelerate innovations into the NHS. The HIN works with a range of expert support and services across the health and care sectors that support NHS innovators and companies to realise the commercial and economic potential of their innovations.
As part of the HIN adaptable working principles, which allows our ability to adapt to anticipated changes in project portfolios and gives staff the opportunity to enhance their skills and expertise, the successful candidate may be asked to operate across other themes and projects.
Our Values
Brave - We encourage our teams and others to be brace with their ideas and support them to try new things.
Kind - We care about each other, the people we work with and about the health and wellbeing of south Londoners.
Open - We're open about what we do, and we share what we learn.
Different - We think differently, and we are strong because of our diverse background, talents, and experiences.
Together - We build communities and networks, we collaborate, and we connect.
This post maybe required to travel to any of our sites, though most on site time will be split between Evelina London's offices near Waterloo and Finance offices near London Bridge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Reporting to the Health Innovation Network Head of Finance & Corporate Support being the day to day lead on finance and business processes.
To lead on the financial management of the Health Innovation Network, ensuring that all trust controls and processes are followed, that all procurement is conducted according to Standing Financial Instructions and best practise. Ensuring that invoices are paid appropriately and on time.
Reporting to the Head of Finance & Corporate Support ensure that the Executives and Programme Directors have appropriate information to make the best possible decisions to deliver the organisations strategic objectives. To be continually developing and improving financial and other reporting to better support the organisation.
To be managing the day to day business processes, including HR and procurement, developing and improving ways of working, ensuring appropriate guidelines are followed across the organisation, and that HIN links appropriately with the wider trust.
To lead on links with Guys and St Thomas Finance, HR and Procurement departments, developing how HIN uses trusts systems to drive continual improvement.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Reporting to the Health Innovation Network Head of Finance & Corporate Support being the day to day lead on finance and business processes.
To lead on the financial management of the Health Innovation Network, ensuring that all trust controls and processes are followed, that all procurement is conducted according to Standing Financial Instructions and best practise. Ensuring that invoices are paid appropriately and on time.
Reporting to the Head of Finance & Corporate Support ensure that the Executives and Programme Directors have appropriate information to make the best possible decisions to deliver the organisations strategic objectives. To be continually developing and improving financial and other reporting to better support the organisation.
To be managing the day to day business processes, including HR and procurement, developing and improving ways of working, ensuring appropriate guidelines are followed across the organisation, and that HIN links appropriately with the wider trust.
To lead on links with Guys and St Thomas Finance, HR and Procurement departments, developing how HIN uses trusts systems to drive continual improvement.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- CCAB qualified with a significant amount of PQE experience in a senior technical accounting role gained in either a large audit firm or in a financial accounting role
- Microsoft Academy qualification or equivalent experience
- CCAB body
- The post holder will need in depth technical accounting skills and a thorough understanding of the accounting standards and reporting requirements of the International Financial Reporting Standards and Monitor.
Skills
Essential
- The post holder will demonstrate sound technical accounting knowledge and experience and be able to interpret how accounting standards should be applied within the Trusts accounts.
- A considerable amount of experience with computer based financial systems in a complex environment including defining reports and an understanding of the system hierarchy.
- Able to create complex spreadsheets and documents. Advanced user of Excel
- Highly developed analytical skills - able to review complex processes and recommend appropriate changes to improve efficiency. Able to analyse complex financial information to identify areas requiring further investigation.
- The post holder will be the team's VAT specialist and must be able to interpret how VAT legislation applies in different circumstances, seeking advice from the external VAT advisors in more complex cases
Experience
Essential
- A significant amount of experience in managing, motivating and developing a team and able to lead a team to achieve objectives.
- Experience of performance management including Trust disciplinary polices
- Experience of setting objectives, carrying out staff appraisals, identifying training needs, mentoring and coaching staff
- Experience of introducing and maintaining proper audit/management controls
- Experience of and proven skills in the initiation and management of process change in a controlled environment
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- CCAB qualified with a significant amount of PQE experience in a senior technical accounting role gained in either a large audit firm or in a financial accounting role
- Microsoft Academy qualification or equivalent experience
- CCAB body
- The post holder will need in depth technical accounting skills and a thorough understanding of the accounting standards and reporting requirements of the International Financial Reporting Standards and Monitor.
Skills
Essential
- The post holder will demonstrate sound technical accounting knowledge and experience and be able to interpret how accounting standards should be applied within the Trusts accounts.
- A considerable amount of experience with computer based financial systems in a complex environment including defining reports and an understanding of the system hierarchy.
- Able to create complex spreadsheets and documents. Advanced user of Excel
- Highly developed analytical skills - able to review complex processes and recommend appropriate changes to improve efficiency. Able to analyse complex financial information to identify areas requiring further investigation.
- The post holder will be the team's VAT specialist and must be able to interpret how VAT legislation applies in different circumstances, seeking advice from the external VAT advisors in more complex cases
Experience
Essential
- A significant amount of experience in managing, motivating and developing a team and able to lead a team to achieve objectives.
- Experience of performance management including Trust disciplinary polices
- Experience of setting objectives, carrying out staff appraisals, identifying training needs, mentoring and coaching staff
- Experience of introducing and maintaining proper audit/management controls
- Experience of and proven skills in the initiation and management of process change in a controlled environment
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).
Additional information
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).
