Deputy Finance Business Partner

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

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Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a 6-12 month secondment / fixed term position with the Trust's Financial Management team, for an experienced Deputy Finance Business Partner.

This opportunity is for someone who is able to provide an excellent customer service to both Budget Holders, Budget Managers and other internal\external customers.

Main duties of the job

The ideal candidate will have previously worked within Finance Departments , be CCAB Part of Fully Qualified and be able to demonstrate a proven track record of delivering to tight deadlines within a Financial Management setting. Candidates must possess excellent communication, organisational and IT skills and be committed to working flexibly in a team which delivers an excellent service to its customers.

You will also ideally be able to commence work as soon as possible.

Please ensure you meet the person specifications and have the relevant qualifications for this role.

This vacancy will be closed as soon as a suitable number of applications have been received; therefore, please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

The post holder will be based at the Catford offices 3 days p/w and will be required to work across all sites. 2 days per week will be spent working from home.

Informal enquiries and both welcomed and encouraged.

About us

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

  1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
  2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
  3. Improving the experience of staff with disability
  4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
  5. Making equalities mainstream

Date posted

20 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum plus HCAS

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

197-RF4618

Job locations

Catford

Old Town Hall

Catford

SE6 4RU


Job description

Job responsibilities

The purpose of the role is to

Preparing and submitting a monthly Management Accounts Pack to the Finance Business Partner and to budget holders.

Designing, producing and maintaining budget reports and other spreadsheet based reports and models in accordance with agreed timetables and departmental policies and procedures.

Drafting the commentary to accompany monthly management accounts.

Preparing monthly variance reports for specific departments within a Directorate.

Investigating any variances from the plan and identifying causes and offering options for resolution.

Meeting regularly with budget holders and providing information and analysis to them regarding their budgets.

Supporting all the relevant budget holders in the preparation of their annual including provision of analysis and projections.

Advising budget holders on possible areas of expenditure reduction.

Acting as principal contact for key clients, probing business decisions, verifying reports that are drawn up by non-financial staff for compatibility with financial information.

Ensuring that all invoices to external bodies are raised timely and also all supplier invoices are coded in the system accurately.

Working with Directorates to refine their particular reporting requirements and to work with colleagues in other areas to deliver acceptable solutions to those requirements.

Organising, attending and minuting performance review meetings and providing briefing papers for senior management on specific issues and decisions.

Producing action points from review meetings, following up and reporting on any unresolved issues.

Chasing delivery of agreed actions, including exercising judgement on relative priorities.

Translating detailed audit recommendations into action plans.

Providing Directorate related input to the Foundation Trust application process by way of complex analyses and projections.

Managing the budget for the Directorate accounting team.

Rotation of functional role across other Directorates as instructed by Head of Financial Management.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The purpose of the role is to

Preparing and submitting a monthly Management Accounts Pack to the Finance Business Partner and to budget holders.

Designing, producing and maintaining budget reports and other spreadsheet based reports and models in accordance with agreed timetables and departmental policies and procedures.

Drafting the commentary to accompany monthly management accounts.

Preparing monthly variance reports for specific departments within a Directorate.

Investigating any variances from the plan and identifying causes and offering options for resolution.

Meeting regularly with budget holders and providing information and analysis to them regarding their budgets.

Supporting all the relevant budget holders in the preparation of their annual including provision of analysis and projections.

Advising budget holders on possible areas of expenditure reduction.

Acting as principal contact for key clients, probing business decisions, verifying reports that are drawn up by non-financial staff for compatibility with financial information.

Ensuring that all invoices to external bodies are raised timely and also all supplier invoices are coded in the system accurately.

Working with Directorates to refine their particular reporting requirements and to work with colleagues in other areas to deliver acceptable solutions to those requirements.

Organising, attending and minuting performance review meetings and providing briefing papers for senior management on specific issues and decisions.

Producing action points from review meetings, following up and reporting on any unresolved issues.

Chasing delivery of agreed actions, including exercising judgement on relative priorities.

Translating detailed audit recommendations into action plans.

Providing Directorate related input to the Foundation Trust application process by way of complex analyses and projections.

Managing the budget for the Directorate accounting team.

Rotation of functional role across other Directorates as instructed by Head of Financial Management.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • Degree or part qualification or actively pursuing a relevant professional qualification
  • Evidence of regular professional and personal development training

Desirable

  • CCAB/ CIMA Qualified

Experience

Essential

  • Delivering financial reports to rigorous standards and deadlines.
  • Significant experience of working in an NHS organisation
  • Significant experience of leading a finance team

Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

Essential

  • Able to identify key trends and potential risks within financial results
  • Team worker, able to work with other Directorate finance colleagues to improve the performance of the department as a whole
  • Understanding of NHS national reforms and policies Able to undertake rigorous analysis and produce cogent recommendations
  • Able to work fast under pressure at times of high workload and competing priorities
  • High levels of motivation, enthusiasm and tenacity
  • Ability to contribute effectively to group discussions and decisions
Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • Degree or part qualification or actively pursuing a relevant professional qualification
  • Evidence of regular professional and personal development training

Desirable

  • CCAB/ CIMA Qualified

Experience

Essential

  • Delivering financial reports to rigorous standards and deadlines.
  • Significant experience of working in an NHS organisation
  • Significant experience of leading a finance team

Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

Essential

  • Able to identify key trends and potential risks within financial results
  • Team worker, able to work with other Directorate finance colleagues to improve the performance of the department as a whole
  • Understanding of NHS national reforms and policies Able to undertake rigorous analysis and produce cogent recommendations
  • Able to work fast under pressure at times of high workload and competing priorities
  • High levels of motivation, enthusiasm and tenacity
  • Ability to contribute effectively to group discussions and decisions

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Address

Catford

Old Town Hall

Catford

SE6 4RU


Employer's website

https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Address

Catford

Old Town Hall

Catford

SE6 4RU


Employer's website

https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Finance Business Partner

Noel Simmonds-Smith

noel.simmonds-smith@nhs.net

02083333000

Date posted

20 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum plus HCAS

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

197-RF4618

Job locations

Catford

Old Town Hall

Catford

SE6 4RU


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