Senior Finance Manager

Wye Valley NHS Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Clinical Divisional Management Teams at Wye Valley Trust in Herefordshire. As a Senior Finance Manager you will work collaboratively with operational leadership and clinical teams and be a key part of the Finance Senior Leadership team.

As a small Trust we are able to offer regular contact with both CFO and Deputy CFO and the wider Executive team, supporting career progression and exposure to a wide range of opportunities.

The aim of the role is to provide proactive financial leadership of the highest possible standard advising on all aspects of financial management.

The post holder will have a senior role in the financial performance management of the Divisions and be expected to support, challenge and positively influence financial management. Working collaboratively to improve efficiency, effectiveness and achieve best use of resources.

This role is based across the main NHS sites in Herefordshire while also embracing the option of agile working, through a combination of on-site working and working from home, should this flexibility be attractive to the right candidate.

Main duties of the job

The role requires an enthusiastic, motivated and dedicated individual with excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work as a Senior Finance Manager.

The post holder will be the financial lead for two clinical Divisions. You will lead on monthly reporting, service development, efficiency and annual business planning for these areas.

You will lead and motivate our finance colleagues and work closely with your Deputy Finance Manager in providing this service.

About us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,000 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.

Date posted

09 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£58,972 to £68,525 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

229-COR-6206107

Job locations

Wye Valley Trust

Hereford

HR1 2ER

Job description

Job responsibilities

To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view supporting documents linked to this vacancy.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view supporting documents linked to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

Professionally qualified as an Accountant with current CCAB or CIMA professional membership.
Commitment and evidence of continuing professional development in line with the post holder's professional accounting body.
Further specialist finance training and experience related to wider Healthcare finance.

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

Expert user of Financial systems and Microsoft Excel
Demonstrable evidence of influencing and persuading.
Highly numerate and analytical
Excellent verbal reasoning.
Advance report writing skills
Understanding of current NHS structures and key policies
Knowledge of acute hospital and community healthcare environment
Ability to lead and motivate staff
Ability to prioritise, plan and prioritise workload effectively and in a manner which is sustainable

Experience

Essential

Extensive expert knowledge and experience in NHS Financial Management or equivalent.
Significant experience at a senior level in the finance sector
Acute Sector Experience

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

Professionally qualified as an Accountant with current CCAB or CIMA professional membership.
Commitment and evidence of continuing professional development in line with the post holder's professional accounting body.
Further specialist finance training and experience related to wider Healthcare finance.

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

Expert user of Financial systems and Microsoft Excel
Demonstrable evidence of influencing and persuading.
Highly numerate and analytical
Excellent verbal reasoning.
Advance report writing skills
Understanding of current NHS structures and key policies
Knowledge of acute hospital and community healthcare environment
Ability to lead and motivate staff
Ability to prioritise, plan and prioritise workload effectively and in a manner which is sustainable

Experience

Essential

Extensive expert knowledge and experience in NHS Financial Management or equivalent.
Significant experience at a senior level in the finance sector
Acute Sector Experience

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.