Assistant Finance Manager
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Job summary
Wye Valley NHS Trust is proud to be a little bit different. Serving the communities across Herefordshire we aim to be outstanding in everything we do. Are you looking for your next challenge, do you want to be part of an organisation which supports, grows and develops its staff?
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Finance Manager to join the Wye Valley NHS Trust Finance Team.
Reporting to the Deputy Finance Manager and supporting in ensuring effective use of financial resources in pursuit of agreed Divisional and Corporate goals.
This post will also support the Senior Finance Manager in budget setting, financial planning, forecasting, monthly monitoring and reporting within corporate standards and timetables.
Requires close working and good relationships with budget managers and dedicated finance manager as well as the wider finance team.
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
Flexibility is a key word for WVT, working with you to ensure that your hours, location and work patterns fit in with your lifestyle and the work pattern of the department. This includes an excellent benefits package which includes NHS pension scheme, generous NHS annual leave and national terms and conditions.
The role requires an enthusiastic, motivated and dedicated individual with excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work as Assistant Finance Manager. While ideally you would have NHS experience, a good knowledge of financial regulations, practical experience, and the right personal attributes are far more important.
Main duties include the provision of monthly accounts, analysis of variances and preparation of draft forecasts in support of the Deputy Finance Manager and Senior Finance Manager.
The role is expected to build good relationships with budget managers and to work with a dedicated finance manager as well as the wider finance team.
The post holder will maintain a clear understanding of financial pressures, saving opportunities and performance against financial plans.
We have a long history of nurturing talent and developing our staff. If you would like an informal chat about the opportunities which might be waiting for you then give us a call.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the 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 3,500 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.
Details
Date posted
09 August 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£28,407 to £34,581 a year pa pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
229-COR-6542128
Job locations
Finance and Procurement Department
Hospital/Harold Street
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer details
Employer name
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address
Finance and Procurement Department
Hospital/Harold Street
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer's website
https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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