Business Finance Officer

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The REACHE Team has an opportunity for a motivated individual with relevant experience to join the team as the Business Finance Officer.

The role is to support development of REACHE finance reporting and its operational work streams and by ensuring that high quality financial support is delivered and information is processed in accordance with procedures, in order to provide monthly reports. This involves working closely with colleagues both in NCA finance and within REACHE

You will also support the REACHE team in the process of meeting its objectives, assist in the preparation of budgetary and reporting systems and implementing procedures that enable effective financial management and efficient use of resources.

This is a pivotal role to contribute to helping REACHE to ensure it maintains its high quality of services whilst identifying ways in which to safely reduce costs. The post holder will be required to communicate with colleagues, managers and staff within the NCA and externally with other NHS organisations.

You will ideally be Certificate Level/AAT member with experience of working within a busy finance department. You will be proactive and highly motivated with strong IT skills, competent in the use of Microsoft Office and computerised ledger systems.

This is an exciting opportunity to join and contribute to a forward thinking, quality focused organisation .

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the production of high quality and timely financial management reports, calculate and prepare recharges of expenditure to external agencies.

To have an excellent understanding with management accounting techniques, policies, procedures and be expected to comply with all Trust policies, Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions with minimum supervision.

To calculate accruals and prepayments within strict deadlines for all periodic payments ensuring accurate records are maintained.

To complete, calculate and process of income and expenditure journals in accordance with the reporting timetable.

To complete, calculate and input of budget journals into the Finance system in line with the agreed procedure.

To analyse income and expenditure, identifying, investigating and reporting the reasons for any variances.

To contribute to the business planning and budget setting process, and to provide the ongoing and regular financial monitoring information and advice needed to support the effective management of these resources.

To contribute to the production of budget statements for budget holders within REACHE and to monitor costs and to ensure budgets are updated when necessary.

To be responsible for producing relevant, timely and accurate reports to budget holders; including identifying trends, the reasons for variances from forecasted income & expenditure & options to improve the position and providing reliable predictions for the year.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Reache NW, established 20 years ago, has delivered Occupational English education and PLAB success for overseas qualified Refugee, Asylum Seeker, Evacuee Doctors, Nurses and allied health professionals and placed them into NHS jobs. Over 600 doctors and AHPs have passed through our programme.

Date posted

27 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year pa

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

236-HOS-AC709-23

Job locations

Northern Care Alliance

Turnpike House

Salford

M6 8HD


Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • AAT member/Certificate Level (including other accounting bodies ACCA, CIMA etc) or equivalent experience
  • Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification/experience

Knowledge, Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge of General ledger systems
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Experience and expertise in a range of accounting areas
  • Experience of developing and monitoring budgets for external departments, services or programmes
  • Ability to provide excellent oral and written communications, encouraging effective participation
  • Experience of Principle of costing
  • Experience of financial management in a medium to large organisation
  • Experience of creating ingoing and outgoing financial report
  • Proficient in Microsoft Offices especially Excel

Desirable

  • Experience within NHS

Skills and others

Essential

  • Able to work under pressure with deadline in a changing environment
  • Pleasant attitude and professional approach
  • Presentable, smart with good time keeping

Desirable

  • Able to travel to events
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • AAT member/Certificate Level (including other accounting bodies ACCA, CIMA etc) or equivalent experience
  • Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification/experience

Knowledge, Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge of General ledger systems
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Experience and expertise in a range of accounting areas
  • Experience of developing and monitoring budgets for external departments, services or programmes
  • Ability to provide excellent oral and written communications, encouraging effective participation
  • Experience of Principle of costing
  • Experience of financial management in a medium to large organisation
  • Experience of creating ingoing and outgoing financial report
  • Proficient in Microsoft Offices especially Excel

Desirable

  • Experience within NHS

Skills and others

Essential

  • Able to work under pressure with deadline in a changing environment
  • Pleasant attitude and professional approach
  • Presentable, smart with good time keeping

Desirable

  • Able to travel to events

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).

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.

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northern Care Alliance

Turnpike House

Salford

M6 8HD


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northern Care Alliance

Turnpike House

Salford

M6 8HD


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

HR Advisor

Sitia Kroah

Sitia.kroah@nca.nhs.uk

01612064201

Date posted

27 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year pa

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

236-HOS-AC709-23

Job locations

Northern Care Alliance

Turnpike House

Salford

M6 8HD


Supporting documents

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