Job summary
Full time 37.5 hours per week. Fixed Term contract for 12 months.
Working for Bolton Hospital's Finance team you can expect to be working in an environment where you will feel supported by your colleagues and have an enormous sense of pride in supporting the Hospital to deliver care to people of Bolton.
This is an exciting opportunity which will suit an individual who has the ambition and passion to work for the NHS. Ideally you will already be AAT qualified or have equivalent experience. You will be an integral member of our established team, leading, engaging, and influencing staff at all levels.
We are seeking applications from individuals who have the drive and ability to make a difference. You must have experience in a finance role dealing with complex budgets. Excellent relationship building and communication skills with the team and budget holders are essential skills. NHS experience not essential.
Main duties of the job
To support the Finance Business Partner (FBP) and the Divisional Finance Teams in ensuring the Division make effective use of the available financial resources in pursuit of agreed Divisional and Corporate goals.
To assist with providing a comprehensive financial management and support service to the Division, providing a range of advice, information and analysis to budget holders at various levels within the Division.
To assist the FBP in the formulation and co-ordination of Divisional budget setting, financial planning, forecasting, monthly monitoring and reporting whilst adhering to corporate standards and timetables.
About us
We will offer you development opportunities to ensure you have the necessary skills to progress further with your career and in return, we expect candidates to be passionate, flexible and hard-working and focused on driving the departmental objectives forward. We have recently moved to a more remote working pattern with the requirement to be in the office when necessary, so this must suit applicants and they must be able to build relationships and operate remotely.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Financial Management & Delivery
- To play a lead role in the completion and analysis of the monthly Divisional management accounts, ensuring accuracy and completeness in accordance with strict reporting deadlines and accounts journal processing procedures.
- To assist the Divisional Finance Team with achieving a detailed understanding of the drivers behind all significant variances to both Divisional expenditure budgets and activity/income plans and produce detailed analysis to support any explanations.
- To meet regularly with budget holders within the Division to ensure that any potential financial problems are identified as early as possible and plans developed to rectify these.
- To ensure all Divisional income due to the Trust is recovered in full as quickly as possible through raising invoices and providing support to deal with any invoice queries that may arise.
- To liaise with other departments to ensure correct budget codes are used when coding invoices and employee records.
- To collate information from various sources both internal and external to the Trust and process the information onto the general ledger in a timely and accurate manner.
- To undertake a range of monthly control account reconciliations with reference to adequate source documentation.
Planning & Service Development
- To assist with the annual budget setting process for the Division ensuring all expected expenditure and income is budgeted for or known and detailed in full.
- To assist the Divisional Finance Team with identifying potential financial opportunities for change and growth within the Division where appropriate.
Developing Capability & Capacity
- To contribute to achieving a culture of continuous improvement in service provision and data quality both within the Division and within the Management Accounts team.
- To maintain effective working relationships with other Trust staff and outside organisations to ensure the delivery of a professional service with high levels of customer satisfaction.
- To provide financial management training to a range of non-financial staff, ensuring all relevant managers have received the appropriate level of training and information.
- Any other general requirements as appropriate to the post and location including the provision of support to other Divisions/Corporate Directorates and/or the Financial Systems Manager if required.
The range of duties and responsibilities outlined above are indicative only and are intended to give a broad flavour of the range and type of duties that will be allocated. They are subject to modification in the light of changing service demands and the development requirements of the post holder.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Financial Management & Delivery
- To play a lead role in the completion and analysis of the monthly Divisional management accounts, ensuring accuracy and completeness in accordance with strict reporting deadlines and accounts journal processing procedures.
- To assist the Divisional Finance Team with achieving a detailed understanding of the drivers behind all significant variances to both Divisional expenditure budgets and activity/income plans and produce detailed analysis to support any explanations.
- To meet regularly with budget holders within the Division to ensure that any potential financial problems are identified as early as possible and plans developed to rectify these.
- To ensure all Divisional income due to the Trust is recovered in full as quickly as possible through raising invoices and providing support to deal with any invoice queries that may arise.
- To liaise with other departments to ensure correct budget codes are used when coding invoices and employee records.
- To collate information from various sources both internal and external to the Trust and process the information onto the general ledger in a timely and accurate manner.
- To undertake a range of monthly control account reconciliations with reference to adequate source documentation.
Planning & Service Development
- To assist with the annual budget setting process for the Division ensuring all expected expenditure and income is budgeted for or known and detailed in full.
- To assist the Divisional Finance Team with identifying potential financial opportunities for change and growth within the Division where appropriate.
Developing Capability & Capacity
- To contribute to achieving a culture of continuous improvement in service provision and data quality both within the Division and within the Management Accounts team.
- To maintain effective working relationships with other Trust staff and outside organisations to ensure the delivery of a professional service with high levels of customer satisfaction.
- To provide financial management training to a range of non-financial staff, ensuring all relevant managers have received the appropriate level of training and information.
- Any other general requirements as appropriate to the post and location including the provision of support to other Divisions/Corporate Directorates and/or the Financial Systems Manager if required.
The range of duties and responsibilities outlined above are indicative only and are intended to give a broad flavour of the range and type of duties that will be allocated. They are subject to modification in the light of changing service demands and the development requirements of the post holder.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- 5 G.C.S.E's (or equivalent) Grades A-C including Maths & English.
- NVQ4 / HNC / AAT qualified or equivalent experience.
Desirable
- Studying for a CCAB or CIMA qualification or relevant experience.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of financial and computing systems.
- Public sector and/or NHS Finance Experience
Desirable
- NHS Management Accounts experience
Skills
Essential
- Excellent numerical and analytical skills
- Effective written and spoken communication skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- Ability to work in a changing environment and to work as part of a multi disciplinary team.
Desirable
- Advanced proficiency of Microsoft Office products particularly Excel.
- Ability to influence colleagues at all levels whilst ensuring that relationships remain positive and that goals are achieved
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of NHS Financial processes
- Understanding of financial governance and audit requirements
Desirable
- Understanding of service re-design and improvement methodologies
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- 5 G.C.S.E's (or equivalent) Grades A-C including Maths & English.
- NVQ4 / HNC / AAT qualified or equivalent experience.
Desirable
- Studying for a CCAB or CIMA qualification or relevant experience.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of financial and computing systems.
- Public sector and/or NHS Finance Experience
Desirable
- NHS Management Accounts experience
Skills
Essential
- Excellent numerical and analytical skills
- Effective written and spoken communication skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- Ability to work in a changing environment and to work as part of a multi disciplinary team.
Desirable
- Advanced proficiency of Microsoft Office products particularly Excel.
- Ability to influence colleagues at all levels whilst ensuring that relationships remain positive and that goals are achieved
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of NHS Financial processes
- Understanding of financial governance and audit requirements
Desirable
- Understanding of service re-design and improvement methodologies
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
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).
