Job summary
Financial Services Manager- Band 6 Permanent- 37.5 hours per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking to recruit a Band 6 Financial Services Managerto join our Financial Services Team.
The successful candidate will assist in the provision of the Financial Services and to ensure stakeholders including service users receive relevant, accurate and timely financial advice and information.
Interviews - TBC - on site at Tameside Hospital
Main duties of the job
To assist in the provision of the Financial Services and to ensure stakeholders including service users receive relevant, accurate and timely financial advice and information.
Responsibility for the following functions:
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts Receivable
- Charitable Funds
- Treasury Management
- Technical Accounts
- Capital
To assist in ensuring the Financial Services section works to robust documented financial procedures, in order to process all relevant financial transactions with completeness, accuracy and timeliness.
To act on issues of non-compliance with financial procedures in order to remove weaknesses and improve control systems.
Responsibility for the preparation of appropriate Annual Accounts notes and FTC submissions.
Responsibility for the preparation appropriate data for inclusion in the Trust's NHSE returns.
To be an active member of the FSD/FFF steering group.
About us
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
- Safety
- Care
- Respect
- Communication
- Learning
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- 5 GCSE's grade C or above including Maths & English or equivalent
- AAT Advanced/NVQ level 4 Accounting or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Qualified Accountant with a professional accountancy body or qualified by significant work experience.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Committed to personal / professional development
- Application form completed in a clear and concise manner
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience within a Finance Department
- Experience of financial ledger systems and computerised systems
- Have proven experience of successfully managing a finance team
- Experience of leading and coordinating processes involved in financial accounts
- Have proven experience of successfully achieving deadlines
- Previous experience of NHS finance
Desirable
- Experience of accounting for Charitable Funds
- Experience of accounting for Capital
Knowledge
Essential
- An understanding of confidentiality
- A good understanding of NHS technical accounting including coding structures and reporting
- An appreciation of the importance of deadlines
- Thorough understanding of accounting principles and practice
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Literate in modern IT software
- Well-developed written and presentational skills
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Team worker with flexible approach
- Ability to manage workload efficiently, prioritise and work to strict deadlines
- Initiative
- Effective interpersonal and influencing skills
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- 5 GCSE's grade C or above including Maths & English or equivalent
- AAT Advanced/NVQ level 4 Accounting or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Qualified Accountant with a professional accountancy body or qualified by significant work experience.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Committed to personal / professional development
- Application form completed in a clear and concise manner
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience within a Finance Department
- Experience of financial ledger systems and computerised systems
- Have proven experience of successfully managing a finance team
- Experience of leading and coordinating processes involved in financial accounts
- Have proven experience of successfully achieving deadlines
- Previous experience of NHS finance
Desirable
- Experience of accounting for Charitable Funds
- Experience of accounting for Capital
Knowledge
Essential
- An understanding of confidentiality
- A good understanding of NHS technical accounting including coding structures and reporting
- An appreciation of the importance of deadlines
- Thorough understanding of accounting principles and practice
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Literate in modern IT software
- Well-developed written and presentational skills
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Team worker with flexible approach
- Ability to manage workload efficiently, prioritise and work to strict deadlines
- Initiative
- Effective interpersonal and influencing skills
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).
