Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated CCAB Qualified Accountant to join the finance team. We are looking for a driven individual who is self-motivated, pro-active and with excellent planning and organisational skills. The post holder is required to have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
The post holder will support the Head of Finance (HoF) and Deputy Head of Finance (DHOF) to deliver all aspects of the service area (Group Support Services) financial management. He/she will manage a team of accountants to provide day to day support in all aspects of the service area's financial performance and business partnering whilst maintaining an excellent team ethic.
To manage the delivery of accurate and timely monthly performance reports for presentation at business unit Board meetings. There will be a requirement to support the reported performance with an analytical review and to influence actions based upon findings.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a finance team within a large, specialist and complex organisation with great opportunities for learning and development.
For further information please contact:
Salekur Khan, by email (salekur.khan@nhs.net)
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the Head of Finance (HoF) to deliver all aspects of the service area (hospital site, clinical support services or corporate areas) financial management. He/she will manage a team of accountants to provide day to day support in all aspects of the service area's financial performance and business partnering whilst maintaining an excellent team ethic.He/she will be a senior member of the Financial Management and service area teams, demonstrating expert accounting and business knowledge, analytical support and clear presentation of highly complex or contentious financial and business information to clinical and non-clinical colleagues. He/she will constructively and positively challenge all aspects of service area financial and business performance and financial management processes to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.Through a team of accountants the post holder is required to manage the delivery of accurate and timely monthly performance reports for agreement with the HoF for presentation at service area board meetings and to feed into the Trust's position for internal and external corporate reporting. There will be a requirement to support the reported performance with an analytical review and to influence actions based upon these findings.The post holder will oversee the preparation of robust forecasts to be agreed with the HoF. This will include supporting the planning and monitoring of mitigating actions.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Financial Management experience including continuous experience in one organisation
- Management of staff, including recruitment and effective team working.
- Costing services and business case planning
Desirable
- Previous Healthcare experience.
- Experience of completing an annual business planning cycle
Skills
Essential
- Staff management skills and the ability to motivate and develop staff including qualified and non-qualified accountants.
- Ability to analyse and utilise complex information, determine and identify options and the appropriate course of action.
- Good IT skills including MS software and financial systems.
- Ability to explain complex ideas & concepts clearly and effectively to non-finance staff.
- Excellent numerical, written and verbal skills.
- Able to build rapport with clinical and operational teams.
- Excellent interpersonal and team player skills.
- Excellent planning (short and longer term) and organisational skills.
- Ability to think strategically.
Desirable
- Financial modelling skills.
Knowledge
Essential
- Up to date knowledge of NHS, organisational challenges and developments.
- Knowledge of NHS funding and regulation (NHSI, NHSE, ICS, Local Authority).
- Costing and monitoring cost improvement programmes.
- Business planning.
- Knowledge of service line reporting and patient level costing.
- Knowledge of financial controls and experience of maintaining these
Desirable
- Understanding the links between operational and financial performance
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent.
- Qualified CCAB or CIMA
Other
Essential
- The ability to multi-task, re-assessing priorities to ensure projects are managed and completed to timescale.
- Evidence of a commitment to personal development.
- Professional pro-active attitude and self-motivated
- Possess a positive attitude to change.
- Business acumen and the ability to influence and manage commercial opportunities.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Financial Management experience including continuous experience in one organisation
- Management of staff, including recruitment and effective team working.
- Costing services and business case planning
Desirable
- Previous Healthcare experience.
- Experience of completing an annual business planning cycle
Skills
Essential
- Staff management skills and the ability to motivate and develop staff including qualified and non-qualified accountants.
- Ability to analyse and utilise complex information, determine and identify options and the appropriate course of action.
- Good IT skills including MS software and financial systems.
- Ability to explain complex ideas & concepts clearly and effectively to non-finance staff.
- Excellent numerical, written and verbal skills.
- Able to build rapport with clinical and operational teams.
- Excellent interpersonal and team player skills.
- Excellent planning (short and longer term) and organisational skills.
- Ability to think strategically.
Desirable
- Financial modelling skills.
Knowledge
Essential
- Up to date knowledge of NHS, organisational challenges and developments.
- Knowledge of NHS funding and regulation (NHSI, NHSE, ICS, Local Authority).
- Costing and monitoring cost improvement programmes.
- Business planning.
- Knowledge of service line reporting and patient level costing.
- Knowledge of financial controls and experience of maintaining these
Desirable
- Understanding the links between operational and financial performance
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent.
- Qualified CCAB or CIMA
Other
Essential
- The ability to multi-task, re-assessing priorities to ensure projects are managed and completed to timescale.
- Evidence of a commitment to personal development.
- Professional pro-active attitude and self-motivated
- Possess a positive attitude to change.
- Business acumen and the ability to influence and manage commercial opportunities.
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).
