Finance Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

MAIN DUTIES

Advises budget holders / department managers (non-finance managers) on complex, contentious and sensitive financial matters e.g. advising of overspends against budgets, explaining budget statements to non-finance managers.

Provides management accounting information:

Ensuring accurate finance system information is reported.

Ensures appropriate treatment where Tax / VAT rules may affect costs / income.

Ensures that all income is identified and invoiced in a timely manner; this will include discussions with organisations outside of NGH.

Delivers expert advice and has a specialist knowledge of all accounting areas through experience and qualifications.

Works across all relevant teams to achieve an integrated approach andmaximisation of benefits i.e. income team, contracting and coding team etc.

Resolves discrepancies and investigates variances to budget with budget holders.

Prepares monthly and annual budget statements, including quarterly returns in line with set timetables.

Responsible for correct and timely input and use of data into the financial ledger, including the reconfiguration and manipulation of data for users across the hospital. E.g. journal entries to move budgets and expenditure to different cost centres, all subject to audit scrutiny.

Assists in the development and implementation of financial information and develops plans and procedures in own area of work the result being to improve output across the trust. E.g. enhancing monthly performance and monitoring information produced for the Trust Board and budget managers.

Actively supports the directorates cost improvement agenda as well as the measuring and reporting of such schemes.

Responsible for authorisation of financial transactions and other documents. Is involved with the creation of budgets for directorates across the Trust.

Delegates work to junior staff and gives finance training to non-finance managersCreates and builds working spreadsheets and databases that comply with audit and other finance regulations.

Has a set of agreed objectives, which are worked to and has freedom to achieve this independently but within broad professional methods. Acts without referring to manager and as lead specialist in a particular financial area.

Is involved with accounting policies / procedures, redesigns and proposes changes to local accounting policies which will impact across the Trust.

Manages and copes with non-financial managers when discussing and explaining difficult and stressful financial problems / issues. This will occur most months following the production of monthly monitoring information.

Good concentration needed during the various tasks such as inputting data, reconciling, calculating, answering queries, must be able to multi-task. There will be times when analysing very complex data or preparing financial returns that long periods of concentration is required.

Comfortable in appropriately challenging performance in order to achieve set targets; comfortable in seeking action plans to be addressed to achieve such targets.

TRAINING

CCAB / CIMA qualified or equivalent plus 3 years relevant experience

OTHER

Continuing professional development is required by attending appropriate HFMA courses, learning on the job and being regularly involved with department activities.

Previous Management Accounting experience is required.

The ability to interact with non-finance professionals in what are sometimes difficult circumstances.

A working knowledge of Word and expert knowledge of Excel or other key spreadsheet packages.

Person Specification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Experience of Management Accounts

Desirable

• 3 years' experience within Finance in the NHS

Skills

Essential

• Use of financial systems
• Ability to manage people

Desirable

• Active Listening
• Highly proficient in Microsoft office

Key Competencies/ Personal Qualities & Attributes

Essential

• Ability to convey important messages with key stakeholders

Desirable

• Active listening skills

NHS Experience

Essential

• Qualified, Part Qualified or Finalist

Desirable

• Member of CCAB

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Northampton General Hospital

Address

Northampton General Hospital

Billing Road

Northampton

NN1 5BD

Employer's website

https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)