Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to manage the Financial Services' Cashiering function. The Chief Cashier will be responsible for a team of 6 Cashiers and 2 Senior Cashiers coordinating them to ensure all 5 Cash Offices are sufficiently staffed throughout the day. This role can be based at either Worthing, Chichester or Brighton depending on the successful applicant.
The Chief Cashier will work with the Manager of Financial Services & External Service Contracts to ensure that internal controls are robust and sustainable, that the Trust meets its obligations with regards to cash control and that all processes and controls support the Trusts' internal and external reporting requirements.
They will also represent finance at management and operational committees when required and will work with the finance and other senior managers to ensure that the Trust meets its financial targets.
Main duties of the job
The Cashiers team is part of the Financial Services team. Financial Services consists of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Credit Control and Cashiers. The successful applicant will work closely with the other Financial Services team leaders.
About us
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust. We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves. As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do. We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Oversee the operation of the 5 Cash Offices
- Manage and oversee the trusts banking arrangements
- Ensure the accurate and timely recording of cash receipts and payments
- Ensure monthly and yearly Cashier closedowns are coordinated and communicated in a timely and effective manner
- Manage the recruitment and retention of the Cashier team, ensuring adequate cover is maintained and that the team operate in strict adherence to Standard Operating Procedures
Please see Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Oversee the operation of the 5 Cash Offices
- Manage and oversee the trusts banking arrangements
- Ensure the accurate and timely recording of cash receipts and payments
- Ensure monthly and yearly Cashier closedowns are coordinated and communicated in a timely and effective manner
- Manage the recruitment and retention of the Cashier team, ensuring adequate cover is maintained and that the team operate in strict adherence to Standard Operating Procedures
Please see Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Person Specification
Experience/Qualifications
Essential
- AAT qualified or Foundation level professional accountancy qualification (certificate level)
Desirable
- Studying for a CCAB accountancy qualification final level
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Specialist knowledge and expertise across one or more specialised areas including management, advises finance and non-finance managers on matters relating to their own area, providing detailed advice and guidance. Knowledge, experience and expertise in finance management and staff management.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the key financial performance targets of the NHS
Communication and Interpersonal
Essential
- Provide and receive complex information, persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training skills are required Discusses complex financial queries with staff, suppliers, customers, including reasons for delays in payment and other sensitive issues; discusses financial issues with suppliers, which may be contentious and deals with performance, feedback, coaching, training and counselling issues relating to staff; provides advice on complex financial and corporate issues to non-financial managers; negotiates with NHS, external organisations over cost, service issues
Desirable
- Experience of influencing and negotiation with external parties
Analytical and Judgemental
Essential
- Analyses complex financial trends involving many streams of data and forecasts strategic and operational financial expenditure using a wide range of data and assumptions; develops and advises on complex business plans; investigates and resolves complex payment decisions and financial risk where there are no precedent and where opinions may conflict.
Planning and Organisational
Essential
- Plan and organise complex activities, or programmes, requiring formulation, adjustment Develops and contributes to long-term plans within a structured framework, makes plans for tax and legislative changes, makes daily adjustments to plans, schedules in order to deal with organisation requirements and to ensure targets are met, co-ordinates and plans activities with other professionals and agencies e.g. auditors, Inland Revenue.
Financial
Essential
- Contributes to formulation of section budgets or external budgets; monitors budget for own department, finance section and authorises spend against it/ holds budget; develops and monitors budgets for an external department, service, programme
Information and Communication Technology
Essential
- Regular requirement to develop or create reports, documents, drawings/ adapt, design information systems to meet specifications of others Designs, formats spreadsheets and databases for specific purposes/ responsible for introducing, adapting and improving financial systems in own area of responsibility for use by others.
Desirable
- Experience of development of financial systems, processes and controls
Freedom to Act
Essential
- Works to achieve agreed objectives and is given freedom to do this in own way, working within broad professional policies; acts without reference to manager
People Management and Development
Essential
- Day-to-day management; teach/deliver specialist training/ line manager for a single function or department Undertakes day to day management; delivers training on a range of subjects related to own area/line manager for a group of staff
Desirable
- Experience of managing staff
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Flexible approach to work to ensure that the Finance Directorate achieves its objectives.
EDI
Essential
- Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
- Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
Person Specification
Experience/Qualifications
Essential
- AAT qualified or Foundation level professional accountancy qualification (certificate level)
Desirable
- Studying for a CCAB accountancy qualification final level
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Specialist knowledge and expertise across one or more specialised areas including management, advises finance and non-finance managers on matters relating to their own area, providing detailed advice and guidance. Knowledge, experience and expertise in finance management and staff management.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the key financial performance targets of the NHS
Communication and Interpersonal
Essential
- Provide and receive complex information, persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training skills are required Discusses complex financial queries with staff, suppliers, customers, including reasons for delays in payment and other sensitive issues; discusses financial issues with suppliers, which may be contentious and deals with performance, feedback, coaching, training and counselling issues relating to staff; provides advice on complex financial and corporate issues to non-financial managers; negotiates with NHS, external organisations over cost, service issues
Desirable
- Experience of influencing and negotiation with external parties
Analytical and Judgemental
Essential
- Analyses complex financial trends involving many streams of data and forecasts strategic and operational financial expenditure using a wide range of data and assumptions; develops and advises on complex business plans; investigates and resolves complex payment decisions and financial risk where there are no precedent and where opinions may conflict.
Planning and Organisational
Essential
- Plan and organise complex activities, or programmes, requiring formulation, adjustment Develops and contributes to long-term plans within a structured framework, makes plans for tax and legislative changes, makes daily adjustments to plans, schedules in order to deal with organisation requirements and to ensure targets are met, co-ordinates and plans activities with other professionals and agencies e.g. auditors, Inland Revenue.
Financial
Essential
- Contributes to formulation of section budgets or external budgets; monitors budget for own department, finance section and authorises spend against it/ holds budget; develops and monitors budgets for an external department, service, programme
Information and Communication Technology
Essential
- Regular requirement to develop or create reports, documents, drawings/ adapt, design information systems to meet specifications of others Designs, formats spreadsheets and databases for specific purposes/ responsible for introducing, adapting and improving financial systems in own area of responsibility for use by others.
Desirable
- Experience of development of financial systems, processes and controls
Freedom to Act
Essential
- Works to achieve agreed objectives and is given freedom to do this in own way, working within broad professional policies; acts without reference to manager
People Management and Development
Essential
- Day-to-day management; teach/deliver specialist training/ line manager for a single function or department Undertakes day to day management; delivers training on a range of subjects related to own area/line manager for a group of staff
Desirable
- Experience of managing staff
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Flexible approach to work to ensure that the Finance Directorate achieves its objectives.
EDI
Essential
- Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
- Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
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).
