Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Finance Manager to join our Corporate Services Finance Team. This position reports to the Finance Business Partner (BP) and has direct line management responsibility for an Assistant Finance Manager. You will be joining a collaborative, hardworking and inclusive Finance Department.
To maintain the integrity of the finance systems database, processes, and reports, liaising with the Trust's finance systems outsourced provider. Ensuring that the systems and reports are fit for purpose in contributing to the achievement of the Trust's objectives. With your team, you will be responsible for the production of high-quality financial information, including monthly management accounts, quarterly forecasts and variance analysis; and with the support of the Finance BP, you will be leading the development and production of the annual budget for the divisions and supporting with business cases.
The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant with strong technical skills and outstanding communication skills, a passion for best practice and high calibre influencing skills. You will be a natural leader who enjoys leading and motivating a team and managing and building strong working relationships. We are open to candidates from a diverse range of sector backgrounds, and it is essential that all candidates embrace our organisation's values.
Main duties of the job
1. To support the preparation of Trust level finance papers, ensuring that information is prepared in anaccurate and timely manner, and is consistent with Divisional reporting.
2. To design and develop complex ad hoc reports as required.
3. To support on Annual Planning for the Trust, including liaising with NHSIE and STP (ICB).
4. Support any deep dive or ad-hoc analysis required to better understand the financial position andquantify changes in trends of key drivers impacting the trust position in response to external regulators, strategic partners, and Trust Senior Management.
5. To lead the Finance department in maintaining the integrity of the finance systems database (Oracle)and for designing and implementing controls within Oracle.
6. To lead the Finance department in designing and developing the reporting capabilities of both Oracleand the BI tool to meet the needs of the Trust.
About us
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
- To help develop and maintain professional standards within the Finance Department and to actively seek and encourage feedback from users of financial services to enable continuous improvement plans to be implemented.
- To persuade others at all levels, including Executive Directors and clinicians of a particular course of action or viewpoint whilst respecting their point of view.
- To manage a diverse set of contact relationships and conflicting priorities.
- To set and negotiate priorities for themselves and others.
- To demonstrate a commitment to Continuing Professional Development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
- To help develop and maintain professional standards within the Finance Department and to actively seek and encourage feedback from users of financial services to enable continuous improvement plans to be implemented.
- To persuade others at all levels, including Executive Directors and clinicians of a particular course of action or viewpoint whilst respecting their point of view.
- To manage a diverse set of contact relationships and conflicting priorities.
- To set and negotiate priorities for themselves and others.
- To demonstrate a commitment to Continuing Professional Development.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Have completed a CCAB recognised accountancy qualification or in exceptional circumstances demonstrated significant progress towards the completion of such a qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial relevant experience, including working with a shared business service provider.
Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the administration of a large, integrated computerised finance system (ERP)
- Knowledge of Oracle and BI reporting
- Knowledge of Microsoft Access, Excel and Accelerator skills to macro and pivot table level.
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of the financial regime within the NHS.
- Able to demonstrate an ability to analyse and interpret financial data.
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of the link between financial data and influencing factors.
- Training skills
Desirable
- Able to provide budget holders and other Senior Managers with management reports and analysis in a manner which aids effective control and decision making.
- Able to contribute to the strategic direction of the Trust and to approach issues with a broad and commercial view.
Personal and Managerial
Essential
- Strong sense of quality and able to lead by example
- Able to work on a number of projects simultaneously to meet agreed deadlines, concentrating and focusing on a range of issues in particular during the monthly reporting and business planning cycle whilst co-ordinating the workload of others.
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written; able to present and explain complex technical Financial, IT and Finance Systems issues to non-technical staff.
- Able to run training courses
- Able to work without supervision to achieve annual objectives to the desired standard.
- Able to self-teach; to identify own learning requirements; to learn new applications and processes and assimilate new techniques quickly and reliably.
- Confident and assertive, but diplomatic
Desirable
- Able to adapt readily and respond constructively to change and to work effectively in a variety of situations with groups or individuals.
- Able to persuade others at all levels, including Executive Directors and clinicians, of a particular course of action or viewpoint, whilst respecting their point of view.
- Contributes to effective team working within the Finance Department and other senior teams in the Trust.
- Regularly reviews policies and procedures and recommends and/or implements improvements to them.
- Contributes to the development of quality management systems.
- Acts as representative of the department in external meetings.
- Promotes the Finance Department within the organisation.
- Able to operate independently.
- Able to manage and motivate junior members of staff
Physical
Essential
- Able to work on both sites and to be flexible to meet the needs of the role
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Have completed a CCAB recognised accountancy qualification or in exceptional circumstances demonstrated significant progress towards the completion of such a qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial relevant experience, including working with a shared business service provider.
Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the administration of a large, integrated computerised finance system (ERP)
- Knowledge of Oracle and BI reporting
- Knowledge of Microsoft Access, Excel and Accelerator skills to macro and pivot table level.
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of the financial regime within the NHS.
- Able to demonstrate an ability to analyse and interpret financial data.
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of the link between financial data and influencing factors.
- Training skills
Desirable
- Able to provide budget holders and other Senior Managers with management reports and analysis in a manner which aids effective control and decision making.
- Able to contribute to the strategic direction of the Trust and to approach issues with a broad and commercial view.
Personal and Managerial
Essential
- Strong sense of quality and able to lead by example
- Able to work on a number of projects simultaneously to meet agreed deadlines, concentrating and focusing on a range of issues in particular during the monthly reporting and business planning cycle whilst co-ordinating the workload of others.
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written; able to present and explain complex technical Financial, IT and Finance Systems issues to non-technical staff.
- Able to run training courses
- Able to work without supervision to achieve annual objectives to the desired standard.
- Able to self-teach; to identify own learning requirements; to learn new applications and processes and assimilate new techniques quickly and reliably.
- Confident and assertive, but diplomatic
Desirable
- Able to adapt readily and respond constructively to change and to work effectively in a variety of situations with groups or individuals.
- Able to persuade others at all levels, including Executive Directors and clinicians, of a particular course of action or viewpoint, whilst respecting their point of view.
- Contributes to effective team working within the Finance Department and other senior teams in the Trust.
- Regularly reviews policies and procedures and recommends and/or implements improvements to them.
- Contributes to the development of quality management systems.
- Acts as representative of the department in external meetings.
- Promotes the Finance Department within the organisation.
- Able to operate independently.
- Able to manage and motivate junior members of staff
Physical
Essential
- Able to work on both sites and to be flexible to meet the needs of the 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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
