Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a finance manager within our Trust. We are looking for a dedicated and highly motivated individual to join our finance team in providing a high level of finance support to the Women & Children division.
The role is substantively a Band 6 position job share, and as such this role is also a fantastic development opportunity for a driven candidate to come in at Band 5 and progress to Band 6. To progress, a development plan will be followed, and once the set objectives have been achieved the successful candidate would advance to Band 6.
This role is part of a wider team that provides comprehensive advice and support to the divisions within the Trust.
Working closely with the finance team and divisional team, this role will provide you with an opportunity to support a division which has a wide variety of interesting specialties and to be part of a forward looking and innovative finance team and the HFMA South West finance team of the year for 2021.
Main duties of the job
This role will support with financial performance of a portfolio of budgets, production of timely and accurate budget statements/ reports, service developments and the trust financial sustainability agenda, ensure ledger accuracy, support with contracts and provision of financial advice to budget holders.
You will be qualified to degree or AAT level or CIMA/CCAB part qualified. You will need to have experience in a financial role.
You will have strong inter-personal skills, experience of MS office packages, a team player, proactive, able to work to tight deadlines and the ability to work independently.
Whilst NHS experience is desirable, this role is suitable for any candidate with a good understanding and experience of financial management.
About us
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. We offer a generous annual leave allowance, excellent bank rates, access to the excellent NHS Pension Scheme, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and well-being hub, access to our two on-site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir.
GHFT Finance is a proactive, forward thinking and great team to work for.
You will be part of a wider finance team which provides support to the Trust's operational and clinical colleagues. We are committed to delivering the best care to everyone and to ensuring we provide a good quality services for the benefit of our service users.
The GHFT Finance team are on a journey to outstanding and we won the HFMA South west Finance team of the year award in 2021.
This post will involve a mixture of home and office working. The finance team are based in Cheltenham but the role may require work across Gloucester and Cheltenham, as the services supported are across sites.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Under the leadership/guidance and support from the Finance Business Partner:
Budgetary Control
- Proactively contribute to the management of the financial performance of a portfolio of budgets, identifying key financial pressures and appropriate corrective action.
- Ensure production of accurate, complete and timely monthly budget statements for a portfolio of budget areas, together with appropriate interpretation and analysis of variances.
- Provide full Management Accounting Service for a range of cost centres with limited supervision.
- Provide Budget Holders with accurate financial information to assist them in controlling and monitoring their financial resources. This may include production of reports, attendance at meetings, or any ad hoc costing/investigation as requested.
- Preparation and supervision of input of budget and expenditure journals into the ledger system to agreed timetables.
- Analysis and explanation of budget expenditure variances for Management and in liaison with budget holders.
- Ensuring accurate representation of budget expenditure position in liaison with the Divisional Finance Business Partner.
- Maintenance of an agreed programme of quality checks to ensure validity of information held in the ledger.
- Production and analysis of reports and highly complex confidential financial information from appropriate systems to answer ad hoc enquiries.
Band 6 only
- This will include assisting budget holders in planning service developments, identifying and achieving targets and developing business cases.
- Support budget holders in the identification and monitoring of cost improvement plans and income generation schemes.
Other
- Assistance in Budget Holders liaison and training.
- Proactively develop and maintain system notes for the section.
- Ensure appropriate income is received for areas of responsibility including recharges to other NHS organisations.
- Deputise for the Divisional Finance Business Partner at Service Line and other meetings as appropriate.
- Set personal and team priorities within established boundaries including ensuring availability of appropriate assistance for other sections within the Finance department when necessary.
- Perform duties with limited supervision.
- Contribute to the general development of the Management Accounting and Finance function
- Covering of appropriate duties of other Section Heads in cases of absence.
- Ensure complete confidentiality of highly sensitive complex information.
- Other ad hoc duties as required
Job description
Job responsibilities
Under the leadership/guidance and support from the Finance Business Partner:
Budgetary Control
- Proactively contribute to the management of the financial performance of a portfolio of budgets, identifying key financial pressures and appropriate corrective action.
- Ensure production of accurate, complete and timely monthly budget statements for a portfolio of budget areas, together with appropriate interpretation and analysis of variances.
- Provide full Management Accounting Service for a range of cost centres with limited supervision.
- Provide Budget Holders with accurate financial information to assist them in controlling and monitoring their financial resources. This may include production of reports, attendance at meetings, or any ad hoc costing/investigation as requested.
- Preparation and supervision of input of budget and expenditure journals into the ledger system to agreed timetables.
- Analysis and explanation of budget expenditure variances for Management and in liaison with budget holders.
- Ensuring accurate representation of budget expenditure position in liaison with the Divisional Finance Business Partner.
- Maintenance of an agreed programme of quality checks to ensure validity of information held in the ledger.
- Production and analysis of reports and highly complex confidential financial information from appropriate systems to answer ad hoc enquiries.
Band 6 only
- This will include assisting budget holders in planning service developments, identifying and achieving targets and developing business cases.
- Support budget holders in the identification and monitoring of cost improvement plans and income generation schemes.
Other
- Assistance in Budget Holders liaison and training.
- Proactively develop and maintain system notes for the section.
- Ensure appropriate income is received for areas of responsibility including recharges to other NHS organisations.
- Deputise for the Divisional Finance Business Partner at Service Line and other meetings as appropriate.
- Set personal and team priorities within established boundaries including ensuring availability of appropriate assistance for other sections within the Finance department when necessary.
- Perform duties with limited supervision.
- Contribute to the general development of the Management Accounting and Finance function
- Covering of appropriate duties of other Section Heads in cases of absence.
- Ensure complete confidentiality of highly sensitive complex information.
- Other ad hoc duties as required
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Possess professional accountancy qualification equivalent to Association of Accounting Technicians Member level (MAAT) or have equivalent level of experience
- Studying towards a full Consultancy Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB) accountancy qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Have a working knowledge of the key elements of the NHS Finance regime, ideally with experience in an NHS organisation
- Have experience working in a management accounting environment, preferably within the NHS
- Have a working knowledge of spreadsheet, word processing and other financial ledger systems (general ledger, payroll, stores transactions and invoice payments).
- Analysis and interpretation of large volumes of data.
- Have good numeracy skills. Be able to analyse and draw conclusions from large volumes of data.
Communication, Interpersonal and Organisational Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate good communication skills both verbal and written, to explain and interpret financial and non-financial data to finance and non-finance staff.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Possess professional accountancy qualification equivalent to Association of Accounting Technicians Member level (MAAT) or have equivalent level of experience
- Studying towards a full Consultancy Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB) accountancy qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Have a working knowledge of the key elements of the NHS Finance regime, ideally with experience in an NHS organisation
- Have experience working in a management accounting environment, preferably within the NHS
- Have a working knowledge of spreadsheet, word processing and other financial ledger systems (general ledger, payroll, stores transactions and invoice payments).
- Analysis and interpretation of large volumes of data.
- Have good numeracy skills. Be able to analyse and draw conclusions from large volumes of data.
Communication, Interpersonal and Organisational Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate good communication skills both verbal and written, to explain and interpret financial and non-financial data to finance and non-finance staff.
- Excellent organisational and time management 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).
