Job summary
Are you a CCAB qualified accountant looking for the next step in your career? Do you have NHS financial management experience? Would you like an exciting and diverse development opportunity working in a forward-thinking finance team?
If the answer is yes, then come and join us as a Financial Planning and Performance Accountant at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust!
This varied role is an integral part of the corporate finance team, providing support for the Trust's financial planning, reporting and performance function, alongside delivering a high-quality financial management service for the division of Trust Services.
You will develop effective working relationships with a range of stakeholders across the divisional and corporate teams providing financial information, support and advice demonstrating an understanding of the key financial issues. Applying an understanding of NHS finance and accounting regime you will assist in co-ordinating, maintaining and producing a variety of information to inform and support delivery of the Trust's financial planning and reporting requirements.
To be successful in this role you will need to have excellent analytical and numeracy skills with well-developed computer literacy, be a good communicator and be able to effectively manage priorities and deadlines.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for assisting the Head of Financial Planning & Performance (HoFPP) and the Head of Strategic Finance (HoSF) on key tasks including;
- developing and maintaining the Trust's annual and medium-term revenue plan, forecasting models and relevant supporting information.
- internal and external Trust financial reporting to set timescales.
- providing a pro-active management accounting service to the division of Trust Services including preparing monthly accounts, analysis of the financial position, budgeting and providing relevant financial advice.
- financial assessment/appraisal of service developments and transfers.
- financial input into corporate projects and business cases.
The post holder is required to line manage a Management Accountant.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent work experience
- Professional CCAB or CIMA accountancy qualification & valid membership
- Leadership and management development training
- Evidence of recent CPD relating to NHS finance
Desirable
- Foundation level qualification for the HM Treasury Building Better Business Cases
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of financial management in an NHS environment
- Experience of maintaining, developing and operating complex financial models including a full technical understanding of the primary financial statements and their relationship and inter-dependency
- Well-developed computer literacy including ability to use excel to an advanced level
- Experience of highly complex secondary and tertiary acute healthcare environment
- Experience of and understanding of NHS finance and accounting regime
- Experience of producing Board-level corporate financial reports and information
- Experience of resolving problems in a large, complex, financial environment
- Working with non-financial managers to provide financial information and advice
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of producing business cases in accordance with the Building Better Business requirements
- Experience in the understanding and resolution of complex financial and non-financial concepts, issues and relationships e.g. demand and capacity modelling, links to performance, activity volumes, workforce and how this translates into financial modelling
- Experience of developing and delivering long term financial and operational efficiency programmes
- Experience of managing a small team
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent analytical and numeracy skills
- Good collaboration and negotiation skills
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills
- Ability to analyse and interpret complex financial information
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and customers from non-financial backgrounds
- Ability to resolve problems in a large, complex financial environment
- Proven ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
- Ability to work / organise the work of a Team in an organised and methodical manner
- Enthusiastic, self-motivated, able to act on own initiative
- Strong customer focused approach to work
- Ability to manage, motivate and develop an effective Team
- Ability to effectively manage priorities and deadlines
- Ability to manage workload that may be unpredictable due to unforeseen requirements
- Ability to concentrate and make decisions in a fast-paced working environment
- Able to analyse, interpret and communicate highly complex data and information to inform strategy and planning and reporting
- High level of computer literacy; advanced keyboard skills able to use information systems and programmes for analysis and planning
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent work experience
- Professional CCAB or CIMA accountancy qualification & valid membership
- Leadership and management development training
- Evidence of recent CPD relating to NHS finance
Desirable
- Foundation level qualification for the HM Treasury Building Better Business Cases
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of financial management in an NHS environment
- Experience of maintaining, developing and operating complex financial models including a full technical understanding of the primary financial statements and their relationship and inter-dependency
- Well-developed computer literacy including ability to use excel to an advanced level
- Experience of highly complex secondary and tertiary acute healthcare environment
- Experience of and understanding of NHS finance and accounting regime
- Experience of producing Board-level corporate financial reports and information
- Experience of resolving problems in a large, complex, financial environment
- Working with non-financial managers to provide financial information and advice
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of producing business cases in accordance with the Building Better Business requirements
- Experience in the understanding and resolution of complex financial and non-financial concepts, issues and relationships e.g. demand and capacity modelling, links to performance, activity volumes, workforce and how this translates into financial modelling
- Experience of developing and delivering long term financial and operational efficiency programmes
- Experience of managing a small team
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent analytical and numeracy skills
- Good collaboration and negotiation skills
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills
- Ability to analyse and interpret complex financial information
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and customers from non-financial backgrounds
- Ability to resolve problems in a large, complex financial environment
- Proven ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
- Ability to work / organise the work of a Team in an organised and methodical manner
- Enthusiastic, self-motivated, able to act on own initiative
- Strong customer focused approach to work
- Ability to manage, motivate and develop an effective Team
- Ability to effectively manage priorities and deadlines
- Ability to manage workload that may be unpredictable due to unforeseen requirements
- Ability to concentrate and make decisions in a fast-paced working environment
- Able to analyse, interpret and communicate highly complex data and information to inform strategy and planning and reporting
- High level of computer literacy; advanced keyboard skills able to use information systems and programmes for analysis and planning
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).
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
