Job summary
Are you a finance professional looking for a new challenge?
If you've answered 'yes', we'd love to talk to you about joining our friendly and diverse Financial Management team.
What we can offer you:
A comprehensive local induction to introduce you to the role
Flexible working options
Annual travel card / car loan
Study packages and mentoring opportunities to help support your career development
A dynamic working environment, based at multiple sites
What we are looking for:
Experience of working in a management/ financial accounting function or recently graduated with a can do attitude.
Studying/Actively looking to study for a CCAB professional qualification
Knowledge of management accounting and costing procedures, financial regulations and other legislation and NHS finance policies (desirable).
Track record of achieving objectives and problem solving.
Knowledge of accountancy procedures and principles.
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to utilise them to communicate effectively within a co-operative multi-disciplinary and team based working environment.
A dynamic and enthusiastic individual
Main duties of the job
The post holder will assist in the provision of financial support and advice to Budget holders and be an integral part of a central financial reporting team reporting to the Finance Business Partner.
The post holder will assist the Finance Business Partners and Head of Business Partnering in ensuring that robust monitoring information is provided to enable directorates to manage their financial position and the Trust to fulfil its financial duties.
About us
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Single occupancy accommodation in Central London - (we can help you find accommodation in London, support you with your deposit)
- Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
As an NHS trust,we are committed to equal opportunities and ensuring equality and diversity in the workplace.
We have a number of staff networks: Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN), Race Equality Network and the Rainbow Network which supports LGBT+ staff. Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetingsto discuss issues andmake plans to improve CLCH.
Job description
Job responsibilities
**Please refer to job description, person specification and trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.**
Job description
Job responsibilities
**Please refer to job description, person specification and trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.**
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Degree educated or equivalent
- Studying/Actively looking to study for a CCAB professional qualification
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrated adaptability and a proactive willingness to learn new skills, systems, and processes, regardless of prior industry experience
Desirable
- Previous experience in a financial role or a related industry
- Preferably a minimum of a year's experience in a management accounting function. Ie a placement year
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- High level numeracy skills, competent in processing and interpreting figures.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to utilise them to communicate effectively within a co-operative multi-disciplinary and team based working environment.
- Ability to form, build, develop and maintain positive and effective working relationships with people from a wide range of personal and professional backgrounds
- Able to summarise and communicate complex finance information to non-finance personnel
- Able to draft, type, format, prepare and produce a wide range of high quality documentation, letters, emails, memos, statistical information, graphics, presentations and short reports.
- Excellent data analysis skills for interpretation and comparison of complex data from various sources.
- Demonstrate an understanding of confidentiality issues regarding patients, staff and sensitive Trust matters
Desirable
- Knowledge of accountancy procedures and principles
- Knowledge of General Ledger/Reporting Systems
- Excellent Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook and financial information and management system skills
Other
Essential
- Professional manner and mature approach to dealing with confidential and sensitive issues and information
- Strong customer focus and proven ability to build productive relationships at all levels of the organisation while maintaining robust adherence to the agreed control framework.
- Self motivated and able to prioritise, manage and deliver to tight deadlines.
- Personally effective in gaining agreement and support from others
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Degree educated or equivalent
- Studying/Actively looking to study for a CCAB professional qualification
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrated adaptability and a proactive willingness to learn new skills, systems, and processes, regardless of prior industry experience
Desirable
- Previous experience in a financial role or a related industry
- Preferably a minimum of a year's experience in a management accounting function. Ie a placement year
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- High level numeracy skills, competent in processing and interpreting figures.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to utilise them to communicate effectively within a co-operative multi-disciplinary and team based working environment.
- Ability to form, build, develop and maintain positive and effective working relationships with people from a wide range of personal and professional backgrounds
- Able to summarise and communicate complex finance information to non-finance personnel
- Able to draft, type, format, prepare and produce a wide range of high quality documentation, letters, emails, memos, statistical information, graphics, presentations and short reports.
- Excellent data analysis skills for interpretation and comparison of complex data from various sources.
- Demonstrate an understanding of confidentiality issues regarding patients, staff and sensitive Trust matters
Desirable
- Knowledge of accountancy procedures and principles
- Knowledge of General Ledger/Reporting Systems
- Excellent Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook and financial information and management system skills
Other
Essential
- Professional manner and mature approach to dealing with confidential and sensitive issues and information
- Strong customer focus and proven ability to build productive relationships at all levels of the organisation while maintaining robust adherence to the agreed control framework.
- Self motivated and able to prioritise, manage and deliver to tight deadlines.
- Personally effective in gaining agreement and support from others
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.
