Finance Officer

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties

• Provide high quality timely and relevant financial and administrative support to the finance team.
• Update the running costs processes on a monthly basis, including payroll and other budget reports
• Support the financial management of the contracts associated with running costs, including full reconciliations and working papers on a monthly basis
• Develop and operate systems which monitor expenditure variances from plan and communicate and present the outcome as required in a timely and effective way
• Ensure that all contract invoices received for the ICB are paid in accordance with contract deadlines and Better Payment Practice Code (BPPC) guidelines
• Responsibility for ensuring correct ledger coding for running costs, including ledger integrity checks
• Adhere to technical guidance to ensure compliance with NHS and ICB policies and guidelines.
• Ensure high quality input of financial and non-financial information.
• Maintain effective working relationships with partners, key stakeholders and contractors, including sharing information for budget holder meetings.
• Support in financial reconciliation of provider data and billing across all payment types
• Other ad-hoc duties to support the team as required, including deputising in line managers absence.
• Support cover arrangements for finance team peers during periods of leave
• Adhere to the finance team values and guiding principles, demonstrated through positive behaviours
• Undertake other work commensurate with the level and seniority of the post

  Analytical and judgement skills

  • Analyse financial data to identify errors and carry out analysis in a systematic fashion. Compare data from a variety of sources and analyse any differences, quality and accuracy.
  • Analyse, investigate and resolve financial queries and discrepancies.
  • Interpret queries and provide appropriate answers using all information sources available.

  Communication and relationship skills

  • Able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with finance and contracting colleagues, both within and outside the ICBs, often providing and interpreting complex and sensitive data to inform decision making where there may be barriers to understanding.
  • Excellent numerical, written and verbal skills.

  Planning and organisational skills

  • Plan own workload so that deadlines are achieved, whilst ensuring accuracy and completeness.
  • Flexibility to adjust planned work pattern as unexpected demands for information are received.
  • Ability to work unaided as well as part of a small team or group.

  Physical skills

  • Standard keyboard skills.
  • Ability to drive to enable post holder to attend meetings that may be at other venues than the normal base.

    Direct/Indirect patient care

    • Incidental contact

    Policy and service development implementation

    • Support the process and financial management of contracts and other contractual agreements, specifically for running costs, to meet ICBs and national targets.
    • Support the finance team in delivering the ICBs financial objectives
    • Operating to high quality and performance standards.

    Financial and physical resources

    • Identify and implement best practice in the use of resources.
    • Day to day maintenance of finance systems and processes.
    • Commitment to personal development (including remaining up to date with relevant NHS legislation and guidance relating to NHS contracts).

    Human Resources

    • Regularly seek and act on feedback on personal performance
      • Operate to high quality and performance standards
      • Commitment to personal development

      Information resources

      • Ensuring financial systems are streamlined and effective
      • Maintain a variety of systems (both finance and non-finance) to produce timely information to support reporting and analytical requirements

      Research and Development

      • Undertake surveys or audits as necessary to improve services provided by finance

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• AAT part qualified or equivalent in a relevant subject, or experience at a similar level in a large, complex organisation

Desirable

• Other qualifications which are relevant to the post

Experience

Essential

• A minimum of 2 years' experience supporting the financial processes within a complex, multi-professional organisation Experience of maintaining financial and information systems Experience of analysis of data and the production of reports

Desirable

• Experience of working in a finance team in an NHS environment Experience of using Oracle financial system. Knowledge of Running Costs for NHS organisations.

Knowledge

Essential

• Good knowledge of current NHS contracting and contracts Excellent communication skills, verbal and written, with the ability to adjust their communication style and content to suit the audience. Excellent numeric reasoning and presentation skills Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with staff at all levels A good team player Ability to learn and adapt behaviours quickly Sound understanding of the current NHS policies and procedures relevant to the post Proficient use of IT systems and Microsoft Office software including specifically spreadsheets Excellent at prioritising Able to turn good ideas into action to deliver results

Desirable

• Advanced spreadsheet skills. Proficient in the use of the financial ledger

Equality and Diversity

Essential

• Value diversity

Specific Requiremetns

Essential

• oSelf-motivated oObjective, calm, collected and confident under pressure oFlexible oProfessional approach oHonest oHigh degree of personal integrity oAccess to transportation oPositive and enthusiastic oOrganised and methodical oCommitted to developing self and others oValue diversity oExcellent team player

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).

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board

Address

Bridge House

Sleaford

NG34 8GG

Employer's website

https://lincolnshire.icb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)