Job summary
The successful candidate will be able to choose which of the 4 SYICB bases is most suitable for them (Sheffield, Doncaster, Barnsley, Rotherham).
- An exciting
opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual who wants to take the
next step in their career. You will be qualified to AAT Level 4 or equivalent
and ideally be studying towards a professional accountancy qualification.
- This role is
within the Mental Health workstream and will work across all places within the
ICB.
- In return we offer a flexible working approach with
hybrid office/home working and opportunities to develop and progress in your
career.
Interview date: 25/02/2025
Main duties of the job
The
role will involve matrix working supporting the Senior Finance Manager for the
Mental Health workstream providing senior management accounting support,
liaising with service delivery teams and line managing a Senior Finance
Assistant.
You
will be able to combine good technical accountancy skills, with experience and
evidence at interview of communicating Finance to Non-Finance professionals.
You will also need to be part of a committed team and so will have the ability
to work well in a team and to deadlines and able to prioritise workload.
About us
NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board oversees health
and social care for a population of 1.4m people. Working through our 4 places, Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and Sheffield, we are building on the
strengths, capacity and knowledge of all those directly involved with our local
communities to deliver our four key aims of Improving outcomes in
population health and healthcare; Tackling inequalities in outcomes, experience
and access; Enhancing productivity and value for money; and Helping the NHS
support broader social and economic development.
Our near 1,000 staff are committed to addressing the broader
health, public health, and social care needs of the population across South
Yorkshire through our values of One Team, Empowered and Innovative. We work as a key partner with the
Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) of health and care providers within the South
Yorkshire Integrated Care System (ICS) to collectively deliver health and care
services that meet the needs of the local population. In total there are 186 GP
practices in the region, 72,000 health and social care professionals working
across seven NHS trusts and four local authorities, and a further 6,000
voluntary, community and social enterprise sector (VCSE) organisations. We work
alongside all these colleagues through local councils, our VCSE
partners and other partners to address health inequalities and wider
determinants of health in South Yorkshire.
South Yorkshire ICB is a Disability Confident Employer
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Working within the Finance team; the post holder will also work effectively across the ICB in a multi-disciplinary environment and regularly liaise with other organisations across the region
- Produce month-end accounts and reports, for a designated portfolio, contributing to the total accounts of the ICB, including forecasting to the end of the financial year, by analysing complex trends, reconciling the general ledger, calculation and input of accruals and forecasts to the accounting system, cost centre reviews and other month end queries. Investigate variances from budgets as required and provide advice and take corrective action
- Plan own workload to ensure deadlines in monthly, quarterly, and annual finance timetables are met and support the team to ensure all reporting deadlines for the team are achieved
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Working within the Finance team; the post holder will also work effectively across the ICB in a multi-disciplinary environment and regularly liaise with other organisations across the region
- Produce month-end accounts and reports, for a designated portfolio, contributing to the total accounts of the ICB, including forecasting to the end of the financial year, by analysing complex trends, reconciling the general ledger, calculation and input of accruals and forecasts to the accounting system, cost centre reviews and other month end queries. Investigate variances from budgets as required and provide advice and take corrective action
- Plan own workload to ensure deadlines in monthly, quarterly, and annual finance timetables are met and support the team to ensure all reporting deadlines for the team are achieved
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Worked in a Finance environment, using financial systems.
- Working with senior managers as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Desirable
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential
- Analyses complex financial trends involving many streams of data and forecasts strategic and operational financial expenditure using a wide range of data and assumptions.
- Develops and advises on complex business plans and investigates and resolves complex payment errors.
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential
- Analyses complex financial trends involving many streams of data and forecasts strategic and operational financial expenditure using a wide range of data and assumptions.
- Develops and advises on complex business plans and investigates and resolves complex payment errors.
Qualifications
Essential
- Specialist knowledge to AAT level or equivalent to degree level or by equivalent experience.
Desirable
- CCAB Qualified or studying towards qualification or equivalent experience.
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential
- Advises finance and non-finance managers on matters relating to their own area, providing detailed advice and guidance.
Desirable
- Specialist knowledge and expertise across one or more specialised areas that is relevant to this role, this can include management.
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Discusses financial queries with staff, suppliers, internal customers, which are often complex, including reasons for delays in payment and other sensitive issues.
- Discusses financial issues with customers, which may be contentious.
- Provides advice on complex financial and corporate issues to non-financial managers.
- Makes daily adjustments to plans, schedules in order to deal with organisation requirements and to ensure targets are met.
- Requires standard keyboard skills.
- Responsibility for Policy/Service Development.
- Suggests changes to and implements accounting and financial policies and procedures in own area or section, proposes changes to and redesigns local accounting and financial policies and procedures, which have an impact in other areas.
- Responsibility for Financial & Physical Resources.
- Contributes to formulation of section, external budgets/develops and monitors budgets for an external department, service, programme.
- Allocates and checks the work of more junior staff in the section; delivers finance training/ specialist training.
- Designs and formats spreadsheets and databases for specific purposes.
- Responsible for introducing, adapting and improving financial systems in own area of responsibility.
- Works to achieve agreed objectives and is given freedom to do this in own way working within broad professional policies, acts advice without reference to manager.
- Concentration required when analysing data, checking and reconciling information, making calculations and when answering queries from staff, customers.
- May be required to switch tasks.
- Requirement to concentrate for long periods when analysing complex data/statistics and preparing financial returns with no notice.
Desirable
- Negotiates with NHS, external organisations over cost, service issues.
- Contributes to long term financial plans.
- Makes plans for tax and legislative changes.
- Coordinates and plans activities with other professionals and agencies, eg. auditors, HMRC.
- Undertakes surveys or audits for own work.
Attributes
Essential
- Honest, trustworthy and maintain integrity at all times.
- An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust.
- Used to working in a busy environment and able to adapt, and have ability to be flexible and to cope with uncertainty and change.
- Professional, calm and efficient manner and have the ability to work under pressure.
- Effective organiser, with a positive and flexible approach to work.
- Team player.
- Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals.
- Resilience in complex and demanding situations.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Worked in a Finance environment, using financial systems.
- Working with senior managers as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Desirable
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential
- Analyses complex financial trends involving many streams of data and forecasts strategic and operational financial expenditure using a wide range of data and assumptions.
- Develops and advises on complex business plans and investigates and resolves complex payment errors.
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential
- Analyses complex financial trends involving many streams of data and forecasts strategic and operational financial expenditure using a wide range of data and assumptions.
- Develops and advises on complex business plans and investigates and resolves complex payment errors.
Qualifications
Essential
- Specialist knowledge to AAT level or equivalent to degree level or by equivalent experience.
Desirable
- CCAB Qualified or studying towards qualification or equivalent experience.
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential
- Advises finance and non-finance managers on matters relating to their own area, providing detailed advice and guidance.
Desirable
- Specialist knowledge and expertise across one or more specialised areas that is relevant to this role, this can include management.
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Discusses financial queries with staff, suppliers, internal customers, which are often complex, including reasons for delays in payment and other sensitive issues.
- Discusses financial issues with customers, which may be contentious.
- Provides advice on complex financial and corporate issues to non-financial managers.
- Makes daily adjustments to plans, schedules in order to deal with organisation requirements and to ensure targets are met.
- Requires standard keyboard skills.
- Responsibility for Policy/Service Development.
- Suggests changes to and implements accounting and financial policies and procedures in own area or section, proposes changes to and redesigns local accounting and financial policies and procedures, which have an impact in other areas.
- Responsibility for Financial & Physical Resources.
- Contributes to formulation of section, external budgets/develops and monitors budgets for an external department, service, programme.
- Allocates and checks the work of more junior staff in the section; delivers finance training/ specialist training.
- Designs and formats spreadsheets and databases for specific purposes.
- Responsible for introducing, adapting and improving financial systems in own area of responsibility.
- Works to achieve agreed objectives and is given freedom to do this in own way working within broad professional policies, acts advice without reference to manager.
- Concentration required when analysing data, checking and reconciling information, making calculations and when answering queries from staff, customers.
- May be required to switch tasks.
- Requirement to concentrate for long periods when analysing complex data/statistics and preparing financial returns with no notice.
Desirable
- Negotiates with NHS, external organisations over cost, service issues.
- Contributes to long term financial plans.
- Makes plans for tax and legislative changes.
- Coordinates and plans activities with other professionals and agencies, eg. auditors, HMRC.
- Undertakes surveys or audits for own work.
Attributes
Essential
- Honest, trustworthy and maintain integrity at all times.
- An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust.
- Used to working in a busy environment and able to adapt, and have ability to be flexible and to cope with uncertainty and change.
- Professional, calm and efficient manner and have the ability to work under pressure.
- Effective organiser, with a positive and flexible approach to work.
- Team player.
- Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals.
- Resilience in complex and demanding situations.