Job summary
Fixed Term/Secondment - 9 months from start date
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 and gain some valuable experience working within an
ICB.
The role is
covering temporary absence within the finance team and is focussed across the Continuing Healthcare and Mental Health workstreams.
This role is
an excellent opportunity to gain experience at a higher level or for someone
looking for commissioner experience.
You will be a
fully qualified accountant who has excellent analytical and technical skills
which will be vital to provide detailed reporting around changes to patient and
financial information particularly to support the delivery of efficiency
schemes 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: 25th February 2025
Main duties of the job
- Leading the Continuing Healthcare workstream including
management of a small team of staff.
- Preparation of accurate and timely month end management
accounts including accruals, prepayments and forecast outturn adjustments.
- Use of financial and clinical systems to process and
analyse large volumes of data including looking at trends and explanation of
changes and variances.
- Provision of financial support relating to the ICBs
efficiency schemes.
- Liaison with Continuing Healthcare Clinical team within
the ICB and Local Authorities on a regular basis.
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 multidisciplinary 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 multidisciplinary 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
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
- Strong numerical and verbal reasoning and leadership skills.
- Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options.
- Good use of available information sources to enable efficient and effective planning.
- Strategic thinking ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise.
- Able to think analytically; anticipating obstacles and thinking ahead; using analytical techniques to identify several solutions.
- Able to think on their feet when dealing with issues and problems.
- Plan and organise highly complex activities.
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
- Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations to Sponsor/ Manager, with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies.
- Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
- Plans and organises a broad range of highly complex activities, formulating and adjusting plans to reflect changing circumstances.
- Act in a way that is compliant with Standing Orders and Prime Financial Policies in the discharge of budget management responsibilities, as appropriate.
- Ability to work without supervision, providing specialist advice to the organisation and customers, working to tight and often changing timescales.
- Well-developed written communication skills, including report writing skills with good analytical skills.
- Forge close positive working relationships, in order to support an effective matrix approach to achieve NHS objectives.
- Must be able to prioritise work effectively within the team and be able to direct activities of others.
- Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals.
- Manage members of the finance team on a daily basis, ensuring that the workload of the team is managed effectively.
- Contribute to the recruitment, appraisal process of the finance team.
- Responsible for undertaking appraisal and personal development of responsible team members including progressing any disciplinary or capability issues.
- Highly numerate and IT literate and able to make full use of IT suites both for themselves and other organisations.
- Expert working knowledge of the Oracle Finance System operated by Shared Business Services/
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills.
- Utilise more than one system at any time during the day.
Qualifications
Essential
- CCAB Qualified or significant appropriate experience.
Desirable
- Educated to masters degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area supported by a professional development.
- Management Qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of ongoing Continuing Professional Development in NHS financial accounts policies
- Demonstrate significant experience of monitoring and adherence to budgets across a wide spectrum of services
- Evidence of drafting and agreement of highly complex budgets and to review those developed by others in the team and provide a mechanism for accurately monitoring performance against these budgets
- Experience of identifying and interpreting highly complex National policy and guidance to ensure successful implementation
Attributes
Essential
- Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change.
- Engages and includes all groups of staff, empowering all voices to be heard and create a learning environment to develop and grow the teams knowledge and experience, allowing freedom to act.
- Willing to engage with and learn from peers, other professionals and colleagues in the desire to provide or support the most appropriate interventions.
- Drives the overall direction toward integration.
- Conscientious; able and keen to always deliver the best possible quality.
- Challenges the status quo and holds others accountable.
- Professional calm and efficient manner.
- Effective organiser, influencer and networker.
- Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals.
- Completer/Finisher.
- Used to working in a busy environment and complex environment.
- Required to attend meetings out of hours to engage with external stakeholders e.g. GP practices.
Knowledge and Understanding
Essential
- Expert knowledge of finance and accounting practices, procedures and policies and legislation pertinent to the NHS
- Expert in providing financial advice and support to the relevant budget manager on a regular and timely basis, including the support around proposed and efficiency plans
- Leads by example and demonstrates system leadership in action by acting in a transparent way
- Experience of leading and implementing medium- and long-term strategy in own service area.
- Significant experience of leading and managing staff in a senior role
- An understanding of the governance responsibilities of a statutory organisation.
- Significant understanding of NHS and/or public sector finance
Person Specification
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
- Strong numerical and verbal reasoning and leadership skills.
- Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options.
- Good use of available information sources to enable efficient and effective planning.
- Strategic thinking ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise.
- Able to think analytically; anticipating obstacles and thinking ahead; using analytical techniques to identify several solutions.
- Able to think on their feet when dealing with issues and problems.
- Plan and organise highly complex activities.
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
- Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations to Sponsor/ Manager, with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies.
- Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
- Plans and organises a broad range of highly complex activities, formulating and adjusting plans to reflect changing circumstances.
- Act in a way that is compliant with Standing Orders and Prime Financial Policies in the discharge of budget management responsibilities, as appropriate.
- Ability to work without supervision, providing specialist advice to the organisation and customers, working to tight and often changing timescales.
- Well-developed written communication skills, including report writing skills with good analytical skills.
- Forge close positive working relationships, in order to support an effective matrix approach to achieve NHS objectives.
- Must be able to prioritise work effectively within the team and be able to direct activities of others.
- Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals.
- Manage members of the finance team on a daily basis, ensuring that the workload of the team is managed effectively.
- Contribute to the recruitment, appraisal process of the finance team.
- Responsible for undertaking appraisal and personal development of responsible team members including progressing any disciplinary or capability issues.
- Highly numerate and IT literate and able to make full use of IT suites both for themselves and other organisations.
- Expert working knowledge of the Oracle Finance System operated by Shared Business Services/
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills.
- Utilise more than one system at any time during the day.
Qualifications
Essential
- CCAB Qualified or significant appropriate experience.
Desirable
- Educated to masters degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area supported by a professional development.
- Management Qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of ongoing Continuing Professional Development in NHS financial accounts policies
- Demonstrate significant experience of monitoring and adherence to budgets across a wide spectrum of services
- Evidence of drafting and agreement of highly complex budgets and to review those developed by others in the team and provide a mechanism for accurately monitoring performance against these budgets
- Experience of identifying and interpreting highly complex National policy and guidance to ensure successful implementation
Attributes
Essential
- Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change.
- Engages and includes all groups of staff, empowering all voices to be heard and create a learning environment to develop and grow the teams knowledge and experience, allowing freedom to act.
- Willing to engage with and learn from peers, other professionals and colleagues in the desire to provide or support the most appropriate interventions.
- Drives the overall direction toward integration.
- Conscientious; able and keen to always deliver the best possible quality.
- Challenges the status quo and holds others accountable.
- Professional calm and efficient manner.
- Effective organiser, influencer and networker.
- Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals.
- Completer/Finisher.
- Used to working in a busy environment and complex environment.
- Required to attend meetings out of hours to engage with external stakeholders e.g. GP practices.
Knowledge and Understanding
Essential
- Expert knowledge of finance and accounting practices, procedures and policies and legislation pertinent to the NHS
- Expert in providing financial advice and support to the relevant budget manager on a regular and timely basis, including the support around proposed and efficiency plans
- Leads by example and demonstrates system leadership in action by acting in a transparent way
- Experience of leading and implementing medium- and long-term strategy in own service area.
- Significant experience of leading and managing staff in a senior role
- An understanding of the governance responsibilities of a statutory organisation.
- Significant understanding of NHS and/or public sector finance