North East Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group (NELCCG)

Finance Officer

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Job summary

We have an exciting position available to work within a busy and varied finance team. You will need to be either educated to AAT part qualified member or equivalent experience.

The successful candidate will become a key member of the finance team and will need to quickly learn monthly processes, be able to work on their own initiative as well as under supervision. You must be able to demonstrate experience of working in a financial environment, and possess good technical accounting skills and excel skills, be capable of working to tight deadlines whilst ensuring consistency and accuracy.

This role will suit someone who is able to work flexibly and adapt to changing working practices. For any further information please contact Dawn Hay on 0300 3000 588.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will be responsible for providing support across all aspects of the Health & Social Care Commissioning within the Finance team. Monitoring budgets for Health & Social Care. 

You will have a key role in the monitoring, recording and forecasting of the Health & Social care Budgets both on a monthly and annual basis. 

You will need to analyse the information from the financial system for corporate reporting and budget holder reporting and prepare information for annual accounts working papers You will provide significant support to the Finance Manager to provide accurate and timely financial information to ensure Health & Social Care commissioning budgets are managed effectively. You will analyse financial information for budget holders and corporate team, answering queries, explaining variances, discrepancies and understanding general financial queries 

You will be expected to communicate with staff members about issues effecting financial positions

About us

North East Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group is responsible for commissioning high quality health and adult social care services for a population of approximately 170,000.

We work closely with providers of health services, local government, regulatory bodies, voluntary and carer groups, patient representatives and the general public to achieve the best health and care outcomes possible and to ensure high quality, safe and effective services.

NELCCG welcomes applications from all parts of the community and particularly from applicants with a BME background. This is a fixed term contract for a period of until 1st September 2022 to support in covering maternity leave.

Any applications received from current NHS employees will only be considered on a secondment basis

Details

Date posted

26 November 2021

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£21,892 to £30,615 a year

Contract

Secondment

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

D9469-21-9964

Job locations

Municipal Offices

Town Hall Square

Grimsby

North East Lincolnshire

DN31 1HU


Job description

Job responsibilities

The postholder(s) will be responsible for providing support across all aspects of the Health & Social Care Commissioning within the Finance & procurement team. Monitoring budgets for Health & Social Care.

Additions to Job Descriptions

The post holder(s) will have a key role in the monitoring, recording and forecasting of the Health & Social care Budgets both on a monthly and annual basis.

The post holder will need to analyse the information from the financial system for corporate reporting and budget holder reporting and prepare information for annual accounts working papers

The post holder will provide significant support to the Finance Manager (Finance & Procurement) to provide accurate and timely financial information to ensure Health & Social Care commissioning budgets are managed effectively.

Analyse financial information for budget holders and corporate team, answering queries, explaining variances, discrepancies and understanding general financial queries This requires concentration.

The Post holder will be expected to communicate with internal members of staff about issues effecting their budgets and financial positions

They will need to be able to explain in a 1:1 situation financial issues e.g payroll costs and variances

The individual will need to arrange their own budget holder visits and plan their own time, with the direction of their line manager.

They will implement / follow policies as set out by the organization around financial reporting and propose changes to financial processes / practices within own area

Support the Finance Manager(s) on;

o Financial Support to Prescribing monitoring

o Financial Support to Care Management & Adult Safeguarding

o Financial support to NHS Healthcare contracts

o Lead responsibility for specified contracts

Job description

Job responsibilities

The postholder(s) will be responsible for providing support across all aspects of the Health & Social Care Commissioning within the Finance & procurement team. Monitoring budgets for Health & Social Care.

Additions to Job Descriptions

The post holder(s) will have a key role in the monitoring, recording and forecasting of the Health & Social care Budgets both on a monthly and annual basis.

The post holder will need to analyse the information from the financial system for corporate reporting and budget holder reporting and prepare information for annual accounts working papers

The post holder will provide significant support to the Finance Manager (Finance & Procurement) to provide accurate and timely financial information to ensure Health & Social Care commissioning budgets are managed effectively.

Analyse financial information for budget holders and corporate team, answering queries, explaining variances, discrepancies and understanding general financial queries This requires concentration.

The Post holder will be expected to communicate with internal members of staff about issues effecting their budgets and financial positions

They will need to be able to explain in a 1:1 situation financial issues e.g payroll costs and variances

The individual will need to arrange their own budget holder visits and plan their own time, with the direction of their line manager.

They will implement / follow policies as set out by the organization around financial reporting and propose changes to financial processes / practices within own area

Support the Finance Manager(s) on;

o Financial Support to Prescribing monitoring

o Financial Support to Care Management & Adult Safeguarding

o Financial support to NHS Healthcare contracts

o Lead responsibility for specified contracts

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • AAT (Intermediate level) / NVQ Level 3, or equivalent or equivalent experience.
  • English & Maths GCSE or equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable significant experience of working in a financial environment Able to balance and reconcile ledgers

Desirable

  • Working within an NHS finance environment

Skills

Essential

  • Good technical accounting skills
  • Good Excel skills
  • Advanced keyboard skills for inputting data and manipulating information in to databases / spreadsheets and creating statistical reports / queries using formulae.

Working Arrangements

Essential

  • Ability to travel across the region (where required)
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • AAT (Intermediate level) / NVQ Level 3, or equivalent or equivalent experience.
  • English & Maths GCSE or equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable significant experience of working in a financial environment Able to balance and reconcile ledgers

Desirable

  • Working within an NHS finance environment

Skills

Essential

  • Good technical accounting skills
  • Good Excel skills
  • Advanced keyboard skills for inputting data and manipulating information in to databases / spreadsheets and creating statistical reports / queries using formulae.

Working Arrangements

Essential

  • Ability to travel across the region (where required)

Employer details

Employer name

North East Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group (NELCCG)

Address

Municipal Offices

Town Hall Square

Grimsby

North East Lincolnshire

DN31 1HU


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

North East Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group (NELCCG)

Address

Municipal Offices

Town Hall Square

Grimsby

North East Lincolnshire

DN31 1HU


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Finance Manager

Dawn Hay

dawn.hay@nhs.net

03003000588

Details

Date posted

26 November 2021

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£21,892 to £30,615 a year

Contract

Secondment

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

D9469-21-9964

Job locations

Municipal Offices

Town Hall Square

Grimsby

North East Lincolnshire

DN31 1HU


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