Job summary
The base for this role is to be confirmed and will be located at one of the HNY ICB offices bases.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a CCAB qualified
accountant to undertake the role of Senior Finance Manager to work across both
the North Yorkshire & York place finance teams. We are seeking a motivated finance professional
who adopts a proactive approach to be a key part of the management accounting
team. The post holder will be required
to work in a fully integrated way with the commissioning leads and various
portfolio holders within the ICB.
Reporting directly to the Joint Head of Finance this post will manage a
team of Assistant Finance Managers to ensure the provision of high-quality
financial management and financial reporting information. This is a senior finance role within the
team, and we are looking for a suitably experienced individual who will continuously
look for improvements we can make as a team.
The successful individual will also actively contribute to the
development and sharing of knowledge within the finance team across the North
Yorkshire and York sub-system and wider ICB.
The role for the right candidate will offer the opportunity to thrive
and develop within a supportive finance team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be a
creative and innovative individual who will provide high level specialist
knowledge in their respective area and have the ability to act independently
and autonomously within broad professional policies. You will be expected to make decisions
independently and without reference to others where appropriate.
You will frequently be the
first point of contact for queries and advice relating to the budgets of the
portfolio areas you support. You will develop a strong relationship with your
commissioning leads and have the ability to offer advice and challenge
assumptions, identify risk and mitigations.
The successful candidate will
ensure robust financial management through the monthly close down process and
provide timely financial information and financial forecasts to support
internal and external reporting, dealing with highly complex and at times,
contentious issues. Excellent
communication skills and the ability to build relationships and work as part of
an integrated team are essential.
You will be required to
represent both North Yorkshire and York places and lead on the Acute and Mental
Health portfolios across the ICB.
The post holder will have
management responsibility of staff who support their areas of responsibility.
About us
The ICB welcomes all applicants, however, we must
remind applicants that we currently do not hold a Tier 2 sponsorship license
(now called Skilled Worker visa sponsorship). Can we politely ask this is
considered before applying for this position.
NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is responsible for planning and arranging the provision of NHS services to meet the diverse health needs of a population of 1.7 million people. Our area reaches over 1,500 square miles and includes the cities of Hull and York and the large rural areas across East Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire.
The ICB is part of the Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership, one of 42 Integrated Care Systems (ICS) across England to meet health and care needs, coordinate services and plan in a way that improves population health and reduces inequality between groups. The Health and Care Partnership comprises of NHS organisations, local councils, health and care providers and voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Joint Senior
Finance Manager (Hospital Care) will be a key part of the North Yorkshire and
York place management accounting and contracting team but will have a specific
lead role in working
in a fully integrated way with the North Yorkshire and York Place commissioning leads and
various portfolio holders within the ICB.
Hospital Care covers Acute Services in both the NHS and
Independent Sector, along with Mental Health Services, including monitoring of
the Mental Health Investment Standard (MHIS).
North Yorkshire and York places are
the portfolio leads for Acute and Mental Health services across the ICB, this
post will
therefore support the ICB 'Do It Once' agenda for these areas.
They will be responsible for
ensuring the management accounting function supports commissioning budget
holders in budget planning and management, monthly forecasting and scrutiny of
variances to plans, together with budget holders on a monthly basis to ensure that
risks to the Place & ICB are
minimised. They will work with budget holders to ensure budgets are not
exceeded and support the budget holders to take early action to resolve.
The post holder will be responsible for supporting
senior budget holders in the delivery of allocated elements of the Place
savings/QEP program, by providing financial challenge as well as assisting in
developing robust financial deliverables resulting from the QEPP program.
The post holder will
be a creative and innovative individual who will provide high level specialist
knowledge and have the ability to act independently and autonomously within
broad professional policies. They will
be expected to make decisions independently and without reference to others
where appropriate.
The post holder will play a key role in
promoting and maintaining effective financial management and financial
governance through the design and review of appropriate financial systems and
control.
The management of Hospital Care will be the
main focus of the post holder's portfolio which will also include a range of
other budgets as agreed with the Joint Head of Finance (Strategy &
Reporting). The postholder is expected to be adaptable and flexible in
terms of supporting budget holders across Place depending on agreed Place
priorities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Joint Senior
Finance Manager (Hospital Care) will be a key part of the North Yorkshire and
York place management accounting and contracting team but will have a specific
lead role in working
in a fully integrated way with the North Yorkshire and York Place commissioning leads and
various portfolio holders within the ICB.
Hospital Care covers Acute Services in both the NHS and
Independent Sector, along with Mental Health Services, including monitoring of
the Mental Health Investment Standard (MHIS).
North Yorkshire and York places are
the portfolio leads for Acute and Mental Health services across the ICB, this
post will
therefore support the ICB 'Do It Once' agenda for these areas.
They will be responsible for
ensuring the management accounting function supports commissioning budget
holders in budget planning and management, monthly forecasting and scrutiny of
variances to plans, together with budget holders on a monthly basis to ensure that
risks to the Place & ICB are
minimised. They will work with budget holders to ensure budgets are not
exceeded and support the budget holders to take early action to resolve.
The post holder will be responsible for supporting
senior budget holders in the delivery of allocated elements of the Place
savings/QEP program, by providing financial challenge as well as assisting in
developing robust financial deliverables resulting from the QEPP program.
The post holder will
be a creative and innovative individual who will provide high level specialist
knowledge and have the ability to act independently and autonomously within
broad professional policies. They will
be expected to make decisions independently and without reference to others
where appropriate.
The post holder will play a key role in
promoting and maintaining effective financial management and financial
governance through the design and review of appropriate financial systems and
control.
The management of Hospital Care will be the
main focus of the post holder's portfolio which will also include a range of
other budgets as agreed with the Joint Head of Finance (Strategy &
Reporting). The postholder is expected to be adaptable and flexible in
terms of supporting budget holders across Place depending on agreed Place
priorities.
Person Specification
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Able to concentrate and to work under extreme pressure on highly complex matters and continuously meet deadlines.
- Able to be self-motivated and to motivate and empower others to perform and develop.
- Ability to use personal judgement and make decisions without reference to others in some circumstances.
- Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
- Negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change.
- Personal commitment, enthusiasm, and professional drive to lead and innovate.
- Strategic skills, including ability to develop long-term direction and make sense of complex information.
- Able to employ a range of advanced analytical techniques to interpret highly complex information.
- Evidence of Partnership and inter-agency working
- Able to communicate effectively with people of all levels and disciplines.
- Experienced spread sheet user
- Expert knowledge of accounting systems
- Able to travel round the local area as required
Qualifications
Essential
- CCAB qualified (i.e. full member of one of the professional accounting institutes - ACCA, ICAI, ICAEW, ICAS, CIMA, CIPFA) qualified accountant equivalent to Masters Degree or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Substantial relevant experience of NHS Finance
- Demonstrate an ability to:
- Manage, motivate, and develop staff and teams effectively.
- Deal with highly complex issues
- Deliver to tight timescales with competing priorities.
- Experience of negotiation and establishment of effective management control procedures
- Significant Financial / budget management experience
- Able to develop and utilise effective professional networks.
- Able to demonstrate active personal development.
- Knowledge of NHS commissioning including NHS Unit prices, ERF and contracting
- Negotiation, influencing and persuasion skills. Ability to overcome significant barriers to understanding and acceptance.
- Strong, robust communication skills using formal and informal networks to discuss contentious, highly complex issues.
- Building and developing relationships Leadership and staff management skills, including conflict resolution
- Analysis and interpretation of highly complex, sensitive, or contentious information and ability to make judgments based on the analysis.
- Awareness and understanding of ICB/Place strategic plan, QEP Programme etc.
- Ability to interpret, develop and implement policy on finance, related matters and interpret organisational, regional and national policies.
- Credible and able to present highly complex information to non-finance managers.
- Ability to cope with conflicting demands and constraints.
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Ability to anticipate problems, appraise risks, consider overall implications, and make effective decisions.
- Expert knowledge of financial and accounting procedures and policies for NHS Finance and legislative requirements, particularly:
- NHS finance regime
- Changes to tariff and its impact
- Ability to problem solve and formulate solutions.
- Ability to manage and influence change effectively
Desirable
- Minimum 3 years relevant experience of NHS Commissioning Finance
Person Specification
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Able to concentrate and to work under extreme pressure on highly complex matters and continuously meet deadlines.
- Able to be self-motivated and to motivate and empower others to perform and develop.
- Ability to use personal judgement and make decisions without reference to others in some circumstances.
- Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
- Negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change.
- Personal commitment, enthusiasm, and professional drive to lead and innovate.
- Strategic skills, including ability to develop long-term direction and make sense of complex information.
- Able to employ a range of advanced analytical techniques to interpret highly complex information.
- Evidence of Partnership and inter-agency working
- Able to communicate effectively with people of all levels and disciplines.
- Experienced spread sheet user
- Expert knowledge of accounting systems
- Able to travel round the local area as required
Qualifications
Essential
- CCAB qualified (i.e. full member of one of the professional accounting institutes - ACCA, ICAI, ICAEW, ICAS, CIMA, CIPFA) qualified accountant equivalent to Masters Degree or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Substantial relevant experience of NHS Finance
- Demonstrate an ability to:
- Manage, motivate, and develop staff and teams effectively.
- Deal with highly complex issues
- Deliver to tight timescales with competing priorities.
- Experience of negotiation and establishment of effective management control procedures
- Significant Financial / budget management experience
- Able to develop and utilise effective professional networks.
- Able to demonstrate active personal development.
- Knowledge of NHS commissioning including NHS Unit prices, ERF and contracting
- Negotiation, influencing and persuasion skills. Ability to overcome significant barriers to understanding and acceptance.
- Strong, robust communication skills using formal and informal networks to discuss contentious, highly complex issues.
- Building and developing relationships Leadership and staff management skills, including conflict resolution
- Analysis and interpretation of highly complex, sensitive, or contentious information and ability to make judgments based on the analysis.
- Awareness and understanding of ICB/Place strategic plan, QEP Programme etc.
- Ability to interpret, develop and implement policy on finance, related matters and interpret organisational, regional and national policies.
- Credible and able to present highly complex information to non-finance managers.
- Ability to cope with conflicting demands and constraints.
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Ability to anticipate problems, appraise risks, consider overall implications, and make effective decisions.
- Expert knowledge of financial and accounting procedures and policies for NHS Finance and legislative requirements, particularly:
- NHS finance regime
- Changes to tariff and its impact
- Ability to problem solve and formulate solutions.
- Ability to manage and influence change effectively
Desirable
- Minimum 3 years relevant experience of NHS Commissioning Finance
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.
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UK Registration
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