Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a
Finance Manager to join the finance team within North East Lincolnshire place. Due
to the unique arrangements in North East Lincolnshire place this will include
working with finance colleagues within Adult Social Care. There
will also be opportunities to work collaboratively with colleagues across the
wider ICB, specifically supporting the Northern Lincolnshire sub system.
The Humber and North Yorkshire Health and
Care Integrated Care System is a collaboration of nearly 30 different
organisations across a geographical area of more than 1,500 square miles. We
are working together to plan for the future of health and care services in our
area and to find new ways to tackle the challenges that we face locally.
Main duties of the job
The role will include supporting budget
holders in planning, monthly forecasting, and understanding variances, with the
main areas of responsibility being Primary care and independent sector
contracts. You will frequently be the first point of contact
for queries and advice relating to the budgets of the portfolio areas you
support.
As a CCAB qualified finance professional
your excellent organisational skills will be essential, along with your ability
to successfully prioritise and manage a busy workload.
The successful individual will play a key role in supporting the ICB to
manage its financial position, ensuring any risks are captured, mitigated where
possible and escalated as necessary.
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 post holder will work autonomously interpreting available standards and documents to deliver their role. They are responsible for managing delivery of accurate and reliable financial information including budget monitoring statements, financial performance reporting & financial risk in conjunction with North East Lincolnshire Place managers and the Commissioning Support.
To deputise for the Strategic Finance Lead or Assistant Place Director of Finance in their absence.
- Responsible for ensuring all budget holders are taking appropriate action to develop and manage budgets within financial constraints through the delivery of financial and performance management information
- Provide expert interpretation and advice to budget holders and the Place Director of Finance on risk to delivery of budgets, contracts and ICB financial duties.
- Provide effective financial advice and support ensuring highly complex contracts and service level agreements are accounted for, meet governance requirements and achieve financial and service priorities and targets.
- Preparing and maintaining such accounts, certificates, estimates, records and reports that the organisation may require to fulfil its statutory financial duties. This work is continuous with minimum monthly reporting deadlines and the requirement to complete additional ad hoc returns for specific purposes such as procurements or business cases.
- Support the year-end accounting arrangements
- Provide financial and business management support to develop place based commissioning, liaising with commissioning and provider teams as necessary and any other relevant parties such as contracting & information teams
- Responsible for completion of monthly statutory/NHS returns (including supporting annual accounts) ensuring the work is completed in line with financial timescales and legal requirements.
- Ensuring that organisations such as the ICB, Support Services and NHS England are adequately advised and informed of the requirements and action to be taken to achieve annual financial statutory objectives of break-even and maintaining resource and cash limits.
General Duties:
- Ensure ICB Place decisions are implemented effectively.
- Any other duties as agreed with the Place Director of Finance and Assistant Place Director of Finance.
Full details in the attached job description
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work autonomously interpreting available standards and documents to deliver their role. They are responsible for managing delivery of accurate and reliable financial information including budget monitoring statements, financial performance reporting & financial risk in conjunction with North East Lincolnshire Place managers and the Commissioning Support.
To deputise for the Strategic Finance Lead or Assistant Place Director of Finance in their absence.
- Responsible for ensuring all budget holders are taking appropriate action to develop and manage budgets within financial constraints through the delivery of financial and performance management information
- Provide expert interpretation and advice to budget holders and the Place Director of Finance on risk to delivery of budgets, contracts and ICB financial duties.
- Provide effective financial advice and support ensuring highly complex contracts and service level agreements are accounted for, meet governance requirements and achieve financial and service priorities and targets.
- Preparing and maintaining such accounts, certificates, estimates, records and reports that the organisation may require to fulfil its statutory financial duties. This work is continuous with minimum monthly reporting deadlines and the requirement to complete additional ad hoc returns for specific purposes such as procurements or business cases.
- Support the year-end accounting arrangements
- Provide financial and business management support to develop place based commissioning, liaising with commissioning and provider teams as necessary and any other relevant parties such as contracting & information teams
- Responsible for completion of monthly statutory/NHS returns (including supporting annual accounts) ensuring the work is completed in line with financial timescales and legal requirements.
- Ensuring that organisations such as the ICB, Support Services and NHS England are adequately advised and informed of the requirements and action to be taken to achieve annual financial statutory objectives of break-even and maintaining resource and cash limits.
General Duties:
- Ensure ICB Place decisions are implemented effectively.
- Any other duties as agreed with the Place Director of Finance and Assistant Place Director of Finance.
Full details in the attached job description
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
- Fully qualified CCAB accountant (full member of one of the professional accounting institutes ACCA, ICAI, ICAEW, ICAS, CIMA, CIPFA)
- Continuing Professional Development as required, and audited, by professional accountancy body
- Graduate level education or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
- Post graduate qualification or studying, or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
- Good interpersonal skills
- Negotiating and persuading skills
- Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information appropriately
- Leadership and team building skills
- High level of proficiency in the development of spreadsheets (using excel) together with proficiency in the use of word processing, powerpoint and e-mail systems.
- Demonstrable experience of working under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Has flexible attitude to undertaking various team roles and providing cover for other team members
- Committed to putting in extra effort to achieve important goals and manage a large diverse workload.
- Committed to personal development and continued professional development
Desirable
- Committed to public service
- Experience of working successfully in a multi-disciplinary team.
Experience
Essential
- In depth specialist knowledge and understanding of the NHS finance regime
- Demonstrable experience and knowledge of the organisational framework of the NHS
- Good understanding of current policy initiatives in the NHS E.g. Payments by Results
- Demonstrable technical expertise and knowledge of financial and accounting practice and procedures e.g IFRS, NHS Manual of Accounts etc.
- Demonstrable experience of advising managers of the financial impact of new NHS policy initiatives, e.g. Payment by Results
Desirable
- A comprehensive understanding of the key issues and targets for monitoring performance of a commissioning organisation
- Good understanding of the future for the NHS as expressed in the NHS plan and supporting strategies
- Knowledge of the commissioning organisation performance management regime with an understanding of key targets.
- Understanding of investment and option appraisal techniques used in the preparation of Business cases
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Experience of working at a senior level liaising with Chief Finance Officer, other senior managers and clinicians
- Management of staff and effective leadership and creation of teams
- Work planning and setting and achieving challenging timescales
- Preparation and presentation of complex data or information to individuals or groups of people with different levels of understanding of the subject matter
- Achievement of challenging deadlines whilst maintaining quality and professional standards
- Contributing to the preparation of Business Cases proposing investment or the evaluation of such cases
- Experience and knowledge of financial management techniques
- Experience of Service Level Agreement discussions and negotiations with service providers
Desirable
- Responsibility for all, or some, aspects of the preparation of proposals for investment (Business cases), or the evaluation of such cases
- Preparation of Operational Financial Plans
- Negotiating Service Agreements, or similar, with partner organisations
- Working in a multi professional, complex organisation in the NHS or statutory sector
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
- Fully qualified CCAB accountant (full member of one of the professional accounting institutes ACCA, ICAI, ICAEW, ICAS, CIMA, CIPFA)
- Continuing Professional Development as required, and audited, by professional accountancy body
- Graduate level education or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
- Post graduate qualification or studying, or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
- Good interpersonal skills
- Negotiating and persuading skills
- Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information appropriately
- Leadership and team building skills
- High level of proficiency in the development of spreadsheets (using excel) together with proficiency in the use of word processing, powerpoint and e-mail systems.
- Demonstrable experience of working under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Has flexible attitude to undertaking various team roles and providing cover for other team members
- Committed to putting in extra effort to achieve important goals and manage a large diverse workload.
- Committed to personal development and continued professional development
Desirable
- Committed to public service
- Experience of working successfully in a multi-disciplinary team.
Experience
Essential
- In depth specialist knowledge and understanding of the NHS finance regime
- Demonstrable experience and knowledge of the organisational framework of the NHS
- Good understanding of current policy initiatives in the NHS E.g. Payments by Results
- Demonstrable technical expertise and knowledge of financial and accounting practice and procedures e.g IFRS, NHS Manual of Accounts etc.
- Demonstrable experience of advising managers of the financial impact of new NHS policy initiatives, e.g. Payment by Results
Desirable
- A comprehensive understanding of the key issues and targets for monitoring performance of a commissioning organisation
- Good understanding of the future for the NHS as expressed in the NHS plan and supporting strategies
- Knowledge of the commissioning organisation performance management regime with an understanding of key targets.
- Understanding of investment and option appraisal techniques used in the preparation of Business cases
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Experience of working at a senior level liaising with Chief Finance Officer, other senior managers and clinicians
- Management of staff and effective leadership and creation of teams
- Work planning and setting and achieving challenging timescales
- Preparation and presentation of complex data or information to individuals or groups of people with different levels of understanding of the subject matter
- Achievement of challenging deadlines whilst maintaining quality and professional standards
- Contributing to the preparation of Business Cases proposing investment or the evaluation of such cases
- Experience and knowledge of financial management techniques
- Experience of Service Level Agreement discussions and negotiations with service providers
Desirable
- Responsibility for all, or some, aspects of the preparation of proposals for investment (Business cases), or the evaluation of such cases
- Preparation of Operational Financial Plans
- Negotiating Service Agreements, or similar, with partner organisations
- Working in a multi professional, complex organisation in the NHS or statutory sector
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).
Additional information
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).
