Recruiter Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Location Chertsey, United Kingdom
Salary £64,337 to £74,415 a year Per annum inc. HCAS
Job summary
Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust is a £400m Acute NHS Foundation Trust, the largest provider of acute hospital services in Surrey. We are looking for a CCAB qualified, experienced Divisional Finance Manager to join the Financial Management Team.
Reporting to the Associate Director of Financial Management, the post holder will work as part of the Financial Management team. The role is required to provide financial advice and analysis to support the divisional management teams and facilitate decision making. The post holder will work as part of the Management Accounting team with line management of up to 2 team members and will be responsible for two divisions.
Main duties of the job
You will be an enthusiastic and conscientious qualified accountant with significant post qualification experience, with good communication skills both verbal and written. We are looking for a dynamic business advisor, who can demonstrate strategic and forward thinking and a proven record of business partnering with operational managers. The successful candidate could have either the NHS or a commercial background, but must have an understanding of the issues facing the NHS and a strong background in month end reporting, budgeting and forecasting.
The post holder is expected to advise the divisional directors and senior operational staff in understanding the financial allocation of resources and associated commercial implications. This will include financial planning, budget setting, ongoing forecasting and variance analysis, as well as providing appropriate training to budget holders through formal training events.
You should have a passion for providing an exemplary service to the team and ultimately the patients, and have a strong sense of personal responsibility and achievement. As an organisation, we offer opportunities for training and development, access to the NHS Pension Scheme, opportunities for flexible and remote working as well as on-site childcare provisions (nursery).
About us
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The postholder will:
1. Provide a key role in the leadership and the development of a financial performance management and business planning function that supports various business areas to deliver against strategic objectives by ensuring the production of timely and accurate data.
2. Drive change in the organisation, provide vision and proactively engage with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the finance function can meet the challenges of a Trust which aspires to be one of the leading healthcare providers in the country.
3. Provide expert financial leadership in the development and delivery of information management tools (including SLR), processes and systems to enable the successful delivery of the Trust financial objectives.
4. Undertake complex financial modelling and options appraisal for a variety of projects which may be cross divisional in nature.
5. Provide financial advice and analysis necessary to allow the Trust management to assess financial progress and undertake decisions.
6. Plan and coordinate budget setting process for assigned divisions to ensure completion in line with the planned timetable.
7. Prepare monthly financial statements and reports within tight deadlines for reporting to Modern Healthcare Committee, Trust Board and NHS Improvement.
8. Advise the Trust Directors and senior staff in understanding the financial allocation of resources and associated risks. Also provide on-going management support to Directors and senior managers in terms of budgets, service developments and financial constraints.
9. Ensure that appropriate training is provided to budget holders through formal training events. Also to ensure that all transactions adhere to Trust Standing Orders, Standing Financial Instructions, Scheme of Delegation and policies and procedures.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* CCAB Qualified Accountant
* Evidence of Personal Development including CPD
Experience
Essential
* Indepth Management Accounting Experience, some at post-qualification level
* Experience of annual business planning processes
* Staff line management experience to include motivating and developing staff
* High level of computer literacy and experience of financial software
Desirable
* NHS experience, preferably at a foundation Trust in a senior financial role
Skills
Essential
* Good communication skills both written and verbal
* Excellent PC skills required, Excel, Word and PowerPoint
* Ability to persuade and influence people
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. #J-18808-Ljbffr