Finance Manager - Productivity & Costing
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top performing organisations within the NHS. Our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree. We have recently been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following our most recent inspection.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the whole county. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.
We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 6000 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don't need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.
The first thing you will notice about us is how we take our values seriously. We believe that our values underpin everything we do. If you are interested in a role with us you need to make sure our values match your own.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide inclusive, safe, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Probationary Period
All new staff to the Trust will be subject to a standard 6 month probationary period, the details of which will duly follow in your contract of employment.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued and respected and that our organisation is representative of all members of society.
Agile and Flexible Working
All our staff will have a work base. However, the Trust operates as an Agile Working Team therefore staff may be working from home on a regular basis as required by the service. However, occasionally travel around Warwickshire and into your base will be required so access to your own transport would be helpful.
Staff Benefits
The Trust offer a wide range of additional benefits to staff. Anyone who joins us on a substantive basis can assess things such as the Lease Car Scheme, Electronics Scheme, Discounted Leisure and Travel, Cycle to work scheme amongst many others available.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking to recruit a Band 8a Productivity & Costing Finance Manager to join our Finance team. The successful candidate will assist the Senior Finance manager to provide accurate, timely and meaningful financial information and advice to a range of individuals.
The productivity agenda is high on the Trust's and NHS as a whole's agenda. Sitting within the Financial Information Team, this new post will bring together data and people to embed an understanding of productivity, cost and activity data across the Trust, supporting staff to deliver continuous improvement and innovation.
The successful candidate will have strong Excel and costing skills, an understanding of the complexities of NHS finances and how operational practices link to financial and activity data, great communication skills, heaps of enthusiasm and a passion to make a difference.
Main duties of the job
Taking on this new role sitting within the Financial Information team, you will be responsible for:
1. Utilising and providing highly complex, sensitive data, contained in various IT systems.
2. Managing production of national and system returns (including the National Cost Collection submission and NHS England Provider workforce and agency returns) with a high degree of autonomy.
3. Writing papers for the Finance & Performance Executive & other Executive & board level meetings with regard to the development and improvement of costing & productivity opportunities within the organisation.
4. Providing analysis and narrative to advise directors regarding complex issues (e.g. business implications in the review of services).
You will:
1. Be a qualified accountant with a proven track record of working collaboratively with senior, multi-disciplinary individuals on both an internal and external basis.
2. Have ability to analyse and interpret highly complex and highly sensitive data and communicate complex financial analysis and interpretation to non-finance colleagues.
3. Have competency to negotiate and influence staff and overcome barriers to accepting the analysis provided.
Knowledge Training and Experience
A highly developed and advanced specialist knowledge across the range of work procedures and practices associated with costing principles and techniques is essential. A highly advanced understanding of the NHS business environment and guidance (including that produced by NHS England, the Healthcare Finance Management Association (HFMA) and the Department of Health) is also required.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* CCAB qualified or equivalent skills/experience identified
* Educated to GCSE (Grade C or above) or equivalent for Maths and English
* Educated to Degree Level or equivalent skills/experience identified
* Competent in Microsoft office applications and with advanced Excel and associated keyboard skills
Experience
Essential criteria
* Experience of producing National Cost collection, Service Line Reporting or Patient Level Information Costing information
Skills
Essential criteria
* Advanced Microsoft Excel and associated keyboard skills
* Ability to analyse and interpret highly complex and highly sensitive data
* Ability to communicate complex financial analysis and interpretation to non-finance colleagues
* Ability to plan and lead projects to a successful conclusion
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
* Ability to plan and manage own workload
* Ability to manage conflicting demands and to work well under pressure
* Ability to assess and resolve problems
* Enthusiastic and motivated with the ability to motivate others
* Ability to negotiate and influence staff and overcome barriers to accepting the analysis provided
* A professional and ethical approach to work
* Flexible and innovative
* Friendly and co-operative
* Attentive to detail
* Team player
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Sometimes we get a lot of applications for our roles. On those occasions we might close the job early. If you don't want to miss out we recommend submitting your application as early as possible.
The Trust use an Applicant Management System called TRAC which helps us manage the recruitment process. All communications regarding your application will come via TRAC (even if you applied via NHS Jobs).
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer who is committed to Equality and Diversity and does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the grounds of any protected characteristic as defined by the Equality Act 2010.
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