Main area: Finance
Grade Band: 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri)
Job ref: 310-MCORP-7045236
Site: Kingfisher House
Town: Huntingdon
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 26/03/2025 23:59
Job overview
This is a fantastic opportunity to join our growing Finance Team in a key role for the Trust, supporting our welcoming & friendly Corporate & R&D Directorates.
This rewarding role presents a unique opportunity to collaborate closely with our corporate service colleagues, who play a crucial role here at Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Foundation Trust. Our Corporate Directorate is made up from a variety of exciting & innovative teams, all of which offer the chance to have a direct impact in the services we can provide for our local population.
We are committed to providing a supportive work environment where employees are able to work to the best of their abilities. We value professional development and care about health & wellbeing of our staff with many initiatives in place to make us an employer of choice.
We offer flexible, hybrid working & are very focused on developing our own staff with various routes for training & certification available to candidates.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for delivering comprehensive financial management support to the Corporate Directorate, which includes Trust-wide services such as Estates, Informatics, IT, Communications, Risk and Patient Safety, among others. This will involve engaging with a variety of staff both internally and externally to the Trust, and at different levels of seniority.
They will also be responsible for overseeing the monitoring and reporting of the finances associated with the Trust’s Research studies.
The role will be an integral part of the Finance Team providing a reliable and responsive financial management service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* To develop and monitor annual budgets for the agreed areas of responsibility
* To support the identification of Efficiency savings for agreed areas of responsibility
* To provide financial and performance support to the development of Service Development and Business Plans for agreed areas of responsibility
* To act as a business partner to the Corporate and Research & Development Directorate budget holders, reporting and advising on all material variances
* To ensure accounting transactions are accurately recorded to support the financial reporting requirements of the Trust.
* To monitor and report on the delivery of efficiency saving plans for agreed areas of responsibility.
* Prepare a robust and accurate forecast, ensuring consistency is applied across all directorates.
* To present financial information to the Directorate management teams, service managers and other budget holders.
* To provide financial advice, interpret financial information and budgets, and maintain professional working relationships with all named budget holders and their teams through regular meetings and reviews.
* To provide financial information to external stakeholders, including commissioners, and the Local Authority.
* To support the integration of activity and other performance reporting with financial reporting for agreed areas of responsibility.
* To ensure all income due is recorded, collected and monitored on a regular basis for agreed areas of responsibility.
* To always maintain the integrity of the General Ledger.
* To lead on the completion of quarterly and annual financial returns for Research activities.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
* Financial Qualification with Accountancy Body – minimum Part Qualified, or Part Qualified by experience
* Fully Qualified with Accountancy Body, with current active membership
Experience
* Experience of producing management reporting and the monitoring of financial resources
* Experience of working in an NHS or similar organisation to understand clinical processes
* Experience of working in Research Operations
Knowledge & Skills
* Excellent communication skills including presentation and summary of complex data into meaningful information for non-finance managers and colleagues
* Strong IT skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and financial systems
* Effective problem-solving skills, especially for new issues where no precedent to follow
* Ability to set clear and concise objectives, prioritise and monitor progress and take appropriate action to achieve outcomes by required deadlines
Personal Qualities
* Self-aware - has a realistic knowledge of personal strengths and areas for development
Other
* Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others
We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.
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