Job summary
Fixed term contract/ secondment opportunity for 12 months
The Finance team comprises around 50 staff who provide financial support and guidance to the Trust as well as managing internal and external financial reporting. We are responsible for all management accounting, financial reporting, tax, capital management, project accounting and business partnering.
If you are considering applying for this post on a secondment basis, please discuss with your Line Manager prior to applying to ascertain whether this could be supported.
Main duties of the job
Provide financial and management information to clinical directorates and divisions, including:
1. Monthly meetings with each budget holder, to ensure both accuracy and understanding of the financial statements issued.
2. Costing information to budget holders, service managers and divisional general managers within strict deadlines.
Provide financial advice and support to divisional general managers, service managers and other budget holders in the financial management and control of expenditure.
Provide information and costs to the directorates, and contribute to the directorates plans for developments as part of the Local Delivery Plan process.
About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
* Flexible working hours
* Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
* Multi Faith prayer room
* Discounted gym memberships
* Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
* Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
* Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
* Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
* On-site Nursery
* On-site cafes offering staff discounts
* Support in career development
* Flexible staff bank
* Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Date posted: 14 April 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 234-24-C3300
Job responsibilities
* Provide financial advice and support to divisional general managers, service managers and other budget holders in the financial management and control of expenditure.
* Provide information and costs to the directorates, and contribute to the directorates plans for developments as part of the Local Delivery Plan process.
* Ensure that the system for managing staff vacancies and staff establishments is up-to-date and accurate, and is provided in accordance with key deadlines and performance measures.
* Produce timely and accurate variance analysis reports and ensure variances are investigated thoroughly in order to provide the budget holder with comprehensive information to allow the budgetary position to be effectively managed.
* Ensure control accounts are reconciled on a monthly basis, and all outstanding items are cleared, with full explanations on reconciling differences.
* Ensure all accounting records, systems and files are accurately maintained.
* Attend directorate meetings to present the financial performance of the directorate, and to contribute more widely to the business of the directorate.
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
* Full qualified membership of a CCAB professional body
* High standard of literacy
Experience Essential
* Superior knowledge of Microsoft Excel
* Experience of budgetary control processes and methodologies
Skills Essential
* Good communication skills
* Good interpersonal skills
* Good team worker
Attitude, aptitude Essential
* Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
* Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
* Continuing Professional Development
* Self-development (assertiveness, dealing with conflict, influencing people, negotiating, management skills)
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
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