Site: The Colonnades, Beaconsfield Road, Hatfield, AL10 8YE
Town: Hatfield
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 29/10/2024 23:59
Values Based Screener
At Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust, we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered, please take part in our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished, you will be sent a 'completion code' by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.
Are you a qualified accountant or do you have senior accountancy experience?
We have a new vacancy for a Finance Manager in the Adult Acute and Urgent Care Division.
The post holder provides senior level management accounting support for a particular area of the Trust, such as part of a Division. This includes accountability for the management accounts for that service, ensuring the accuracy of accruals, provision of variance and trend analysis, including flagging and mitigation of key risks; supporting services to identify and deliver savings targets; monitoring of Secondary Commissioning expenditure and activity, making sure bed and resource use is efficient and effective; ensuring recruitment to posts is in line with Trust procedure and is monitored effectively and accountability for budget setting for that area.
We are happy to accommodate a flexible working pattern subject to operational priorities.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will:
* Work as part of a mini team within the finance team.
* Be responsible for Financial Reporting, Financial Planning, Income and Expenditure, Customer Service, and Management.
* Deliver training to both budget holders and other staff groups.
* Take a lead in the month-end accounts to achieve reporting deadlines.
* Act proactively to identify and resolve risks and significant issues, particularly for areas that are overspending.
* Take a lead role for Income collection across the Trust.
* Have a full valid driving licence and access to a car for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Innovation and improvement of the finance team are key objectives for all members of staff and the post holder will need to take the lead in some areas to ensure the delivery of those improvements.
In return, we can offer you:
* Learning and development opportunities to progress your career.
* 5% on top of basic salary high cost allowance supplement (max £2,122 per annum pro rata).
* 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays pro rata.
* One of the UK's best pension schemes.
* Comprehensive health and wellbeing services.
* Special leave for family and personal reasons.
* NHS Car Lease Scheme.
* Employee Assistance Programme.
Working for our organisation
We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission. Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health, and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence, and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to attached job description and person specification.
Within the Management Accounts team, most duties and responsibilities fall under one of these five main categories: Financial Reporting, Financial Planning, Income and Expenditure, Customer Service, and Management. For this role, the main duties and responsibilities within the categories are:
1. Financial Reporting (including Month End, Year End and other reporting)
o The Finance Manager is accountable for month-end reporting for their area including assurance that all accruals have been completed accurately and on time, with any areas of risk identified.
o Specific assurance that the method of accrual for Secondary Commissioning is appropriate and accurate, with any risks identified.
o Completion of summary Variance Analysis for the month including narrative commentary.
2. Financial Planning (including budget setting and forecasting)
o The Finance Manager is responsible for the overall budgets set for their area, ensuring that pay and non-pay budgets are set accurately and appropriately.
3. Income and Expenditure Activities (including Workforce)
o Ensuring that any invoices for income within own area are raised in a timely manner.
4. Customer Service & Support
o Act as the first point of contact for senior managers for own area, resolving queries.
5. Management
o May line manage Management Accountant or Senior Management Accountant.
Person specification
* Professional Accountancy Qualification or equivalent senior experience.
* Demonstrable experience in management accounting including costing.
* Education to degree level or equivalent work-based experience.
* Evidence of continued professional development.
* Qualified/demonstrable experience to European Computer Driving Licence level.
Skills and Knowledge
* Organisational skills and the ability to work effectively within a management structure.
* Interpersonal skills – able to discuss and negotiate sensitive issues.
* Analytical skills – relating to complex financial trends.
* Judgement skills – ability to make appropriate assumptions in financial reports and plans.
* Communication skills – written and verbal.
* IT Skills – knowledge and use of General ledger and EIS, payroll applications, Windows Office Suite.
* Leadership and Motivational skills.
* Negotiation and Persuasion skills.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is rated by the Care Quality Commission as an Outstanding provider of mental health and learning disability services. Our staff rated us the 4th best mental health and learning disability trust to work for out of all 52 trusts in the country, reflecting our commitment to care and outcomes for our service users.
Additional Information
HPFT is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all areas of the community. We aim to reflect the diversity of our population and are fully committed to equality, diversity, and human rights.
The Trust is committed to helping staff balance work and home life and welcomes applications from candidates wishing to work part-time or under flexible working arrangements.
Infection Control
All our staff will need to comply with current Infection Prevention and Control measures.
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