NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Being proactive in developing the Trust's finance/activity modelling and reporting both internal and for external use.
To aid in the development of the Trust long-term financial strategy and analyze the effects of risks and decisions on the Trust's financial position.
The post holder will support the development of an automated model for reporting and benchmarking and help implement a calibrated planning tool.
The post holder will be a member of a small team and will be required to work closely with finance, performance, and operational colleagues, project groups, and other partner organizations, including other NHS organizations, to ensure the provision of efficient and effective financial/activity information.
Ensuring the post holder is compliant with the Trust's mandatory training requirements as necessary.
Main Duties of the Job
To lead in the development of the Trust's financial reporting both for internal and external partners, including the Trust Board, leadership teams, and NHS England.
Co-ordinate the completion of the finance report that goes to the Trust Board with the assistance of the Financial Accountant, ensuring the timetable is met. This includes directing and liaising with staff outside of the direct control.
To lead on the main sources of income into the Trust ensuring that income is transacted appropriately each month with a clear audit trail to income schedules and contracts. All accounts to be fully reconciled and aligned to contract schedules on a monthly basis.
To be the lead in the AOB (Agreement of Balances) for income & receivables for the Trust. To have a clear understanding of the process and be knowledgeable about the guidance published by the NHSE.
About Us
NELFT places a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks, which will include mandatory training, systems training, and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process, new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing, and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently partway through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,551 to a maximum of £5,735).
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.
Job Responsibilities
Being proactive in developing the Trust's finance/activity modelling and reporting both internal and for external use.
To aid in the development of the Trust long-term financial strategy and analyze the effects of risks and decisions on the Trust's financial position.
The post holder will support the development of an automated model for reporting and benchmarking and help implement a calibrated planning tool.
The post holder will be a member of a small team and will be required to work closely with finance, performance, and operational colleagues, project groups, and other partner organizations, including other NHS organizations, to ensure the provision of efficient and effective financial/activity information.
In conjunction with other sections within the finance, performance, and business directorate, executive directors, and budget holders, continually review current practices, procedures, and systems to ensure that the most optimum use of resources is achieved in order to meet current and future requirements:
To promote an appropriate culture within the Trust, promoting awareness and benefits of relevant financial procedures and constraints. Build effective relationships with service users.
Communicate with both internal and external stakeholders, both verbally and in writing.
The post holder will be required to understand highly complex financial information and translate this to non-financial people and external organizations. This will include the presentation of tables of costs material to a range of non-financial budget holders and external partners in formats that are useful and understandable to them.
The post holder will be responsible for preparing and presenting financial reports to service management teams, external and internal groups, facilitating and persuading skills to gain their agreement.
Assist in the maintenance of an appropriate finance culture within the Trust, promoting awareness of relevant financial procedures and constraints. Build effective relationships with service users.
Ensure that own knowledge and skills are constantly updated, including mandatory training.
Actively provide and receive management supervision and appraisals.
Achieve and demonstrate agreed standards of personal and professional development within the agreed time scale.
Person Specification
Experience
* Experience in staff management
* Experience managing a large workload
* 1 year experience
Qualifications
* CCAB part qualified or fully qualified Accounting Technician with extensive post-qualifying experience
* Qualified
Other Skills
* Reporting experience
* Ability to work odd extended hours
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.
NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
£37,338 to £52,809 a year dependent on experience
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