We are looking to fill the role of Senior Clinical Board Accountant in the Clinical Diagnostics and Therapeutics Team. This is an important role within the finance team, providing Business Partnering support to a diverse and exciting group of directorates.
The successful post holder will report to the Assistant Finance Business Partner.
Are you who we are looking for? If you are enthusiastic, motivated and positive, then this is the first step, but more importantly, are you someone who has extensive experience within a management accounts team, in a large, fast paced and complex organisation?
If you are an ambitious finance professional, able to manage complex financial issues and effectively engage and communicate with groups of staff across the Health Board, this is a great opportunity to work with a dynamic, innovative and forward thinking team.
We welcome and encourage potential candidates to contact the Assistant Finance Business Partner (Sophie.Jones99@wales.nhs.uk) to discuss the requirements of the post, or for any further information required.
Main duties of the job
This post will work closely with the Clinical Board to ensure efficient use of financial resources, and to identify (and help implement) value-based decision making and the use of benchmarking.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job Description and Person Specification within the supporting documents, or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* CCAB Professionally Qualified Accountant (or equivalent Band 7 experience).
* Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
Experience
Essential
* Significant finance experience within the NHS, Public or Private Sector.
* Knowledge of financial and accounting procedures, financial aspects of NHS legislation and NHS finance policies.
* Ability to deal with complicated situations.
* Experience of managing people and teams.
* Knowledge and experience of NHS financial management and business and strategic planning.
Desirable
* Experience in the NHS.
Skills
Essential
* Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
* Strong analytical, interpretational and comparative skills.
* Demonstrable ability to work on multiple complex tasks simultaneously and produce high quality work within tight deadlines and within resource constraints.
* IT literate with the ability to use Microsoft products, including advanced level of Excel spreadsheets.
* Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Desirable
* Use of Oracle or other general ledger systems.
* Ability to think innovatively and develop new ways of working.
Personal Qualities
Essential
* Highly committed and self-motivated, with high professional standards.
* Ability to influence key stakeholders.
* Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of professional staff and managers at all levels, both internal and external to the organisation.
* Emotionally resilient and able to respond to exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances.
* Ability to work under pressure.
* Ability to plan and prioritise workloads.
* Need for intense concentration over a sustained period of time.
* Ability to work flexibly.
Other
Essential
* Able to travel extensively to undertake the duties of the post at various sites.
Special Knowledge
Essential
* Basic knowledge of NHS Finance regime, NHS Financial Management and Business Planning, and NHS Current Developments & Strategies.
* Ability to interpret and apply Financial Reporting Standards & Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
Desirable
* Detailed knowledge of NHS Finance regime, NHS Financial Management and Business Planning, and NHS Current Developments & Strategies.
Employer details
Employer name
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Address
Woodland House
Maes y Coed Road
Cardiff
CF14 4HH
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