Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a dynamic and highly performing financial management team at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.
As a finance manager, you will be providing a high standard of service to our budget holders in every aspect of their finances and service delivery. Ideally, you will have financial experience within a large Acute Trust or other NHS setting and be motivated towards attaining a CCAB qualification.
In line with our trust values and principles, we are committed to the continuous development of our financial management staff as well as providing the best training to our non-finance colleagues across the Trust too.
We welcome your application if this is an opportunity you would like to take up.
*Please be advised that interviews for this post are due to take place around 10th April 2025.
Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
Main duties of the job
* To work within the Group Finance Team to provide comprehensive financial advice to Service and Speciality managers to enable the achievement of financial balance and contribute to the business planning process and service developments.
* To advise in the interpretation of monthly financial reports to ensure that managers have accurate financial information to be incorporated in the decision-making process.
* Deliver a programme of financial training for managers to ensure that a high level of financial management skills is present. In addition, assisting in raising the awareness within the Trust of the financial regime of both the NHS and the Trust.
* To deputise for the Senior Head of Group Finance or Deputy Head of Group Finance as and when appropriate.
* To support the Senior Head of Group Finance in providing support to the Corporate Planning team with the supply of relevant financial information and the monitoring of performance to support the commissioning.
* To obtain and evaluate financial information for input to business cases, and to complete financial aspects of Capital Bid forms on behalf of the Group/Speciality/Department.
* Maintaining professional knowledge to ensure any financial advice is given with the latest information from NHS/Trust or professional bodies.
* Co-ordinate the work of the Finance Assistants where appropriate.
* Maintaining an effective working relationship with other individuals of the finance function, other officers of the Trust and members of the public, ensuring that work is carried out efficiently, to a high standard, to deliver a professional service focused on achieving a high level of customer satisfaction.
For further details of the job role please see attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualification/Training
Essential
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Desirable
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Experience
Essential
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Desirable
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Knowledge
Essential
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Desirable
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Skills & Abilities
Essential
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Desirable
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Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential
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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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Address
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
Clifford Bridge Road
Coventry
CV2 2DX
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