Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
The postholder will be a qualified accountant playing a crucial role in providing comprehensive and high-quality financial and business support to the Division. You will be able to provide expert financial advice and training to a range of managers and clinicians within the Division, including the ability to present complex financial information to non-finance staff, ensuring understanding and engagement. Working closely with the leadership teams across the division to ensure the consistent achievement of financial performance and outcome targets that supports the delivery of high-quality patient care.
This is a challenging role and a great opportunity for someone to be a part of a high-performing, dynamic and motivated finance team. You must be able to demonstrate the ability to:
1. Support the Business Advisor in providing a robust financial planning and reporting service to a Division including month-end closedown, financial forecasting, and risk assessment.
2. Manage a small team of staff ensuring priorities are delivered to expected standards and timescales and that staff receive regular appraisals and development opportunities.
3. Communicate effectively and build positive working relationships with staff from a wide variety of backgrounds and professions.
4. Deputise for the Business Advisor as required, including representation at a number of senior forums.
Proficient in the use of a wide range of IT systems, including financial ledger, is essential.
Main duties of the job
Job Purpose:
The post holder will be responsible for supporting the Business Advisor (Clinical Division) in providing a comprehensive financial management and business support service to the Division.
The Senior Divisional Finance Manager will be expected to deputise for the Divisional Business Advisor as and when required. This will therefore require knowledge of all services within the Division.
The post holder will be responsible on a day-to-day basis for the management of the Divisional Management Accounts team providing financial planning, reporting, training, and business support to the Division. The Senior Divisional Finance Manager will be responsible for recruitment, training, development, performance, and disciplinary issues of the staff accountable to them.
Key Duties:
1. Produce accurate, timely, and appropriate monthly financial and performance management information for the Directorates, including the monthly management accounts within Trust agreed timescales.
2. Ensure that reports are of the highest quality by actively contributing to the quality assurance process and producing key validations and reconciliations.
3. Lead, coordinate, and manage the process of annual financial planning and budget setting for Directorates and the Division.
4. Work closely alongside the Directorate and Divisional Managers in the annual financial planning process for the group.
5. Support the development of the annual business plan for the Directorate and Division.
General Duties:
The Senior Divisional Finance Manager will act as the lead financial specialist for Directorates within the Division supporting the Divisional Business Advisor (Clinical Division) in providing robust financial planning, reporting, and a performance management service to the Division.
To provide expert financial advice and training to a range of managers and clinicians within the Division.
To be an active member of multi-disciplinary teams contributing to the management of the Directorates and Division.
Manage a team of staff ensuring regular appraisal and development opportunities.
Person Specification
Qualifications:
* Minimum 5 O Levels or GCSEs or equivalent including Maths and English and either A levels or Degree or equivalent.
* CCAB or CIMA qualification.
* Committed to Continuing Professional Development.
Experience:
* Extensive relevant management accounting experience including post qualification experience.
* Experience of leading, managing, and developing a team.
Other Job Requirements:
* Reliable, punctual, proactive partnering approach.
* Able to travel between sites.
Skills and Knowledge
* IT and Analytical Skills.
* Communication Skills.
* Senior Manager capabilities.
* Autonomy in decision-making.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
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