South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top performing organisations within the NHS. Our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree. We have recently been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following our most recent inspection.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the whole county. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.
We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 6000 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don't need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.
The first thing you will notice about us is how we take our values seriously. We believe that our values underpin everything we do. If you are interested in a role with us you need to make sure our values match your own.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide inclusive, safe, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Probationary Period
All new staff to the Trust will be subject to a standard 6 month probationary period, the details of which will duly follow in your contract of employment.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued and respected and that our organisation is representative of all members of society. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual - we value our employees, job applicants, students, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our values of being Inclusive, Safe, Effective, Compassionate and Trusted.
Agile and Flexible Working
All our staff will have a work base. However the Trust operates as an Agile Working Team therefore staff may be working from home on a regular basis as required by the service. However, occasionally travel around Warwickshire and into your base will be required so access to your own transport would be helpful.
The Trust also welcome staff to work flexibly and we would welcome the conversation at interview regarding flexible working.
Staff Benefits
The Trust offer a wide range of additional benefits to staff. Anyone who joins us on a substantive basis can assess things such as the Lease Car Scheme, Electronics Scheme, Discounted Leisure and Travel, Cycle to work scheme amongst many others available.
Car Parking
The Trust have recently completed the construction of a multi-storey car park at our Warwick Hospital site which has allowed us to reduce waiting times for car parking passes.
To keep up to date on our latest recruitment activity follow us on twitter @swftrecruit or look us up on Facebook (Recruitment - South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust).
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking to recruit a Band 7 Deputy Finance
Manager to join our Finance team. The successful candidate will assist the Senior Finance manager to provide accurate, timely and meaningful financial
information and advice to a range of individuals.
Main duties of the job
To support the Senior Finance Manager (Financial Management) in ensuring effective use of financial resources in pursuit of agreed Divisional and Corporate goals. To support the Senior Finance Manager (Financial Management) in budget setting, financial planning, forecasting, monthly monitoring and reporting within corporate standards and timetables. To deputise for the Senior Finance Manager (Financial Management) as appropriate
Working for our organisation
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To support the Senior Finance Manager, provide financial information, advice and support to the Associate Director of Operations, Associate Medical Directors and other divisional staff. To meet regularly with budget managers to ensure that the financial position of the division and the Trust is understood and that any potential financial problems are identified early enough for corrective action to be taken. The post holder must be capable of influencing the budget managers to ensure achievement of the divisional financial objectives and balancing the budget.
To have responsibility for some aspects of budgetary management as
delegated by the Senior Finance Manager, including monitoring of performance and providing advice on corrective action as necessary. To take a lead role in the annual budget setting process for delegated departments/sub-divisional areas within the division.
The post-holder will support the Senior Finance Manager in the delivery of financial balance for the division and for the management/monitoring of cost improvement and cost control programmes to support the achievement of balance.
To undertake where relevant lead responsibility for the implementation and monitoring of recharging mechanisms to improve budgetary control.
To ensure that the approval to recruit process is adhered to and ensure that establishment database is up to date.
The postholder will lead the month end close down process for the team,
according to timescales and ensure that robust draft financial information is available for the Senior Finance Manager to review.
The postholder will support the Senior Finance Manager in the final production, interpreting, forecasting and reporting of the financial position of the division in accordance with both internal and external requirements.
To assist budget managers in identifying and achieving cost improvement
targets, income generation targets and ensuring value for money, undertaking reviews of all existing practices with the aim of improving efficiency.
Provide regular financial advice and support to the Associate Director of
Operations, Service Managers, other Heads of Department and Lead Nurses on sometimes complex and sometimes confrontational issues. Creating performance, monitoring and correction reports where appropriate to allow informed decision making to take place.
To provide the Senior Finance Manager with corporate information necessary to enable corporate financial reporting. This will include explanation of significant variance movements for inclusion in the
corporate Executive Finance and Performance Committee and Trust Board
report.
To ensure that for the areas of responsibility as delegated by the Senior Finance Manager, budget setting, financial planning, forecasting, monthly monitoring and reporting to divisions are done to the required standards and timetables.
To support the Senior Finance Manager in the development of new costing and budgeting methodologies to provide information for both managerial and commercial purposes.
To support the Senior Finance Manager to review the division costs relative to national norms and other provider units and establishing verification of significant variations.
To jointly develop a budget holder manual with other Deputy Finance Managers and increase the financial capability of management teams through the provision of financial awareness training and continuous support for senior managers and service leads within the division.
Participate in ad-hoc working groups on particular issues as required,
representing the finance department.
To provide input as required to the Trust's statutory financial reports.
To ensure that the Trust's standing financial instructions and codes of
procedures are adhered to at all times.
To assist generally in the financial management of the Trust.
To work with the Senior Finance Manager and the Associate Director of Finance to provide robust financial risk evaluations of business cases, service developments.
To work with the Senior Finance Manager and the Associate Director of Finance to analyse the financial impact of capital
equipment proposals and purchase options.
The postholder will work with Associate Director of Finance to ensure that any statutory returns are completed and also begin to learn about the cashflow implications of the financial position.
The postholder requires expert knowledge and experience of all finance
systems and must be able to interrogate financial information systems and
manage the data to provide managers with high quality and timely information for decision-making. Ability to use experience and knowledge to identify income and expenditure trends, and divisional year-end positions.
Creates sometimes complex spreadsheets using advanced spreadsheet skills to provide ad hoc costings/information to managers. Uses other software packages for specific purposes e.g. database
To ensure that own professional skills and knowledge are regularly updated through mandatory continuing professional development (CPD).
Plans own workload whilst ensuring that staff meet financial
timetables/priorities/deadlines set by Senior Finance Manager/Associate Director of Finance.
The postholder is required to deputise for the Senior Finance Manager
as required.
Any other duties as commensurate with the grade of the post.
Knowledge skills and experience required:
The postholder must be fully qualified member of Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB).
Communications and Working Relationships:
To liaise with clinicians / service managers as delegated, to ensure all options have been considered, model assumptions are correct and to provide advice on accessing funding.
The postholder will be required to communicate/present complex financial
issues to clinicians and non-finance managers. The postholder will be required to convey financial concepts clearly and persuasively.
Internally - Executive Directors, Associate Medical Directors, General
Managers, Lead clinicians, Matrons, Departmental / ward managers, Other
senior managers, Internal audit, HR department, IT department and Finance department staff
Externally - NHS Digital (Department of Health), CCGs and other NHS
organisations, Private providers, Voluntary organisations, External audit, and External consultants
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Graduate or equivalent plus professional postgraduate accountancy qualifications. CCAB finalists or newly qualified will be considered.
Experience
Essential criteria
* Three years' work experience in a finance role, as a minimum OR a similar level of knowledge acquired through experience
* In depth specialist knowledge and understanding of financial management, budgetary control and relevant accounting procedures/principles
Skills
Essential criteria
* Expert user of Financial Systems and databases, in particular E-Financial and Excel
* Demonstrable evidence of influencing and persuading
* Highly numerate and analytical
* Excellent verbal reasoning
* Good report writingUnderstanding of current NHS structures and key policies especially SLR and Foundation Trusts skills
* Knowledge of acute hospital environment
* Ability to lead and motivate staff
* Able to plan and prioritise workload effectively
Desirable criteria
* MS Access skills
* Experience at managing staff
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
* Committed to Continuing Professional Development
* Commands credibility and respect from operational managers and colleagues
* Able to concentrate and work under pressure
* Professional and reputation for integrity
* Flexible and supportive work colleague
* Commercially astute
Other
Essential criteria
* Knowledge and understanding of equal opportunities
* Able to travel between sites
* Occupational Health clearance
Desirable criteria
* Working towards ECDL
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Sometimes we get a lot of applications for our roles. On those occasions we might close the job early. If you don't want to miss out we recommend submitting your application as early as possible.
The Trust use an Applicant Management System called TRAC which helps us manage the recruitment process. All communications regarding your application will come via TRAC (even if you applied via NHS Jobs).
Please check your TRAC account regularly and ensure your email is set up to accept messages so they don't go into your junk/spam folder.
We aim to shortlist all vacancies within 2 days of the vacancy closing, we will get back to all candidates ASAP.
Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address.
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer who is committed to Equality and Diversity and does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the grounds of any protected characteristic as defined by the Equality Act 2010.
All South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust sites are smoke free. We feel it's a great way to help our patients, visitors and staff stay healthy.
The Trust is part of a 'Foundation Group' through a strategic alliance with Wye Valley NHS Trust, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. This partnership is great for the sustainability of all four organisations and allows us to share learning and maximise opportunities to ensure the delivery of high quality health and care services for our local populations.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Documents to download
* DFM Job Description (PDF, 109.2KB)
* DFM Person Specification (PDF, 90.8KB)
* Occupational Health Functional Requirements Form (PDF, 207.6KB)
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