Job summary
Financial Services Manager- Band 6 Permanent- hours per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking to recruit a Band 6 Financial Services Managerto join our Financial Services Team.
The successful candidate will assist in the provision of the Financial Services and to ensure stakeholders including service users receive relevant, accurate and timely financial advice and information.
Interviews - TBC - on site at Tameside Hospital
Main duties of the job
To assist in the provision of the Financial Services and to ensure stakeholders including service users receive relevant, accurate and timely financial advice and information.
Responsibility for the following functions:
1. Accounts Payable
2. Accounts Receivable
3. Charitable Funds
4. Treasury Management
5. Technical Accounts
6. Capital
To assist in ensuring the Financial Services section works to robust documented financial procedures, in order to process all relevant financial transactions with completeness, accuracy and timeliness.
To act on issues of non-compliance with financial procedures in order to remove weaknesses and improve control systems.
Responsibility for the preparation of appropriate Annual Accounts notes and FTC submissions.
Responsibility for the preparation appropriate data for inclusion in the Trust's NHSE returns.
To be an active member of the FSD/FFF steering group.
About us
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
7. Safety
8. Care
9. Respect
10. Communication
11. Learning
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
12. 5 GCSE's grade C or above including Maths & English or equivalent
13. AAT Advanced/NVQ level 4 Accounting or equivalent experience
Desirable
14. Qualified Accountant with a professional accountancy body or qualified by significant work experience.
Other Requirements
Essential
15. Committed to personal / professional development
16. Application form completed in a clear and concise manner
Experience
Essential
17. Significant experience within a Finance Department
18. Experience of financial ledger systems and computerised systems
19. Have proven experience of successfully managing a finance team
20. Experience of leading and coordinating processes involved in financial accounts
21. Have proven experience of successfully achieving deadlines
22. Previous experience of NHS finance
Desirable
23. Experience of accounting for Charitable Funds
24. Experience of accounting for Capital
Knowledge
Essential
25. An understanding of confidentiality
26. A good understanding of NHS technical accounting including coding structures and reporting
27. An appreciation of the importance of deadlines
28. Thorough understanding of accounting principles and practice
Skills and Abilities
Essential
29. Literate in modern IT software
30. Well-developed written and presentational skills
31. Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
32. Team worker with flexible approach
33. Ability to manage workload efficiently, prioritise and work to strict deadlines
34. Initiative
35. Effective interpersonal and influencing skills