Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities. Financial Planning To lead, in conjunction with the Deputy Director of Finance, the production of Strategic Financial plans for the Trust including the development of Long-Term Financial Models. To support and review Business Cases for future strategic capital developments. To contribute towards the formulation and implementation of budgetary policies within the Trust. To support the production of Financial Planning reports for the Trust Board. To support, in conjunction with the Deputy Director of Finance, the wider System Transformation Plans as they are developed to ensure the Trust is fully engaged in the process. Statutory Reporting To lead the production of annual accounts and other statutory returns. To be responsible for the production of all monthly, quarterly and other periodic financial monitoring reports for NHS England including financial accounts, cash flow, Capital Departmental Expenditure Limit (CDEL) and other statutory reports. Commissioning Agreements and Income Recovery To lead on the financial elements of commissioning agreements for the trust, including negotiations with commissioners. To be responsible for the reconciliation and monitoring of income and to oversee income accounting throughout the year. To support the provision of performance monitoring information for commissioning agreements. To lead the development of Service Line Reporting using PLICS within commissioning agreements. Capital Accounting To lead the financial management of the Trusts Fixed Asset base including the development and maintenance of a fixed asset register to comply with the NHS Capital Manual requirements. To ensure all Fixed Assets are valued in accordance with NHS Financial Reporting Standards. To oversee all fixed asset accounting required for the Trust. To lead the development of annual Capital plans and budgets within overall resource assumptions. To report to the Capital and Infrastructure Committee on the financial progress of the capital schemes throughout the year. To provide financial advice and support on all capital accounting issues including available sources of capital funding and changes/developments in funding regime and legislation, and maintain professional working relationships, with the Trust Directors and other service managers. To prepare and submit capital charges estimates in accordance with the Capital Charges Manual and to strict Department of Health/NHS England deadlines. To lead the production of monthly capital finance reports for the Chief Finance Officer and the Trust Board in an agreed format. Costing To lead on all costing exercises as necessary, including PLICS. To lead on the development of internal and external benchmarking to enable the Trust to monitor its unit costs accurately and compare itself with others. To provide other costing information for internal and external use. Technical Accounting To act as the key link to the Trusts Shared Services Provider for all Financial Services. To act as key link to Trusts Internal and External auditors and ensure that action plans are agreed and implemented for audit recommendations. To ensure that all control accounts are reconciled on a monthly basis. To ensure the Trusts Losses and Special Payments Register is maintained and complies with Department of Health guidelines. To oversee the management of charitable funds, preparation of budgets and completion of monthly accounts together with the Annual Accounts and Annual Report. To undertake the preparation of monthly cash flow forecasts and ensure the liquidity of the Trust at all times. To lead the active management of Debtors and Creditors Balances and provide reports on a regular basis to the Trust Board on this. Financial Monitoring and Reporting To support the Chief Finance Officer in ensuring the Trust meets its financial targets. To support the production of Financial Monitoring reports for the Trust Board. To ensure accounting transactions are accurately recorded to support the financial reporting requirements of the Trust. To maintain the integrity of the General Ledger at all times Staff Management To provide professional supervision, support and management to directly accountable staff. To participate in the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) process for all directly managed staff. To ensure the correct HR policies and procedures are followed for all directly managed staff (e.g. recording sickness absence and annual leave). To contribute to the preparation and delivery of financial training to finance staff. To take the lead role in the recruitment process for directly accountable staff.