Deputy Finance Manager

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Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people. Our newly formed Trust, comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend, is determined to provide the best health services for its local population. We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation working in the best interests of the people we serve.

Job overview

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are seeking 2 Deputy to the Finance Manager for Division or Corporate Directorate assigned to support, providing proactive financial support to the relevant Divisional or Directorate Management teams, advising on all aspects of financial management.

You will liaise with the Budget Holders, including directors of services, Department Heads of Service, and management on a regular basis. You will support the Finance Manager in the provision of a complete, professional financial service to the Division or Corporate Directorates, delivering a customer focussed service to the Budget Holders of the highest possible standard whilst maintaining adherence to the Trust monthly reporting and annual planning timetables.

Main duties of the job

The aim of the role is to act as Deputy to the Finance Manager for Division or Corporate Directorate assigned to support, providing proactive financial support to the relevant Divisional or Directorate Management teams, advising on all aspects of financial management.
You will liaise with the Budget Holders, including directors of services,
Department Heads of Service, and management on a regular basis. You will support the Finance Manager in the provision of a complete, professional financial service to the Division or Corporate Directorates, delivering a customer focussed service to the Budget Holders of the highest possible standard whilst maintaining adherence to the Trust monthly reporting and annual planning timetables.

You will support the Finance Manager and Senior Finance Business partner in the setting of the annual Divisional, Corporate Directorate and wider Care Group Budgets, and will be responsible for ensuring that rigorous financial control is implemented and controlled across the Corporate areas for income, expenditure, CIPs and
WTE's.

To assist in providing direct financial support to the assigned directorates ensuring full compliance with financial best practice, specifically in relation to:

Budget setting and reporting
Forecasting of expenditure, activity and income
Maximisation of income
Delivery of Improvement Program Savings
Business case development
Finance processes.

Working for our organisation

With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information on this opportunity, please refer to the attached job description.

1 post based at Britannia Park and 1 post based at Broomfield Hospital

We look forward to receiving your application.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Studying towards a CCAB qualification.
• Graduate or equivalent.

Desirable criteria

• Full CCAB qualification. Equivalent experience will be taken into account where extensive experience can be demonstrated.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

• Minimum of three years work experience in a finance role.
• Expert user of financial systems, particularly, E-Financial and Excel
• Understanding of current NHS structures and Policies
• Highly numerate and analytical with good report writing skills
• Accuracy with attention to detail and good analytical skills

Desirable criteria

• Experience at managing staff.
• Advanced Excel Skills
• Ability to prioritise workload of junior team member

Communication Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to convey complex finance data to non-financial managers.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Experience of writing comprehensive reports.

Desirable criteria

• Ability to influence and persuade upwards.

Personal and People Development

Essential criteria

• Ability to motivate, supervise and train staff.
• Ability to Deputise for the Finance Manager

Desirable criteria

• Adaptable and flexible

Physical Requirements

Essential criteria

• The jobholder will be expected to spend long periods of time sitting at a desk inputting at a keyboard on a regular basis, reading data on screens, or attending meetings.

Other

Essential criteria

• Knowledge and understanding of equal opportunities.
• Actively seeks to develop services to meet challenges of a changing environment
• Ability to travel between sites when required.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Documents to download

• Deputy Finance Manager (PDF, 272.6KB)
• Deputy Finance Manager (PDF, 40.7KB)
• AFC Pay Poster 23/24 (PDF, 40.2KB)
• Pension Contribution information 2022-23 (PDF, 59.6KB)