Finance Manager (DH2)

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Financial Reporting and Business Intelligence

• Produce high quality, timely, accurate and appropriate analytical and interpretive financial management information to Senior Finance Business Partners, Finance Business Partners, General Managers, the senior management team, operational managers and other senior staff throughout the Trust.
• To the agreed deadlines, prepare robust annual budgets, standard monthly forecasts, standard monthly management accounts (including variance analysis), Board reports, and external regulatory reports that meet the specified requirements, the needs of the business and support the work of the Senior FBPs.
• Support the quantative and statistical methods of financial analysis to support the development of business cases, planning and budget setting processes, cost improvement initiatives and other ad hoc internal and external reports.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of policies and procedures to deliver an efficient and effective month end process and ensure there is a robust process for the dissemination of the relevant information in a timely manner.
• Adhere to the standard operating procedures and KPIs to deliver a high quality service across all areas of own responsibility.
• As part of the month end process provide variance analysis and identify areas for investigation. Support the FBPs and the Income team to identify the financial consequences of these changes on the Trust's Income and Expenditure budgets.
• In conjunction with the Finance Business Partner prepare the monthly budget upload journals, forecasts and journal amendments to ensure the integrity of the financial management reporting information.
• Support the Finance Business Partners by attending budget holder meetings and relevant operational business meetings to improve the quality of the narrative circulated as part of the month end process.
• Distribute the month end reports in accordance with the month end timetable.
• Working with Head of MA Analytics and the Financial Business Partners to ensure the delivery of accurate and timely reporting of financial information to appropriate levels of management.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• CCAB and CIMA passed finalist with extensive experience with 6 months of being in post
• Evidence of CPD

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working in an NHS accounting department including experience in a management accounting role.
• Understand and be able to apply the concepts and techniques for - Budgeting and financial planning - Variance analysis and financial reporting - The purpose of accounting accruals and provisions - The key financial performance targets for NHS Trusts - The rationale for Standing Financial Instructions and the means for ensuring that they are adhered to.
• Line Management experience

Desirable criteria

• Similar experience similar sized NHS organisation

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria

• Accounting skills including being able to identify, articulate and evaluate key risks and assumptions in reaching conclusions.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate to all levels of non-finance staff across the organisation.
• Able to report findings in a clear and concise manner
• Microsoft Office skills including advanced Excel
• Understanding of good financial governance

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable ability to meet Trust Values
• Able to work under pressure and to plan and prioritise workload effectively
• Actively develops themselves and others

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Documents to download

• Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 344.4KB)
• Denmark Hill Site Map (PDF, 1.2MB)
• Princess Royal (PRUH) Site map (PDF, 1.4MB)