Senior Finance Officer
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
To ensure compliance with Trust SFI's, standing orders and scheme of delegation.
To support a professional and responsive "can do" culture within the team - to ensure that all staff are customer focused and provide a high-quality service.
Effectively plan own day-to-day workload, working with minimum supervision.
Ability to use own initiative to deal with routine matters independently and only refer non-routine matters to their immediate manager.
Manage the training of replacement or temporary staff.
Be aware of current NHS VAT legislation and ensure VAT is treated correctly.
In liaison with the Financial Services Manager; be a source of expertise and advice on Charitable Funds accounting.
Assist in the production of the Annual Returns as appropriate for submission to The Charity Commission.
Assist in the management of the Trust's Balance Sheet including the timely completion and review of all reconciliations.
Ensure the Payroll interface and related reconciliations are performed and reviewed in line with reporting deadlines.
Ensure day to day capital transactions are completed in line with relevant procedures and that the appropriate records are accurate and up to date.
SECTION 2- KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
Strong IT technical skills especially in relation to manipulating large amounts of data.
Ability to provide leadership skills necessary to encourage and motivate staff.
Effective interpersonal and influencing skills.
SECTION 3- EFFORT AND ENVIRONMENT
Significant use of computer VDU screen/keyboard
Frequent requirement for concentration when inputting data, and checking and reconciling information.
Minor lifting and handling in an office environment (files, boxes etc)
Person specification
Essential and Desirable
Essential criteria
- 5 GCSE's grade C or above including Maths & English or equivalent
- AAT Advanced/NVQ level 4 Accounting or equivalent experience
- Significant experience within a Finance Department
- Experience of financial ledger systems and computerised systems
- Have proven experience of successfully achieving deadlines
- An understanding of confidentiality
- An appreciation of the importance of deadlines
- Literate in modern IT software
- Well-developed written and presentational skills
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Team worker with flexible approach
- Ability to manage workload efficiently, prioritise and work to strict deadlines
- Initiative
- Effective interpersonal and influencing skills
- Committed to personal / professional development
- Application form completed in a clear and concise manner
Desirable criteria
- Have proven experience of successfully leading a finance team
- Significant experience of reconciling control accounts
- Previous experience of NHS finance
New colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome here at Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.
For our agenda for change staff, we offer a competitive benefits package with regular pay awards, annual leave of 27 days increasing to 33 days after 10 years and access to a competitive Pension Scheme to which both you and the Trust contribute. These terms and conditions are not applicable for Non-Executive positions.
Alongside this there are extensive training development opportunities with paid mandatory training, a protected training budget for staff and support for flexible working. We have an on-site Occupational Health Service to support you at work and have fast track access to physio, counselling and complimentary therapies.
At Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, we welcome applications from all candidates.
At the Trust we always adhere to the UK Visas and Immigration rules pertaining to right to work; candidates who do not hold UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) citizenship are required to obtain a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) to be eligible to apply for either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa which allows them to work in the UK, unless they have eligibility to work in the UK via another route.
To avoid disappointment, candidates wishing to apply for a role at the Trust who do not hold UK or Republic of Ireland citizenship and who would require a CoS from an employer, should carry out a self-assessment process to identify the likelihood of obtaining CoS by visiting Work in the UK.
The Trust is committed to making a difference to the environment. Our "Save Planet Tameside & Glossop" strategy means that we work towards protecting our natural environment and "green" workplace practices at all times.
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Documents to download
- Job Description (PDF, 314.9KB)
- Person Specification (PDF, 372.9KB)
- Candidate Pack (PDF, 917.8KB)
- Hospital Floor Plan (PDF, 50.9KB)
- Positive About Disability (PDF, 191.5KB)
- Hospital Site Map (JPG, 160.9KB)
- Trust's Values and Behaviours (PDF, 495.1KB)