University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
The University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest in the country, serving a population of 3 million people across the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent area. We are privileged to host highly-regarded care and teaching facilities. With a workforce of over 11,000 and 1,450 inpatient beds we offer emergency and planned care, acting as a Major Trauma Centre for North Midlands and North Wales. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic Finance Manager to join the financial management team of the Trust's Medicine and Urgent Care Division, supporting the Directorates with day-to-day financial management duties. You will be responsible to the Divisional Business Advisor, supporting strategic and financial delivery, working closely with clinical and non-clinical divisional team members as well as the wider finance team to drive positive outcomes. Successful candidates are required to hold a relevant professional accounting qualification as well as experience of working in a financial management environment and experience of financial accounting systems and procedures; exposure to finance within the NHS would also be advantageous. Excellent organisational and communication skills with the ability to prioritise their workload and work flexibly to meet tight deadlines are essential. Main duties of the job
Liaising with departmental managers, divisional business manager and divisional managers to set divisional budgets within the Trust wide parameters and maintain and review these in line with Trust SFIs and other appropriate policies. Responsible for the creation and interpretation of monthly financial reports to ensure that managers have accurate financial information to be incorporated in the decision making process. Support individual budget holders in the analysis, maintenance and control of budgets (including cost improvement schemes) ensuring that new appointments/developments are within agreed establishment with recurrent finances identified, being proactive in investigating budgetary variances. To produce monthly reports for the division including forecast information for both income and expenditure. Producing monthly financial reports that completely reflect all known information about a specific budget at that point in time, e.g. known accruals, stock takes, in year savings or changes in service delivery. Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge
Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Excel. Ability to communicate with a wide range of people and colleagues of all levels. Qualifications
Qualified in relevant accountancy qualification i.e Level 7 (e.g. CIMA, ACCA etc.). Experience
Recent, sufficient and relevant work experience within a finance environment within a large and complex organisation. Demonstrate a sound understanding of accounting principles including: variance analysis and reporting, accruals and provisions, forecasting, budgeting and financial planning, financial modelling. Experience of working with clinical activity information. Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working
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The University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest in the country, serving a population of 3 million people across the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent area. We are privileged to host highly-regarded care and teaching facilities. With a workforce of over 11,000 and 1,450 inpatient beds we offer emergency and planned care, acting as a Major Trauma Centre for North Midlands and North Wales. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic Finance Manager to join the financial management team of the Trust's Medicine and Urgent Care Division, supporting the Directorates with day-to-day financial management duties. You will be responsible to the Divisional Business Advisor, supporting strategic and financial delivery, working closely with clinical and non-clinical divisional team members as well as the wider finance team to drive positive outcomes. Successful candidates are required to hold a relevant professional accounting qualification as well as experience of working in a financial management environment and experience of financial accounting systems and procedures; exposure to finance within the NHS would also be advantageous. Excellent organisational and communication skills with the ability to prioritise their workload and work flexibly to meet tight deadlines are essential. Main duties of the job
Liaising with departmental managers, divisional business manager and divisional managers to set divisional budgets within the Trust wide parameters and maintain and review these in line with Trust SFIs and other appropriate policies. Responsible for the creation and interpretation of monthly financial reports to ensure that managers have accurate financial information to be incorporated in the decision making process. Support individual budget holders in the analysis, maintenance and control of budgets (including cost improvement schemes) ensuring that new appointments/developments are within agreed establishment with recurrent finances identified, being proactive in investigating budgetary variances. To produce monthly reports for the division including forecast information for both income and expenditure. Producing monthly financial reports that completely reflect all known information about a specific budget at that point in time, e.g. known accruals, stock takes, in year savings or changes in service delivery. Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge
Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Excel. Ability to communicate with a wide range of people and colleagues of all levels. Qualifications
Qualified in relevant accountancy qualification i.e Level 7 (e.g. CIMA, ACCA etc.). Experience
Recent, sufficient and relevant work experience within a finance environment within a large and complex organisation. Demonstrate a sound understanding of accounting principles including: variance analysis and reporting, accruals and provisions, forecasting, budgeting and financial planning, financial modelling. Experience of working with clinical activity information. Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working
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