Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust is a £460m turnover Acute NHS Foundation Trust, the largest provider of acute hospital services in Surrey. We are looking for a CCAB qualified, experienced Head of Financial Services to lead the Financial Services team - this is an opportunity to join a well-established and experienced finance team at the Trust and will be for an initial fixed term of six months. Reporting to the Director of Operational Finance, the post holder will work as part of the wider finance team. The post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day management and performance of all sections and staff within Financial Services areas, which incorporates Financial Accounting, Capital, Treasury, Charitable Funds, Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable. You will be an enthusiastic and conscientious qualified accountant with significant post-qualification experience, with good communication skills both verbal and written. Ideally, the successful candidate will have NHS accounting experience. Candidates with a commercial background will be considered but must have an understanding of the issues facing the NHS and a strong background in month-end and year-end reporting and dealing with external auditors. Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day management and performance of all sections and staff within Financial Services areas, which incorporates Financial Accounting, Capital, Treasury, Charitable Funds, Accounts Receivable, and Accounts Payable. This includes 7.15 WTE staff, and the post holder will be responsible for recruitment and management of the staff within Financial Services, ensuring compliance with departmental standards for staff appraisal, training, and personal development plans. The post holder will help ensure that the Trust meets its statutory financial targets (I&E, Capital Expenditure Limit, Better Payments Practice Code), as well as monitoring the Trust against key NHS England financial metrics. They will be the governance lead for Finance and advise senior management on the interpretation of national finance guidance and accounting manuals. The post holder will also be the main point of contact for the Trust's external auditors as they carry out the audits of the Trust and Charity accounts. You should have a passion for providing exemplary service to the team and ultimately the patients, and have a strong sense of personal responsibility and achievement. Job responsibilities
Ensure that Directors and Senior Managers are aware of, and comply with statutory, NHS and Charity Commission financial and reporting requirements. Prepare the Annual Statutory Accounts for the Trust and for the Charity to a high standard, within accepted accounting standards that facilitate an unqualified audit opinion. Produce Balance Sheet, Cash Balances, and Better Payment Practice Code data for inclusion in the Trust's Finance Report each month. Develop and maintain the Charitable Fund accounting systems ensuring compliance with current legislative guidance. Manage and monitor the performance of the NHS Shared Business Services (SBS) in the provision of cost-effective, high-quality Purchase to Pay, Order to Cash, and Accounting to Reporting services. Ensure liaison with the Trust's VAT advisors to ensure that VAT is recovered efficiently. Responsible for the recruitment and management of the staff within financial services. Be the first point of contact for the Trust's External Audit, Internal Audit, and Counter Fraud providers. Person Specification
Qualifications
Evidence of personal development and training, including CPD. Experience
Extensive post-qualification experience in a senior role within a complex finance department. Experience of preparing annual accounts and dealing with external auditors. Staff line management experience to include motivating and developing staff. High level of computer literacy and experience of computerised financial systems and software packages. Experience of producing high-level financial information in accordance with NHS finance policies and other financial legislation. NHS experience (preferably at a Foundation Trust) at a senior level in a financial role. Prior experience with Oracle Financials software. Charity accounting experience. Skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to establish credibility and liaise effectively with senior managerial staff and Directors. Possess a robust understanding of financial systems and be able to extract, interpret, manipulate, and present information in a meaningful way. Ability to work autonomously to deadlines and to take appropriate decisions within NHS guidelines. Good organisational and project management skills. Highly developed interpersonal skills. Excellent PC skills required - Excel, Word, Powerpoint. Other requirements
Ability to be flexible to meet the needs of the team, the service, and the Trust. Enthusiasm, determination, motivation, and a positive attitude. 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.
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Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust is a £460m turnover Acute NHS Foundation Trust, the largest provider of acute hospital services in Surrey. We are looking for a CCAB qualified, experienced Head of Financial Services to lead the Financial Services team - this is an opportunity to join a well-established and experienced finance team at the Trust and will be for an initial fixed term of six months. Reporting to the Director of Operational Finance, the post holder will work as part of the wider finance team. The post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day management and performance of all sections and staff within Financial Services areas, which incorporates Financial Accounting, Capital, Treasury, Charitable Funds, Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable. You will be an enthusiastic and conscientious qualified accountant with significant post-qualification experience, with good communication skills both verbal and written. Ideally, the successful candidate will have NHS accounting experience. Candidates with a commercial background will be considered but must have an understanding of the issues facing the NHS and a strong background in month-end and year-end reporting and dealing with external auditors. Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day management and performance of all sections and staff within Financial Services areas, which incorporates Financial Accounting, Capital, Treasury, Charitable Funds, Accounts Receivable, and Accounts Payable. This includes 7.15 WTE staff, and the post holder will be responsible for recruitment and management of the staff within Financial Services, ensuring compliance with departmental standards for staff appraisal, training, and personal development plans. The post holder will help ensure that the Trust meets its statutory financial targets (I&E, Capital Expenditure Limit, Better Payments Practice Code), as well as monitoring the Trust against key NHS England financial metrics. They will be the governance lead for Finance and advise senior management on the interpretation of national finance guidance and accounting manuals. The post holder will also be the main point of contact for the Trust's external auditors as they carry out the audits of the Trust and Charity accounts. You should have a passion for providing exemplary service to the team and ultimately the patients, and have a strong sense of personal responsibility and achievement. Job responsibilities
Ensure that Directors and Senior Managers are aware of, and comply with statutory, NHS and Charity Commission financial and reporting requirements. Prepare the Annual Statutory Accounts for the Trust and for the Charity to a high standard, within accepted accounting standards that facilitate an unqualified audit opinion. Produce Balance Sheet, Cash Balances, and Better Payment Practice Code data for inclusion in the Trust's Finance Report each month. Develop and maintain the Charitable Fund accounting systems ensuring compliance with current legislative guidance. Manage and monitor the performance of the NHS Shared Business Services (SBS) in the provision of cost-effective, high-quality Purchase to Pay, Order to Cash, and Accounting to Reporting services. Ensure liaison with the Trust's VAT advisors to ensure that VAT is recovered efficiently. Responsible for the recruitment and management of the staff within financial services. Be the first point of contact for the Trust's External Audit, Internal Audit, and Counter Fraud providers. Person Specification
Qualifications
Evidence of personal development and training, including CPD. Experience
Extensive post-qualification experience in a senior role within a complex finance department. Experience of preparing annual accounts and dealing with external auditors. Staff line management experience to include motivating and developing staff. High level of computer literacy and experience of computerised financial systems and software packages. Experience of producing high-level financial information in accordance with NHS finance policies and other financial legislation. NHS experience (preferably at a Foundation Trust) at a senior level in a financial role. Prior experience with Oracle Financials software. Charity accounting experience. Skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to establish credibility and liaise effectively with senior managerial staff and Directors. Possess a robust understanding of financial systems and be able to extract, interpret, manipulate, and present information in a meaningful way. Ability to work autonomously to deadlines and to take appropriate decisions within NHS guidelines. Good organisational and project management skills. Highly developed interpersonal skills. Excellent PC skills required - Excel, Word, Powerpoint. Other requirements
Ability to be flexible to meet the needs of the team, the service, and the Trust. Enthusiasm, determination, motivation, and a positive attitude. 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.
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