Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Clinical Divisional Management Teams at Wye Valley Trust in Herefordshire. As a Senior Finance Manager you will work closely alongside the operational management team while at the same time leading your own small team of Finance staff.
This post also has the advantage of close professional and working links to the remainder of the Finance Department and with regular contact with both CFO and Deputy CFO to gain valuable wider experience in your NHS Finance career.
The aim of the role is to provide proactive financial leadership of the highest possible standard advising on all aspects of financial management.
The post holder will have a senior role in the financial performance management of the Directorate and be expected to support, challenge and influence financial management in the Division. Working closely and as part of the management team to improve efficiency, effectiveness and achieve best use of resources.
You will be directly reporting to one of the Deputy COO's and with professional level support and accountability to the Deputy CFO.
This role is based across the main NHS sites in Herefordshire while also embracing the option of agile working, through a combination of on-site working and working from home, should this flexibility be attractive to the right candidate.
Main duties of the job
The role requires an enthusiastic, motivated and dedicated individual with excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work as a Senior Finance Manager.
The post holder will be the financial lead for two clinical Divisions. You will lead on monthly reporting, service development, efficiency and annual business planning for these areas.
You will lead and motivate you own small team and work closely with your Deputy Finance Manager in providing this service.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT and the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,000 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view supporting documents linked to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view supporting documents linked to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Professionally qualified as an Accountant with current CCAB or CIMA professional membership.
- Commitment and evidence of continuing professional development in line with the post holder's professional accounting body.
- Further specialist finance training and experience related to wider Healthcare finance.
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential
- Expert user of Financial systems and Microsoft Excel
- Demonstrable evidence of influencing and persuading.
- Highly numerate and analytical
- Excellent verbal reasoning.
- Advance report writing skills
- Understanding of current NHS structures and key policies
- Knowledge of acute hospital and community healthcare environment
- Ability to lead and motivate staff
- Ability to prioritise, plan and prioritise workload effectively and in a manner which is sustainable
Experience
Essential
- Extensive expert knowledge and experience in NHS Financial Management or equivalent.
- Significant experience at a senior level in the finance sector
- Acute Sector Experience
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Professionally qualified as an Accountant with current CCAB or CIMA professional membership.
- Commitment and evidence of continuing professional development in line with the post holder's professional accounting body.
- Further specialist finance training and experience related to wider Healthcare finance.
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential
- Expert user of Financial systems and Microsoft Excel
- Demonstrable evidence of influencing and persuading.
- Highly numerate and analytical
- Excellent verbal reasoning.
- Advance report writing skills
- Understanding of current NHS structures and key policies
- Knowledge of acute hospital and community healthcare environment
- Ability to lead and motivate staff
- Ability to prioritise, plan and prioritise workload effectively and in a manner which is sustainable
Experience
Essential
- Extensive expert knowledge and experience in NHS Financial Management or equivalent.
- Significant experience at a senior level in the finance sector
- Acute Sector Experience
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional 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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
