Assistant Finance Manager - Commercial

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Finance Professional to join Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust's Financial Planning and Analysis team supporting the Research and Development and Private Patients departments. This position reports to the Divisional Finance Manager and has line management responsibility for an Assistant Management Accountant.

Reporting to the Divisional Finance Manager the post holder will provide a comprehensive financial and performance management service to the R&D and Private Patient departments, as well as supporting the wider team on trust wide tasks and improvement projects.

The successful candidate will have strong analytical skills and be an effective communicator with the ability to work independently when required, often to tight deadlines. You will have the ability to change priorities and work under pressure whilst maintaining adherence to accuracy.

Main duties of the job

The Assistant Finance Manager will support the Divisional Finance Manager, providing a comprehensive financial and performance management service to the Private Patients and Research and Development departments, and at a Trust level.

The role includes specific responsibility for the regular reporting of financial performance management information, supporting the Divisional Finance Managers in the annual financial planning and budget setting process for the Divisions. It will support with the development of business cases and the development and reporting of efficiency savings.

The Assistant Finance Manager will have responsibility for improving trust wide management accounts processes and driving improvement throughout the FP&A department through improved training and effective business partnering. The post holder will be involved in various projects such as the migration of internal financial reporting systems. The Assistant Finance Manager may deputise for the Divisional Finance Managers as and when required. The Assistant Financial Manager will manage one member of support staff to deliver Divisional financial and performance objectives.

To be expected to work independently and pro-actively, using their own initiative.

About us

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of approximately 570,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire. Our hospital sites are in Basingstoke, Winchester and Andover. Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient.

Working for HHFT offers a rewarding career, nationally agreed terms and conditions and a range of additional benefits as part of our reward package.

You would be joining a vibrant and enthusiastic Financial Planning and Analysis team at a challenging and interesting time with financial recovery and sustainability a priority. Alongside the wider Finance department our teams are based at the Basingstoke site but currently benefit from hybrid working arrangements and are expected at times to travel to one of our other two sites.