Finance Business Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

Leading the day to day operational management of the team ensuring it provides the most effective financial stewardship and management services to the Trust.

Supporting organisational development and strategy

Responsible for ensuring adherence to Financial Governance and Control.

Leading on and ensuring adherence to IFRS/IAS/IFRIC/GAM and other regulatory guidance carry out impact assessment and implementation of rules.

Ensure appropriate accounting, analysis and other codes are used for journals and that these have the correct debit and credit entries.

Ensuring that ledger journals are appropriately authorised and contain adequate audit trail.

Provide technical accounting and advice for relevant areas. Example: application of VAT, employers pay contribution, recognition of income and expenditure, etc.

Formulate options and make professional and technical judgments including the interpretation of legal and contractual matters across a wide range of technical accounting issues.

Act as finance lead and reference point in all finance and governance matters, including legislation (key stakeholders budget holders, internal/external auditors, senior management).

For relevant areas leading on the preparation and development (automation) of robust, accurate monthly / annual accounts, analytical review and consolidated statements and delivering these ahead of deadlines. Including associated notes and working papers for the journals, PFRs/TACs in accordance with IFRS and other accounting standards, FreM and Department of Health & Social Cares (DHSC) annual Group Accounting Manual.

Supporting the co-ordination and delivery of financial planning and budget setting

In line with set deadlines, leading on budget setting for relevant area within the agreed financial plans, and associated reporting,forecasting, including that for the cost improvement programs (efficiencies, CIP) to support the Trusts decision-making process and effective financial management.

Supporting the management and the appropriate utilisation of the Financial Ledger / Systems (Oracle, Excel and other systems) and user access.

Support developing relevant financial policies, processes, procedure and service developments and ensuring these are created / developed / updated by set deadlines

Representing the team at budget holder and other meetings for transitional changes and financial performance.

Benchmark services against other organisations and identify areas for improvement, advise and work closely service leads to implement changes

Supporting and leading on relevant projects such as financial management services improvement, and / or transitions.

Support the development of Business Cases and service development (ie.: workforce planning) and improvement.

Contribute to achieve the goals and corporate objectives set out in business cases ensuring improvements and benefits are achieved and delivered.

Completing pricing, costing, sensitivity/SWOT analysis and other techniques within set deadlines. Example to help deliver services within budget.

Support managing complex, high value NHS/Non-NHS Commissioned contracts by providing detailed financial analysis, and evaluation, checking that payment has been made in line with these.

Support Contracts management support managing income contracts, developing and selling services, monitoring and managing supplier performance.

Supporting external and internal audit exercise for the Trust and Charitable Account that will require coordination of the non-financial element and attending meetings.

Support responding to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests which require financial information and input within set deadlines.

Support responding to Counter Fraud initiatives and management of risk within set deadlines

Supporting the Agreement of Balances (AOB) exercise and completing tasks for relevant areas within set deadlines

Support Strategy & Transformations team to facilitate and lead the dialogue on collaboration and to challenge, influence and shape collaborative agendas, implementing structural and operational collaborative initiatives that benefit the Trust.

Build and maintain the reputation of the service as a highly professional and enabling business support service and increase satisfaction among key stakeholders and suppliers.

Manage a constant stream of conflicting priorities utilising exceptional organisation or communication skills, ensuring that complex technical information can be explained in non-technical / business terms

Take ownership of escalated issues, handling until acceptable resolution is achieved and escalating when necessary.

Overall responsibility for ensuring adherence to Trust HR policies and that appropriate action has been taken when necessary.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• CCAB Qualified or finalist (CIMA, ACA, CIPFA, ACCA) o
• Evidence of continuing professional development and having kept technically up to date since qualification
• oKnowledge and experience of financial accounting, reporting and management.

Desirable

• oManagement/leadership qualification or equivalent experience
• oIn-depth knowledge of financial accounting frameworks

Experience

Essential

• oExperience of delivering year-end and month end accounts
• oExperience of organising and delivering a range of accounting services to a large complex organisation

Desirable

• oSignificant financial accounting, financial management and reporting experience within the NHS.
• oStrong Analytical Skills to make judgements on complex problems.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

SECamb

Address

Headquarters, Crawley

Nexus House

Crawley

RH10 9BG

Employer's website

https://www.secamb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)