Job summary
The
post holder will be part of a small team responsible for the financial
management duties associated with supporting the Primary Care and Sandwell
Place budgets. Working under the supervision of the Principal Finance Managerand their
team. The post holder will be required to maintain constructive relationships
with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders including but not
limited to GP practices, NHSEI, Department of Health, external and internal
audit, local health service providers including acute and community trusts and
SBS.
The
post holder is a key member of the team whose overarching goal is to enable,
promote and support the effective use of all types of data, information, knowledge,
and technology to improve, inform and support a portfolio of projects,
services, and initiatives in support of the ICB.
Main duties of the job
- To
assist in the financial management process within the team in relation to
budgets with key duties such as:
- Month-end
reporting for team responsible areas, Annual financial management duties to
support the production of Annual Accounts, reporting of financial information
as required to budget managers, Responding to routine queries from
stakeholders. Also, the application of Microsoft Office suite and other
applications such as Oracle ledger.
- To process transactions such as journals,
invoices, budget adjustments as necessary
- Maintain of accurate working papers and
recording of ledger transactions for audit purposes
- To assist the team to ensure that the
ICB adheres to its governance framework and complies with the relevant
statutory regulation.
About us
On 1 July 2022, NHS Black Country Integrated
Care Board (ICB) was established. The
ICB is part of the Black Country Integrated Care System which is a
partnership of organisations that have come together to plan and deliver
joined up health and care services to improve the lives of people in our four
boroughs: Dudley, Walsall, Wolverhampton and Sandwell.
ICBs
are statutory NHS bodies responsible for planning and allocating resources to
meet the four core purposes of integrated care systems (ICS):
- to
improve outcomes in population, health and healthcare;
- tackle
inequalities in outcomes, experience and access;
- enhance
productivity and value for money and;
- help
the NHS support broader social and economic development
The
Black Country Integrated Care Board manages the NHS budget for the area and
arranging the provision of the health services for the 1.26 million people
who live in the Black Country.
The
core values of the NHS drive what we do locally, and we rightly have a clear
focus on reducing health inequalities and improving health outcomes for all,
whilst ensuring a sustainable health service for the long-term.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assist in the
financial management process within the team in relation to Primary Care and
Sandwell Place budgets with key duties as follows:
-
Month end Reporting
for Team responsible areas
-
Annual financial
management duties to support the production of Annual Accounts
-
Reporting of financial
information as required to budget managers
-
Responding to routine
queries from stakeholders
-
Application of
Microsoft Office suite and other applications such as Oracle ledger
- Input and process
financial information, completing routine variance analysis, journal entries
etc
- Providing support to
the Senior Finance Specialist in regards to the reporting of positions and
attendance at relevant meetings.
- Completion of ad hoc
analysis of the budgets within the teams portfolio with assistance from the
Senior Finance Specialist
- Ensure that financial
records are accurate, complete and conform to necessary standards
- To assist in the
delivery of information to support the annual planning cycle
- Provision of financial
advice, including ensuring compliance with accounting policies and other
regulatory guidance in respect of finance
- To support the
Principal Finance Manager in the delivery of specific projects particularly but
not exclusively relating to Primary Care and Sandwell Place Budgets
- To support the wider
objectives of the finance team as appropriate
- To process
transactions such as journals, invoices, budget adjustments as necessary
- Maintain of accurate
working papers and recording of ledger transactions for audit purposes
- To assist the team to
ensure that the ICB adheres to its governance framework and complies with the
relevant statutory regulation
- To contribute to the
development and improvement of the ICB Finance team as a service provider by
suggesting improvements to working practices, documenting procedures,
maintaining a robust filing structure and organising own time to meet
departmental and statutory deadlines
Research and Development:
- Participate in
Research and Development activities as directed, for example benchmarking.
- Actively participate
in departmental training as well as HFMA Future Focussed Finance
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assist in the
financial management process within the team in relation to Primary Care and
Sandwell Place budgets with key duties as follows:
-
Month end Reporting
for Team responsible areas
-
Annual financial
management duties to support the production of Annual Accounts
-
Reporting of financial
information as required to budget managers
-
Responding to routine
queries from stakeholders
-
Application of
Microsoft Office suite and other applications such as Oracle ledger
- Input and process
financial information, completing routine variance analysis, journal entries
etc
- Providing support to
the Senior Finance Specialist in regards to the reporting of positions and
attendance at relevant meetings.
- Completion of ad hoc
analysis of the budgets within the teams portfolio with assistance from the
Senior Finance Specialist
- Ensure that financial
records are accurate, complete and conform to necessary standards
- To assist in the
delivery of information to support the annual planning cycle
- Provision of financial
advice, including ensuring compliance with accounting policies and other
regulatory guidance in respect of finance
- To support the
Principal Finance Manager in the delivery of specific projects particularly but
not exclusively relating to Primary Care and Sandwell Place Budgets
- To support the wider
objectives of the finance team as appropriate
- To process
transactions such as journals, invoices, budget adjustments as necessary
- Maintain of accurate
working papers and recording of ledger transactions for audit purposes
- To assist the team to
ensure that the ICB adheres to its governance framework and complies with the
relevant statutory regulation
- To contribute to the
development and improvement of the ICB Finance team as a service provider by
suggesting improvements to working practices, documenting procedures,
maintaining a robust filing structure and organising own time to meet
departmental and statutory deadlines
Research and Development:
- Participate in
Research and Development activities as directed, for example benchmarking.
- Actively participate
in departmental training as well as HFMA Future Focussed Finance
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- AAT Technician Level (NVQ Level 3) OR equivalent experience.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Evidence of formal training in Microsoft Excel
- Evidence of formal training on Oracle ledger system
Experience
Essential
- Experience of financial processing to include in particular purchase to pay; purchase ledger and manual payments.
- Experience of identifying and resolving payment processing problems, requiring liaison with users, suppliers and third party providers of services.
- Experience of using integrated general ledger package including sub-ledgers and interfaces.
- Experience of NHS Shared Business Services (SBS) Oracle System.
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of financial and internal control processes, ability to challenge and explain the reasons why when these are not followed, often to senior managers
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Well-developed Excel spread-sheeting skills to include setting up multi-page linked workbooks and knowledge of range of functions to support analysis of data
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Word to include memorandum/letter writing.
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Able to demonstrate ability to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales.
- Highly persuasive, able to convince suppliers that issues will be satisfactorily resolved and managers and staff of the ICB of the need to take certain actions to which they may be resistant.
- Able to perform straight forward reconciliations e.g. supplier statements with the purchase ledger
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- AAT Technician Level (NVQ Level 3) OR equivalent experience.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Evidence of formal training in Microsoft Excel
- Evidence of formal training on Oracle ledger system
Experience
Essential
- Experience of financial processing to include in particular purchase to pay; purchase ledger and manual payments.
- Experience of identifying and resolving payment processing problems, requiring liaison with users, suppliers and third party providers of services.
- Experience of using integrated general ledger package including sub-ledgers and interfaces.
- Experience of NHS Shared Business Services (SBS) Oracle System.
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of financial and internal control processes, ability to challenge and explain the reasons why when these are not followed, often to senior managers
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Well-developed Excel spread-sheeting skills to include setting up multi-page linked workbooks and knowledge of range of functions to support analysis of data
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Word to include memorandum/letter writing.
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Able to demonstrate ability to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales.
- Highly persuasive, able to convince suppliers that issues will be satisfactorily resolved and managers and staff of the ICB of the need to take certain actions to which they may be resistant.
- Able to perform straight forward reconciliations e.g. supplier statements with the purchase ledger
