Job summary
Please note Due to ongoing organisational changes, priority will be given to internal applicants for this role.
The
corporate finance team within the Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care
Board (HNY ICB) is in the process of transitioning into a new structure which
brings together a corporate reporting function for the financial management
team, supporting portfolio & sub-systems across the HNY ICB.
An exciting
and unique opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, ambitious & appropriately skilled Finance Manager to join the Corporate Finance Team.
You will lead on various workstreams of Adult
Social Care (ASC), particularly within North East Lincolnshire and Continuing
Healthcare (CHC) for the population of the whole ICB. Reporting to the Senior
Finance Manager, you will be responsible for managing delivery of accurate
& reliable financial information including budget monitoring statements,
financial performance reporting, forecasting & financial risk to support
the corporate finance reporting, in conjunction with Portfolio / Sub-System Leads,
and the wider Integrated Care Board (ICB) ,with a particular focus on the
Continuing Healthcare, Mental Health and Adult Social Care Portfolio.
You will
provide specialist finance support and advice across the portfolio. You will be
an experienced accountant who has excellent analytical and technical skills.
Interviews
will be held 28th February 2025.
Main duties of the job
Leading on financial management delivery for various
Adult Social Care and Continuing Healthcare workstreams, and management of two
Finance Officers
Preparation of accurate and timely month end
management accounts, including accruals, pre-payments and forecast outcomes,
and completion of statutory / NHS returns
Provide analysis and modelling work required
in the production of annual financial planning for the ICB, this will also support
both the Local Authority financial planning process for adult social care.
Use of financial and clinical and care systems
to process and analyse large volumes of data including trend analysis, an
ability to interpret and explain both adverse and favourable variances.
Provide finance support relating to the
identification, delivery and monitoring of Adult social care and wider portfolio
efficiency Schemes
Liaison with the Care and Independence team
(ASC) and Continuing Healthcare Clinical Teams within the ICB and other partner
organisations on a regular basis.
Provide financial and business management
support to commissioning services and corporate reporting, liaising with
relevant portfolios as necessary and other parties such as contracting &
information teams, particularly in relation to the costs of care within local established
frameworks and the development of new frameworks where appropriate
About us
NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is responsible for planning and arranging the provision of NHS services to meet the diverse health needs of a population of 1.7 million people. Our area reaches over 1,500 square miles and includes the cities of Hull and York and the large rural areas across East Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire.
The ICB is part of the Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership, one of 42 Integrated Care Systems (ICS) across England to meet health and care needs, coordinate services and plan in a way that improves population health and reduces inequality between groups. The Health and Care Partnership comprises of NHS organisations, local councils, health and care providers and voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations.
Humber and North Yorkshire ICB operates across a wide geographical footprint, offering a number of different work base options, which can be discussed upon appointment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note although
this post will be supporting the Adult Social Care and Continuing Healthcare
portfolio, roles are generic for all Band 7 posts within the corporate finance team
- The post holder will be responsible for providing support and expertise in developing organisational
plans and budgets as part of the annual reporting cycle across the ICB.
- The post holder will work autonomously interpreting available standards and documents to deliver
their role.
- The post holder is responsible for managing delivery of accurate and reliable financial information
including budget monitoring statements, financial performance reporting, forecasting & financial risk
to support the corporate finance reporting, in conjunction with Portfolio / Sub-System Leads, and
the wider Integrated Care Board (ICB).
- The post holder will be a key player in delivering timely, accurate and robust annual accounts as part
of the yearend process.
- The post holder will deputise for their line manager as and when required.
Key Relationships
Key relationships will be with the following teams, departments and organisations:
- Colleagues within Sub System, Portfolios and across the ICB
Sub-contractors e.g. Commissioning Support
Budget holders, Senior Leadership and other staff members and teams within the portfolio
and sub-system, and other ICBs
Colleagues in both NHS & Non NHS Provider organisation and other ICBs
- Colleagues in NHS England and NHS networks
Colleagues from the Local Authority and other local stakeholders
Primary Care including GPs, Primary Care Networks, GP Federations and Practices
Contracting / Business Intelligence teams/leads both internal and external
Specialist advisors, for example, HMRC, legal, financial, procurement
Professional bodies
Internal and External Auditors
Core Functions- Ensure all work is completed and delivered in line with financial timescales and legal
requirements.
- Responsible for supporting implementation of change as part of matrix working across the
corporate finance team within the ICB.
- Provide expert interpretation and advice to budget holders and the Head of Finance relative
to the portfolio of work on risk to delivery of budgets, contracts and ICB financial duties.
- Responsible for ensuring all budget holders are taking appropriate action to develop and
manage budgets within financial constraints through the delivery of financial and
performance management information .
- Preparing and maintaining accounts, certificates, estimates, records and reports the ICB may
require to fulfil its statutory financial duties.
This work is continuous with minimum monthly reporting deadlines and the requirement to
complete additional ad hoc returns for specific purposes such as procurements or business
cases.
- Have awareness and understanding of the ICB financial governance framework, ensuring
budget holder and those of more junior members of the finance team's actions are in
accordance with this.
- Support the annual accounts process, accurately and inline with set timescales and legal
requirements.
- Responsible for completion of monthly statutory/NHS returns (including supporting annual
accounts) ensuring the work is completed in line with financial timescales and legal
requirements.
- Provide effective financial advice and support ensuring highly complex contracts, activity and
performance information is accurately accounted for, whilst meeting governance
requirements and supporting the ICB in achievement of financial and service priorities and
targets.
- Provide financial and business management support to commissioning services and
corporate reporting, liaising with relevant portfolios as necessary and other parties such as
contracting & information teams.
- Ensuring that organisations such as the ICB, Support Services and NHS England are
adequately advised and informed of the requirements and action to be taken to achieve
annual financial statutory objectives of break-even and maintaining resource and cash limits.
This job description is not intended to be exhaustive. It describes the main duties and responsibilities
of the post. It may be subject to change in accordance with developing organisational and service
needs and wherever necessary, will follow appropriate consultation with the post holder. The post
holder may be directed to complete other duties according to organisational requirements. These
duties will always be reasonable and commensurate with the skills of the post holder and level of
the post
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note although
this post will be supporting the Adult Social Care and Continuing Healthcare
portfolio, roles are generic for all Band 7 posts within the corporate finance team
- The post holder will be responsible for providing support and expertise in developing organisational
plans and budgets as part of the annual reporting cycle across the ICB.
- The post holder will work autonomously interpreting available standards and documents to deliver
their role.
- The post holder is responsible for managing delivery of accurate and reliable financial information
including budget monitoring statements, financial performance reporting, forecasting & financial risk
to support the corporate finance reporting, in conjunction with Portfolio / Sub-System Leads, and
the wider Integrated Care Board (ICB).
- The post holder will be a key player in delivering timely, accurate and robust annual accounts as part
of the yearend process.
- The post holder will deputise for their line manager as and when required.
Key Relationships
Key relationships will be with the following teams, departments and organisations:
- Colleagues within Sub System, Portfolios and across the ICB
Sub-contractors e.g. Commissioning Support
Budget holders, Senior Leadership and other staff members and teams within the portfolio
and sub-system, and other ICBs
Colleagues in both NHS & Non NHS Provider organisation and other ICBs
- Colleagues in NHS England and NHS networks
Colleagues from the Local Authority and other local stakeholders
Primary Care including GPs, Primary Care Networks, GP Federations and Practices
Contracting / Business Intelligence teams/leads both internal and external
Specialist advisors, for example, HMRC, legal, financial, procurement
Professional bodies
Internal and External Auditors
Core Functions- Ensure all work is completed and delivered in line with financial timescales and legal
requirements.
- Responsible for supporting implementation of change as part of matrix working across the
corporate finance team within the ICB.
- Provide expert interpretation and advice to budget holders and the Head of Finance relative
to the portfolio of work on risk to delivery of budgets, contracts and ICB financial duties.
- Responsible for ensuring all budget holders are taking appropriate action to develop and
manage budgets within financial constraints through the delivery of financial and
performance management information .
- Preparing and maintaining accounts, certificates, estimates, records and reports the ICB may
require to fulfil its statutory financial duties.
This work is continuous with minimum monthly reporting deadlines and the requirement to
complete additional ad hoc returns for specific purposes such as procurements or business
cases.
- Have awareness and understanding of the ICB financial governance framework, ensuring
budget holder and those of more junior members of the finance team's actions are in
accordance with this.
- Support the annual accounts process, accurately and inline with set timescales and legal
requirements.
- Responsible for completion of monthly statutory/NHS returns (including supporting annual
accounts) ensuring the work is completed in line with financial timescales and legal
requirements.
- Provide effective financial advice and support ensuring highly complex contracts, activity and
performance information is accurately accounted for, whilst meeting governance
requirements and supporting the ICB in achievement of financial and service priorities and
targets.
- Provide financial and business management support to commissioning services and
corporate reporting, liaising with relevant portfolios as necessary and other parties such as
contracting & information teams.
- Ensuring that organisations such as the ICB, Support Services and NHS England are
adequately advised and informed of the requirements and action to be taken to achieve
annual financial statutory objectives of break-even and maintaining resource and cash limits.
This job description is not intended to be exhaustive. It describes the main duties and responsibilities
of the post. It may be subject to change in accordance with developing organisational and service
needs and wherever necessary, will follow appropriate consultation with the post holder. The post
holder may be directed to complete other duties according to organisational requirements. These
duties will always be reasonable and commensurate with the skills of the post holder and level of
the post
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Fully qualified accountant (or actively studying towards) with a professional accountancy body (eg CIMA, ACCA, CIPFA, ICAEW), or
- relevant degree, / qualification /significant recent, relevant professional experience.
- Educated to graduate level, or significant experience of working at a
- similar level in specialist area.
- Actively committed to personal and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and participation in relevant education and training events.
- Specialist knowledge of a broad range of accounting principles, practices and relevant legislation.
- Have an understanding of NHS
- Finance, including relationships with other public bodies.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages including
- Teams, Outlook and Word.
- Advanced knowledge and skills when using excel to manipulate data,
- produce reports, tables and forecasting.
Desirable
- Leadership and / or management qualification (eg diploma or equivalent).
- Knowledge of accounting standards and context / application within the NHS.
Skills and competencies
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
- Experience of discussions and negotiations with service providers
- (including Service Level Agreements and Contracts).
- Able to communicate effectively with people of all levels and disciplines.
- Achievement of challenging deadlines whilst maintaining quality and
- professional standards.
- Work planning and setting and achieving challenging timescales.
- Committed to putting in extra effort to achieve important goals and manage a large diverse workload.
- Experience and knowledge of financial management techniques.
- Preparation and presentation of complex data or information to
- individuals or groups of people with different levels of understanding of the subject matter, with the ability to advise, challenge and use judgement.
- Negotiating and persuading skills.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Management of staff and effective leadership and creation of teams.
- Has flexible attitude to undertaking various team roles and providing cover for other team members.
- Experienced spread sheet user.
- Expert knowledge of accounting systems.
- Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information appropriately.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in NHS finance, or equivalent multi-stranded large organisation.
- Awareness of how commissioning, contracting and procurement work
- within the NHS or, equivalent multi stranded organisation.
- Experience of working successfully in a multi- disciplinary team.
- Demonstrable expertise and Understanding of the future direction of the NHS, particularly from a finance
- perspective, including the development and maturity of Integrated Care Systems.
- An appreciation of key issues and targets for monitoring performance of the organisation and the effects on the wider Integrated Care
- System.
- knowledge of financial and accounting practice and procedures e.g UK GAAP,
- International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), NHS Manual for
- Accounts etc..
- Expertise of interpreting national guidance relevant to own area of work, with the ability to translate into local policy.
- Analysis and interpretation of highly complex, sensitive or contentious
- information and ability to make recommendations based on the
- analysis.
- Ability to present highly complex, challenging and sometimes
- contentious information to non finance managers, with the confidence
- to challenge where necessary.
- Ability to problem solve and formulate
- solutions.
- Confirm and challenge with budget holders, finance and non-finance staff where variances between budgets and actuals within the financial planning, in-year monitoring and forecasting process are identified.
- Working on your own and as part of the team to a given brief and
- timescale.
- Experience of planning own work load and that of the team, inline with
- reporting requirements and deadlines both internal and external to the
- organisation.
- Experience of managing and motivating a staff within own team/virtual team and reviewing performance of the individuals.
- Ability to work autonomously.
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding commissioning, contracting and procurement within the NHS or, equivalent multi stranded organisation.
- Taken the lead on operational and strategic financial planning 4within own area of expertise.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Fully qualified accountant (or actively studying towards) with a professional accountancy body (eg CIMA, ACCA, CIPFA, ICAEW), or
- relevant degree, / qualification /significant recent, relevant professional experience.
- Educated to graduate level, or significant experience of working at a
- similar level in specialist area.
- Actively committed to personal and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and participation in relevant education and training events.
- Specialist knowledge of a broad range of accounting principles, practices and relevant legislation.
- Have an understanding of NHS
- Finance, including relationships with other public bodies.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages including
- Teams, Outlook and Word.
- Advanced knowledge and skills when using excel to manipulate data,
- produce reports, tables and forecasting.
Desirable
- Leadership and / or management qualification (eg diploma or equivalent).
- Knowledge of accounting standards and context / application within the NHS.
Skills and competencies
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
- Experience of discussions and negotiations with service providers
- (including Service Level Agreements and Contracts).
- Able to communicate effectively with people of all levels and disciplines.
- Achievement of challenging deadlines whilst maintaining quality and
- professional standards.
- Work planning and setting and achieving challenging timescales.
- Committed to putting in extra effort to achieve important goals and manage a large diverse workload.
- Experience and knowledge of financial management techniques.
- Preparation and presentation of complex data or information to
- individuals or groups of people with different levels of understanding of the subject matter, with the ability to advise, challenge and use judgement.
- Negotiating and persuading skills.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Management of staff and effective leadership and creation of teams.
- Has flexible attitude to undertaking various team roles and providing cover for other team members.
- Experienced spread sheet user.
- Expert knowledge of accounting systems.
- Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information appropriately.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in NHS finance, or equivalent multi-stranded large organisation.
- Awareness of how commissioning, contracting and procurement work
- within the NHS or, equivalent multi stranded organisation.
- Experience of working successfully in a multi- disciplinary team.
- Demonstrable expertise and Understanding of the future direction of the NHS, particularly from a finance
- perspective, including the development and maturity of Integrated Care Systems.
- An appreciation of key issues and targets for monitoring performance of the organisation and the effects on the wider Integrated Care
- System.
- knowledge of financial and accounting practice and procedures e.g UK GAAP,
- International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), NHS Manual for
- Accounts etc..
- Expertise of interpreting national guidance relevant to own area of work, with the ability to translate into local policy.
- Analysis and interpretation of highly complex, sensitive or contentious
- information and ability to make recommendations based on the
- analysis.
- Ability to present highly complex, challenging and sometimes
- contentious information to non finance managers, with the confidence
- to challenge where necessary.
- Ability to problem solve and formulate
- solutions.
- Confirm and challenge with budget holders, finance and non-finance staff where variances between budgets and actuals within the financial planning, in-year monitoring and forecasting process are identified.
- Working on your own and as part of the team to a given brief and
- timescale.
- Experience of planning own work load and that of the team, inline with
- reporting requirements and deadlines both internal and external to the
- organisation.
- Experience of managing and motivating a staff within own team/virtual team and reviewing performance of the individuals.
- Ability to work autonomously.
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding commissioning, contracting and procurement within the NHS or, equivalent multi stranded organisation.
- Taken the lead on operational and strategic financial planning 4within own area of expertise.
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.
