Job summary
Role of Senior Finance Manager within the Corporate Finance Team responsible for the financial accountancy team.
Main duties of the job
An opportunity has arisen for the post of Senior Finance Manager in the Corporate Finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified accountant who has energy, enthusiasm, commitment and ambition to work within the finance team.
The post holder will be a key member of the Finance team supporting the Corporate Finance function. The post holder will be responsible for managing the functions, performance, staff and other resources within the Financial Accounts Section, covering:
- Financial Accounting including responsibility for year-end accounts, monthly monitoring returns, charitable funds, accounting for losses (including medical negligence and personal injury claims), VAT etc.
- Treasury - cash and debtors management
- Working closely with the systems & governance and capital teams.
They will support the Head of Corporate Finance in the management of the whole section and deputise in internal and external groups when required (e.g. All-Wales groups, Audit & Risk Committee, Finance Senior Management Team etc).
The post holder will have the full range of line management responsibilities over 2 team leaders and will be involved in any recruitment activity within the department, including the role of recruiting officer for many of the posts.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- Comprehensive and up to date knowledge of International Accounting Standards and their application to the NHS.
- Expert knowledge of financial control and governance processes
- Sound knowledge of financial systems, and how they are maintained and developed
- Sound knowledge of financial systems, and how they are maintained and developed
Desirable
- Good knowledge of Oracle and Qlik
- Good knowledge of wider finance responsibilities and how they integrate with Financial Accounting, Capital and Systems sections
- Knowledge of the NHS financial regime
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Be able to demonstrate a customer focus to meet user needs.
- Be able to articulate and communicate complex financial and systems information to non-finance people, both orally and in writing
- Be able to lead, motivate and develop staff to achieve objectives.
- Excellent IT skills
- Be able to analyse, interpret and make judgements on a range of highly complex information
- Excellent planning and organisation skills in managing a department and projects
- Ability to work accurately, whilst also exercising judgement on degree of accuracy required dependant on requirements.
Desirable
Values
Essential
- High level of personal integrity. Self-motivated, innovative and proactive.
- Good team player with well-developed interpersonal skills.
- Flexible and adaptable approach to needs of the service.
- Able to plan and prioritise workload in order to meet deadlines and deal effectively with conflicting priorities.
- Committed to developing self and team members.
- Enthusiastic, proactive and innovative.
- Show resilience, stamina and reliability under sustained pressure.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- Comprehensive and up to date knowledge of International Accounting Standards and their application to the NHS.
- Expert knowledge of financial control and governance processes
- Sound knowledge of financial systems, and how they are maintained and developed
- Sound knowledge of financial systems, and how they are maintained and developed
Desirable
- Good knowledge of Oracle and Qlik
- Good knowledge of wider finance responsibilities and how they integrate with Financial Accounting, Capital and Systems sections
- Knowledge of the NHS financial regime
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Be able to demonstrate a customer focus to meet user needs.
- Be able to articulate and communicate complex financial and systems information to non-finance people, both orally and in writing
- Be able to lead, motivate and develop staff to achieve objectives.
- Excellent IT skills
- Be able to analyse, interpret and make judgements on a range of highly complex information
- Excellent planning and organisation skills in managing a department and projects
- Ability to work accurately, whilst also exercising judgement on degree of accuracy required dependant on requirements.
Desirable
Values
Essential
- High level of personal integrity. Self-motivated, innovative and proactive.
- Good team player with well-developed interpersonal skills.
- Flexible and adaptable approach to needs of the service.
- Able to plan and prioritise workload in order to meet deadlines and deal effectively with conflicting priorities.
- Committed to developing self and team members.
- Enthusiastic, proactive and innovative.
- Show resilience, stamina and reliability under sustained pressure.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
