Finance Officer

Job summary

Please note this role is restricted to internal CSU colleagues only

For this role there is an essential requirement to work from the office on a regular/potentially weekly basis

Are you a customer-focused individual? Do you want to work in Finance in a role that will be varied and allow you to gain great experience in the NHS? Come and join our dynamic and innovative Finance Consultancy team. Our team provides a range of financial support to a number of Integrated Care Boards across England, so we will need you to be flexible, adaptable and to balance your workload. We work on varying contracts and projects across the health sector, making a difference to patients across England. This is a great development role and as a team we support our staff to gain their professional qualifications if individuals wish to progress.

We are a flexible employer and offer a range of working arrangements and patterns as well as working in a hybrid manner. We are passionate about developing our team and will make sure successful candidates are fully supported. Successful candidates may work from a mixture of locations including home, NECS offices and customer locations.

Main duties of the job

Operational

Provide the Finance Team with transactional finance services to allow the production and delivery of specific financial reporting requirements, ensuring all aspects of financial management and control are maintained at a high level

Provide administrative and clerical support to the team where required

Contact internal stakeholders and external clients to resolve queries

Ensure all financial information provided is timely, accurate and relevant and is produced in accordance with the relevant reporting timetable

Communications

Provide and receive routine information, which may be sensitive or may requiring tact or persuasive skills to managers, including non-financial managers

Discuss routine financial queries with internal stakeholders and external clients, which are often complex and sensitive

Display good verbal and written communication skills to convey routine financial issues, to support decisions to the subject in hand

Support with external audit and internal audit to resolve the majority of issues at the earliest stage

Analytical

Analyse financial data to identify errors and resolve problems from a range of options

Assist in the investigation, analysis and reporting of budget variances in order to highlight any significant financial issues to key stakeholders and clients

Analyse, investigate and support a resolution of complex financial queries and discrepancies

Support with making suggestions regarding the allocation of finances, financial decisions and financial risk

About us

At NECS we are very proud to be part of the NHS England family. We are one of the very few truly customer-owned entities within the NHS. We have grown from our roots in the North East to be an NHS business with customers the length and breadth of the UK and further abroad. Our customer base has diversified significantly over this period, and we are now very pleased to be serving NHS providers as well as commissioners, NHSE regions, Local Authorities, General Practices and national NHSE Directorates.

NECS combines specialist skills and expertise with scale and resilience to achieve required results. We combine core NHS values with a sharp focus on customer care and a relentless pursuit of continuous improvement. We very much see ourselves as a key partner in the future success of the healthcare system and we take our share of the responsibility for shaping effective delivery.

Our people are the heart of our organisation. We strive to ensure they feel trusted, valued and empowered. Were passionate about nurturing and developing people. When you join us, we want you to grow, and we offer many opportunities for you to do that as well as an excellent benefits package including generous holidays and pension plus free car parking and access to NHS discounts.