Band 8a Finance Manager

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; Wormley; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Finance Manager to join its hospital finance team. You will support quality decision making through analytical finance work and help develop priorities across the directorates.

You will lead on budget setting, prepare directorate financial packs for Board briefing, and ensure data integrity. Strong Excel/Office skills and a proactive, ambitious mindset are essential.

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified accountant with enthusiasm, drive and ambition.
• Band 7/8a development opportunity for candidates near criteria.
• Experience with budget setting and financial reporting.
• Strong Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead budget setting for directorates in line with policies and processes.
• Ensure Directorate period end finance reports are complete, accurate and briefing material for the Board.
• Develop and improve financial reporting packs with clear commentary.
• Review and ensure integrity of financial data within reports and directorate budgets.
• Work with Divisional Board and Head of Finance to provide sound financial advice and cost guidance.

Skills

Budgeting

Financial reporting

Data analysis

Excel

Stakeholder management

Education

Chartered accountant (ACCA/CIMA/CA)

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Financial systems (ERP)

Job description

Would you like to join our finance team as a Finance manager and be part of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust group?

We have a fantastic variety of work underway at our hospital which will both stretch you professionally and ensure you have a rewarding workplace experience. You will be an important part of a committed and high performing finance team, as well as partnering with clinical and operational colleagues.

You will be expected to quickly develop an understanding of the business of healthcare provision, to support and lead on quality decision making through provision of excellent analytical support. You will be an integral member of the hospital finance team and be expected to contribute to the development, agreement and implementation of priorities.

Be part of a diverse, energetic and capable hospital group finance team, which is focused on supporting financial recovery and developing best in class finance reporting and business analytics

This opportunity is likely to suit a qualified accountant with enthusiasm, drive and ambition.

We may offer the role as a band 7/8a development opportunity for candidates that fall just short of necessary criteria.

The post holder will be responsible for budget setting for their Directorate's in line with the policies and processes specified.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that the Directorate's period end finance reports are appropriate, complete and accurate and contains all the information required to brief the Board on the financial performance of the Directorate. They will need to continuously review and improve the content of the pack.

The post holder will be responsible for the integrity of the financial data contained within finance reports and directorate budget reports. They will be expected to review and analyse the data before disseminating it to other interested parties and to include clear, concise and informative commentary on the figures reported.

They will be responsible for exploring better methods of presenting financial information to the Divisional Board and other users supporting the Head of Finance for the division. This will require strong Excel skills and a good working knowledge of Word and PowerPoint.

The post holder will be expected to ensure that reporting timelines are reduced as required by the Head of Finance (Reporting).

The post holder will be expected to work closely with the Directorates to ensure that they receive appropriate sound financial advice which they review and use to take decisions on costs.

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top