Deputy Finance Manager - Capital and Financial Accounting

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust; Torquay; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a Deputy Finance Manager to enhance financial reporting capabilities. The successful candidate will be responsible for producing monthly financial reports, managing insurance policies, and leading the external audit process. Essential qualifications include being a partly qualified CCAB Accountant and extensive experience in accounting. The role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to NHS services in Torbay.

Qualifications

• Experience of developing systems and processes to changing environments.
• Partly Qualified CCAB Accountant or studying towards a CCAB qualification.
• Knowledge of NHS VAT and IR35 obligations.

Responsibilities

• Production of the Trust's monthly financial information report.
• Management of the Trust's Insurance policies.
• Leading and coordinating the External Audit process.

Skills

Partly Qualified CCAB Accountant

Experience in an accounting environment

Knowledge of NHS financial policies

Developing systems and processes

Education

Educated to degree level

Fully CCAB qualified Accountant

Job description

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Deputy Finance Manager - Capital and Financial Accounting

The closing date is 05 November 2025

This post has been designed to enhance and provide extra resilience to the financial reporting capabilities of the Trust.

We are offering you an excellent opportunity to gain valuable experience on Trust-wide NHS financial reporting requirements. The Trust provides NHS Acute, NHS Community and Adult Social Care services and is part of the government's New Hospital Building Programme.

If you are a highly motivated individual and would like to make a positive impact to the success of the NHS services offered in Torbay, we would like to hear from you.

Support and resources will be provided to candidates who have not yet completed their CCAB studies but wish to do so.

Main duties of the job

• Production of the Trust's monthly financial information report to the Trust's Regulator, NHSE/I
• Production of elements of the Trust Board Report.
• Management of the Trust's Insurance policies
• Leading and Line management to the Trust's capital accounting team
• Interpreting new guidance / accounting standards and developing plans to enable those reporting requirements to be met.
• Leading and co-ordinating the External Audit process of the Trust's financial statements.

About us

The teams are based in a modern and purpose built office environment with satellite facilities. The culture is open and transparent, with common objectives and personal professional development is both encouraged and supported.

Job responsibilities

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

Person Specification

Essential and Desirable

• Partly Qualified CCAB Accountant or studying towards a CCAB qualification (or equivalent knowledge and experience)
• Extensive experience in an accounting environment including experience of developing systems and processes to changing environments
• Educated to degree level of equivalent
• Fully CCAB qualified Accountant
• Knowledge of NHS financial policies, NHS VAT and IR35 obligations

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.

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust