Overview
Detailed job description and main responsibilities. Please see the job description and person specification attached for further information on the role.
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Person specification
Education & Qualification
Essential criteria
- Degree Qualification level
- CCAB qualified
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Proven financial management skills
- Proven analytical and presentation skills
- Knowledge of financial processes
- Experience of budget management in a highly complex environment
- Advanced computer skills, especially in relation to modelling (spreadsheets), reporting and use of accounting systems
- Prepare and present financial information to senior managers including executive directors
- Experience of reporting and monitoring of non-financial information
- Evidence of strategic financial planning and delivery
- Evidence of staff management skills and approaches
Desirable criteria
- Experience of changing processes and maximising benefits of IT systems
- Experience of NHS Capital accounting
- Experience of reporting and monitoring of non-financial information
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Analytical skills and high levels of persuading and influencing skills
- The ability to understand complex customer needs quickly and respond effectively to them
- Contextualise business reporting through an understanding of both financial and non-financial KPIs
- The ability to plan and execute strategic change and influence organisational and individual behaviour
- Ability to think strategically and deliver operationally
Desirable criteria
- Able to influence and bring about change in a complex organisation
- Understanding of Finance IT systems
- Sound knowledge of NHS policy and its application to Finance information (including activity)
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Forward thinking results orientated
- Committed to continuing personal development
- Good presentation skills allied to IT
- Critical, but constructive in approach
- Team player and have personal initiative and drive
- Good organisational skills
- Self-reliant
- Professional & confident individual who exhibits a strong presence and leadership potential
- Influence business decisions through reports, presentations and discussions with senior managers, clinicians and directors
- Innovative thinker
- Ability to manage conflicting demands and plan appropriately
- Good communicator at all levels
- Ability to cope under pressure and remain calm
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Documents to download
- Job Description ( PDF , 432.4 KB )