Finance Manager

Health Jobs UK; Eastleigh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Eastleigh is seeking a Financial Manager to oversee budgetary control and collaborate with stakeholders on financial management. The ideal candidate will have a Professional Accountancy Qualification (AAT) and prior experience in NHS settings. Responsibilities include providing financial insights, managing income and expenditure, and leading business planning processes. This role promotes a collaborative and equal-opportunity work environment.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of finance work practices and/or professional guidelines.
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development (CPD).
• Experience working in an NHS Organisation.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial management information to the Executive Team.
• Monitor income and expenditure against budgets.
• Lead the financial business planning process.

Skills

Innovative problem solving

Communication of financial information

Education

Professional Accountancy Qualification (AAT)

CCAB Finalist or working towards

Job description

Overview

Detailed job description and main responsibilities. The purpose of your role is to ensure budgetary control is maintained and budgets are devolved to the relevant budget managers within Health Innovation Wessex (HIW). You will work with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders on all aspects of financial management and support up to and including Portfolio Directors.

Key Responsibilities

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Provide business and financial management information and advice to the Executive Team, Portfolio Managers and Project Managers.
• Report income and expenditure within required timescales for the achievement of financial and operational plans.
• Be responsible for the accurate delivery of the statement of the financial position and financial forecast for the Finance Director.
• Produce standard and ad hoc reports and analysis for presentation to the Exec, Portfolio Managers and Project Managers. Ensure reports are accurate, consistent and timely and highlight risks and opportunities.
• Monitor actual against planned income and expenditure and ensure all variances are investigated and resolved with budget holders. To provide well‑researched forecasts for planning and reporting purposes.
• To be responsible for the compilation, co‑ordination and monitoring of the key areas of financial performance, providing variance analysis and key financial information on which business decisions can be based.
• To work as an integrated member of the management structure of HIW, offering challenge and constructive input on proposed ideas, key business decisions and strategy.
• To meet key budget managers regularly to proactively support with financial management and strategic planning.
• To be responsible for leading the financial business planning process, consistent with guidance issued by the Finance Director.

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Tracey Purvis – 023 82120845.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Training Required

• Professional Accountancy Qualification (AAT)
• CCAB Finalist or working towards
• Knowledge of finance work practices and/or professional guidelines
• Evidence of CPD

Previous or Relevant Experience Necessary

• Knowledge and experience working in an NHS Organisation and local health and social service functions
• Experience of leading projects
• Experience managing own as well as staff schedules
• Ability to present and explain complex and specialist financial information in a simple and understandable format to both financial and non‑financial managers
• Proven track record of working well with non‑financial managers
• Experience of integrated working, across professional boundaries and involving several organisations

Personal Qualities / Temperament

• Innovative with strong problem solving and fact‑finding skills

Values and Behaviours

• Able to demonstrate behaviours that meet the Health Innovation Wessex values and behaviours policy and UHS Trust Values;
• Quality – People – Together • Innovative • Inclusive • Collaborative • Achieving • Trustworthy
• UHS • Patients First • Always Improving • Working Together

Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.

Our commitment to equality: Equality remains at the centre of our policymaking, service delivery, and employment practice, giving all employees equal opportunity to develop, apply for promotions, and have working arrangements that enable them to achieve a manageable work‑life balance. UHS actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for managers and staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development, and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status and age.

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