Finance Manager

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Greater London is seeking a CCAB Qualified Accountant to join their finance team. The ideal candidate will have strong financial management experience and be adept at delivering accurate monthly performance reports. Responsibilities include managing a team, supporting the Head of Finance, and directly influencing financial performance through analysis and reporting. This role offers great opportunities for professional development within a large and complex organization.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial management and staff management is essential.
• Familiarity with costing and business case planning is required.
• Must possess up-to-date knowledge of NHS developments.

Responsibilities

• Support Head of Finance in financial management tasks.
• Manage team of accountants for financial performance support.
• Deliver accurate monthly performance reports for board meetings.

Skills

Excellent written skills

Ability to explain complex financial ideas

Ability to build rapport with clinical teams

Analytical skills

Education

CCAB or CIMA qualification

Degree level or equivalent

Job description

Job overview

Barts Health NHS Trust is one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers and the largest Trust in the NHS with a turnover of approximately £1.5 billion and 16,000 employees, serving a population of 2.5m in East London and beyond.

We offer a full portfolio of services and are home to some of Britain’s leading specialist centres including cancer, cardiac, trauma and emergency care, including the London air ambulance. We also have one of the UK’s busiest children’s hospitals, internationally renowned surgical facilities and the new Heart Centre. The vision is to create a world-class health organisation with an international reputation for excellence in patient care, research and education.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated CCAB Qualified Accountant to join the finance team. We are looking for a driven individual who is self-motivated, pro-active and with excellent planning and organisational skills. The post holder is required to have excellent verbal and written communication skills.

The post holder will support the Head of Finance (HoF) and Deputy Head of Finance (DHOF) to deliver all aspects of the service area (hospital site, clinical support services or corporate areas) financial management. He/she will manage a team of accountants to provide day to day support in all aspects of the service area’s financial performance and business partnering whilst maintaining an excellent team ethic.

To manage the delivery of accurate and timely monthly performance reports for presentation at business unit Board meetings. There will be a requirement to support the reported performance with an analytical review and to influence actions based upon findings.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a finance team within a large, specialist and complex organisation with great opportunities for learning and development.

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Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the Head of Finance (HoF) to deliver all aspects of the service area (hospital site, clinical support services or corporate areas) financial management. He/she will manage a team of accountants to provide day to day support in all aspects of the financial performance and business partnering whilst maintaining an excellent team ethic. He/she will be a senior member of the Financial Management and service area teams, demonstrating expert accounting and business knowledge, analytical support and clear presentation of highly complex or contentious financial and business information to clinical and non-clinical colleagues. He/she will constructively and positively challenge all aspects of service area financial and business performance and financial management processes to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.

Through a team of accountants the post holder is required to manage the delivery of accurate and timely monthly performance reports for agreement with the HoF for presentation at service area board meetings and to feed into the Trust position for internal and external corporate reporting. There will be a requirement to support the reported performance with an analytical review and to influence actions based upon these findings. The post holder will oversee the preparation of robust forecasts to be agreed with the HoF. This will include supporting the planning and monitoring of mitigating actions. They will deputise for the Associate Head of Finance or Deputy Head of Finance in his or her absence, and attend and present financial information at Specialty and Service area performance reviews. Specialist knowledge of reporting, payment by results, reference costs and revenue consequences of capital will be required to assist in the delivery of high quality comprehensive reports. He/she must have a recognised CCAB or equivalent qualification, have significant experience in roles within financial management and be fully committed to continuous professional development.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Financial Management experience
• Experience of management of staff
• Experience of costing and business case planning

Skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent written skills
• Ability to explain complex financial ideas to non-finance staff
• Ability to build rapport with clinical and operational teams
• Ability to analyse and utilise complex information to determine options and aid decision making

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Up to date knowledge of NHS, organisational challenges and developments
• Knowledge of cost improvement programmes and monitoring financial control
• Knowledge of Business Planning
• Knowledge of and ability to maintain Financial Control

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• Qualified CCAB or CIMA

Other

Essential criteria

• Evidence of commitment to personal development for you and your staff

Visa Sponsorship Information

Recent changes to UK immigration policy on the Health and Care Visa and Skilled Worker Visa could mean that this role is not eligible for sponsorship or that you may not meet the eligibility criteria.

Sponsorship can only be offered if this post and any individual offered employment meet all the Home Office’s requirements under the UK Skilled Worker visa scheme.

If you are applying from outside the UK or will require sponsorship, please mention this clearly in your application.

To be eligible for sponsorship, the following conditions must be met:

• Eligible role: The position must be on the UK Skilled Worker visa list. You can check your eligibility here: - .
• Salary threshold: The role must meet the minimum salary set by the Home Office. Please note that for roles employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, the High-Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) is not included when calculating the basic salary for the purposes of sponsorship.
• Skill level: The role must meet the minimum skill requirement of RQF Level 6 or above (graduate level).
• English language: Applicants must demonstrate English proficiency at CEFR level B1 or higher.
• Other criteria: Applicants must meet all other criteria as set out by the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)