Finance Manager

The Methodist Church in Britain; Leatherhead; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Free parking

Health and wellbeing support

Staff networks

Opportunities to develop and progress

Job summary

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Finance professional to join the Financial Management team. The role focuses on leading the month-end close, producing management accounts with variance analysis, and advising divisional budget holders on forecasts.

The post involves line management of Management Accountants and deputising for the Finance Business Partner within a mental health and learning disability trust.

Qualifications

• CCAB or CIMA qualification, part or fully qualified, or qualified by experience
• Evidence of continued professional development

Responsibilities

• Lead the month-end closedown and financial reporting cycle, meeting deadlines, quality standards and controls
• Produce accurate management accounts with variance and trend analysis for senior managers and clinicians
• Give financial advice and constructive challenge to support decisions and budgetary control
• Support budget setting, cost improvement plans, business cases, service developments and financial modelling
• Maintain general ledger integrity and reconcile funded establishments across workforce and finance systems
• Improve reporting through standardisation, automation and digital tools
• Deliver financial training and support to budget holders and non-finance colleagues
• Line manage, develop and support Management Accountant colleagues
• Deputise for the Finance Business Partner when required

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Excel data manipulation

Financial analysis

Education

CCAB or CIMA qualification

Tools

Excel

Job description

This Financial Management team post at Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust reports to the Finance Business Partner. Core work is running the month-end closedown, producing management accounts with variance analysis, and advising divisional budget holders on forecasts. It also involves line managing Management Accountants and deputising for the Finance Business Partner, in a mental health and learning disability trust. Fit turns on CCAB or CIMA qualification, part or full, or qualification by experience, plus the right to work for the full term.

What the job involves

• Lead the month-end closedown and financial reporting cycle, meeting deadlines, quality standards and controls
• Produce accurate management accounts with variance and trend analysis for senior managers and clinicians
• Give financial advice and constructive challenge to support decisions and budgetary control
• Support budget setting, cost improvement plans, business cases, service developments and financial modelling
• Maintain general ledger integrity and reconcile funded establishments across workforce and finance systems
• Improve reporting through standardisation, automation and digital tools
• Deliver financial training and support to budget holders and non-finance colleagues
• Line manage, develop and support Management Accountant colleagues
• Deputise for the Finance Business Partner when required

Qualifications

• CCAB or CIMA qualification, part or fully qualified, or qualified by experience
• Evidence of continued professional development

Experience

• Extensive finance experience, including demonstrable financial management
• Leading month-end closedown, including journals, accruals, prepayments, reconciliations and management accounts to deadline
• Producing variance and trend analysis with clear narrative for non-finance stakeholders
• Using general ledger and reporting systems and manipulating large datasets in Excel
• Analysing highly complex financial and activity information and evaluating its impact on performance
• Managing own workload to tight and often changing timescales

Skills & knowledge

• Building strong working relationships that inspire confidence in advice given to finance and non-finance colleagues

Checks & eligibility

• Right to work in the UK for the duration of the role

Nice to have

• A further qualification in management or a Master's degree

What’s offered

• Flexible working
• Free parking
• Health and wellbeing support
• Staff networks
• Opportunities to develop and progress