Finance Manager

Health Jobs UK; Manchester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care is seeking a senior finance professional to support the Head of Finance in delivering an efficient financial accounting function. The role covers payroll, accounts payable, cash management, and reporting in line with NHS England requirements.

The post holder will supervise payroll processes, explore No PO No Payment compliance, and help roll out the purchase order system.

Qualifications

• CCAB qualification or a master's degree or equivalent is essential.
• Significant experience in a finance function of a large/complex organisation, preferably public sector.
• Highly developed skills in Microsoft Office applications and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead payroll services, ensuring timely and accurate payroll overs and pension contributions.
• Manage relationship with East Lancashire Financial Services on payroll queries.
• Oversee cash management, cash flow monitoring, and payments compliance.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Analytical thinking

Team leadership

Education

CCAB qualified

Master's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Job summary

JOB PURPOSE

Greater Manchester Integrated Care is accountable for the quality of care delivered to the residents in Greater Manchester. The Strategic Finance Portfolio within NHS GM is responsible for implementing and monitoring the delivery of the financial systems that underpin high quality healthcare.

The post holder will support the Head of Finance to deliver an effective and efficient financial accounting function to NHS Greater Manchester, ensuring compliance with policies and procedures, accounting standards and NHS England requirements. This role will encompass the management of cash and payroll services, ensuring that the organisation has accurate cash forecasts within nationally defined parameters . The focus of work may be varied as business needs dictate, and therefore a flexible approach is required.

Main duties of the job

The key responsibilities of this role will include:

Be the financial lead for payroll services ensuring timely and accurate pay overs of GP pension contributions / other payroll pay overs, and the review and completion of the GP and staff pension assurance statements, including organisational sign off

To lead on the partnership with East Lancashire Financial Services (ELFS) in respect of payroll queries.

Management of IR35 implications of temporary staffing, ensuring that paperwork is retained within HMRC timelines, and a full audit trail exists should HMRC conduct a review.

Oversight of all aspects of organisational cash management including cash requisitioning, monthly cash flow monitoring and reporting, and faster payments. Supporting both internal and external reporting.

Support the Associate Director of Finance - Financial Control in the management of allocations received.

Supporting the Associate Director of Finance - Financial Control with the development and roll out of finance training across the organisation to both finance and non-finance colleagues

Supporting the production of the Annual Accounts and Annual Report disclosures, and various other financial accounting returns during the financial year including supervising the Debtors / Creditors Agreement of Balances process.

About us

This role is a pivotal role within the Financial Control team, working closely with the Associate Director of Finance across key tasks within the team.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will support the Head of Finance to deliver an effective and efficient financial accounting function to NHS Greater Manchester, ensuring compliance with policies and procedures, accounting standards and NHS England requirements. This role will encompass the management and supervision of the Accounts Payable function including the efficient and timely processing of invoices, ensuring achievement of the Better Payments Practice Compliance code. The role will also have a focus on the introduction of the purchase order system and internal compliance with this process ahead of the new general ledger introduction and the implementation of No PO, no payment. The focus of work may be varied as business needs dictate, and therefore a flexible approach is required.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will support the Head of Finance to deliver an effective and efficient financial accounting function to NHS Greater Manchester, ensuring compliance with policies and procedures, accounting standards and NHS England requirements. This role will encompass the management and supervision of the Accounts Payable function including the efficient and timely processing of invoices, ensuring achievement of the Better Payments Practice Compliance code. The role will also have a focus on the introduction of the purchase order system and internal compliance with this process ahead of the new general ledger introduction and the implementation of No PO, no payment. The focus of work may be varied as business needs dictate, and therefore a flexible approach is required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional Registration
• CCAB qualified or educated to a masters degree or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience in a finance function of a large / complex organisation, preferably public sector
• Experience of managing a team
• Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence for Executive level meetings
• Highly developed skills in Microsoft office applications.
• Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.
• Ability to plan and organise a broad range of complex activities to tight deadlines and maintain a high standard of work.

Desirable

• Experience of creating and giving presentations to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders
• Broad knowledge of the NHS and the local authority agenda and ability to make the links between policy initiatives and direction.
• Knowledge of NHS Finance regime

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional Registration
• CCAB qualified or educated to a masters degree or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience in a finance function of a large / complex organisation, preferably public sector
• Experience of managing a team
• Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence for Executive level meetings
• Highly developed skills in Microsoft office applications.
• Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.
• Ability to plan and organise a broad range of complex activities to tight deadlines and maintain a high standard of work.

Desirable

• Experience of creating and giving presentations to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders
• Broad knowledge of the NHS and the local authority agenda and ability to make the links between policy initiatives and direction.
• Knowledge of NHS Finance regime

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care

Address

Tootal Buildings

56 Oxford Street

Manchester

M1 6EU

United Kingdom