Finance Manager - Development Role

Health Jobs UK; Redhill; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in Surrey is seeking a motivated finance professional for a development role starting at band 7, progressing to band 8a. The ideal candidate should be CCAB or CIMA qualified, with strong financial management experience. Responsibilities include budget management, financial planning, and providing expert advice. This role supports high-quality patient care within the trust's financial resources.

Benefits

Support for professional progression

Work in a highly rated trust

Diverse and inclusive workplace

Qualifications

• Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role.
• Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement.
• Evidence of essential experience for role.

Responsibilities

• Budgetary management and reporting.
• Financial planning and forecasting.
• Driving financial efficiency.

Skills

CCAB/CIMA qualification

Financial management experience

Excellent written English

Education

CCAB or CIMA qualified or final level

Job description

Job overview

Development Role Band 7/8a

This is a unique development opportunity to join a busy finance department within an acute trust based in Surrey. (Development Role Band 7/8a)

This role will start as a band 7 and will progress to an 8a once criteria is met.

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Finance Team are looking to appoint a highly motivated Finance professional who will work as an integral link between Finance and operational services.

This role is perfect for a recently qualified or final year CCAB or CIMA professional to step into a band 7 or 8a role, dependent on qualification and experience. At the Finance Manager development role (band 7) we will support your progression into a Finance Manager (band 8a) following an agreed pathway.

This is a key and exciting role where your financial expertise will be fully used in ensuring the Trust delivers safe, effective, and high-quality patient care within the financial resources available.

Your main duties will include:

• Budgetary management and reporting.
• Financial planning and forecasting.
• Benchmarking performance.
• Driving financial efficiency.
• Providing expert advice and guidance.
• Supporting business planning.
• Training and supervising members of your team.

The ideal candidate should be CCAB/CIMA qualified or final level and have comprehensive Financial Management experience within the NHS

Main duties of the job

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Working for our organisation

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as 'Outstanding' and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:

• Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021
• National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do
• We are in the top 20% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment
• Our staff rate us the best in the country among comparable acute trusts when asked if they would recommend the Trust as a place to work and when asked whether care of patients is the organisation's top priority
• Our workforce are amongst the most motivated in the country; we achieved the top acute hospital score in the country for staff engagement in the last national staff survey

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification

Person specification

No desirable criteria specified
Essential criteria

• Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role and a complete and accurate application
• Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
• Evidence of essential experience for role
• Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
• Evidence of the Trust values and behaviors
• Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

Additional information
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust operates a 24-hour service, 365 days a year. As such, all nursing, clinical, and operational roles may involve working on a 24/7 shift basis, unless otherwise specified during the recruitment process. We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workforce and actively encourage applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, race and ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process.

Successful candidates will be appointed to the first pay step within the band when they start with the Trust (unless they have previous relevant NHS continuous service), thereafter individuals will progress up the pay steps in accordance with NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) terms and conditions. For part time roles you will receive a pro rata'd (proportional) salary payment based on the appropriate pay step/point and hours worked in accordance with AfC and all medical and dental terms and conditions.

Note: Some vacancies may receive a high volume of applications. In such cases, the vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

We take our responsibilities to the environment extremely seriously and have an ambitious Green Plan that we're delivering. Actions include having uniforms made from recycled plastic, 100% renewable electricity and planting 150 trees at East Surrey Hospital. Read our plan here .

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Job Description ( PDF , 416.4 KB )
• Our Organisation Values ( PDF , 247.7 KB )
• Trust Statement on Recruitment of Ex-Offenders ( PDF , 334.8 KB )