Finance Manager - Development Role

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; Redhill; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Surrey is looking for a motivated finance professional for a Development Role Band 7/8a. This position offers the opportunity to manage budgets, provide financial planning, and support business initiatives while progressing from a Band 7 to a Band 8a role based on qualifications. Ideal candidates are CCAB or CIMA qualified, ensuring high-quality patient care through effective financial management.

Benefits

Chance for career progression

Supportive finance team

Part of an outstanding trust recognized for patient safety

Qualifications

• Comprehensive financial management experience within the NHS.
• Recently qualified or final-year CCAB or CIMA professional.

Responsibilities

• Manage budgets and report on financial performance.
• Plan and forecast financial requirements.
• Conduct performance benchmarking.
• Drive financial efficiency across the department.
• Provide financial advice to various stakeholders.
• Support business planning efforts.
• Train and supervise finance team members.

Skills

Financial management experience

Budget management

Financial planning

Benchmarking performance

Driving financial efficiency

Expert advice and guidance

Training and supervising team members

Education

CCAB/CIMA qualified or at final level

Job description

Development Role Band 7/8a

This is a unique development opportunity to join a busy finance department within an acute trust based in Surrey.

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 ideal for a recently qualified or final-year CCAB or CIMA professional to step into a band 7 or 8a role, depending 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 utilized to ensure the Trust delivers safe, effective, and high-quality patient care within the available financial resources.

Your Main Duties Will Include

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

The ideal candidate should be CCAB/CIMA qualified or at the final level and have comprehensive financial management experience within the NHS.

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

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including major towns such as Crawley, Horsham, Reigate, and Redhill, serving a community of over 535,000 people. Our services include acute, complex, outpatient, and diagnostic services. Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex, as well as 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,’ making us one of the best-performing trusts in England.

• Winners of the Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the Year award 2021
• National Patient Safety Awards winner, striving to be a beacon for safety
• Top 20% nationally for staff recommending the trust as a place to work or receive treatment
• Staff rate us the best in the country among comparable acute trusts regarding staff engagement and patient care prioritization
• Our workforce is among the most motivated in the country, achieving top scores in staff engagement in the last national staff survey

For further details or informal visits, contact:

Name: Steven Tuckett
Job title: Senior Finance Manager
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]