Finance Officer

Temple B'nai Abraham; Pontypridd; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A Welsh health organization is seeking an enthusiastic individual to support the Finance Department in providing financial management and analysis. The role offers a hybrid working model and opportunities for professional growth. Candidates should have strong organizational and communication skills, with Welsh speaking skills considered an advantage. Join a team dedicated to excellent patient care across South Wales.

Benefits

Leading pension

Generous leave

Flexible work options

Career growth

Access to ongoing development

Qualifications

• Ability to deal with people at all levels in a friendly and helpful manner.
• Welsh skills at Level 3 (CEFR B2) or above are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide accurate and timely financial management information.
• Process month-end journals for financial reporting.
• Assist in financial reporting and monitoring against budget.
• Maintain budgeted establishments and provide ad-hoc financial information.
• Address queries from service teams and meet with budget holders.

Skills

Excellent organisational skills

Strong communication skills

Friendly interpersonal skills

Welsh speaking ability (Desirable)

Job description

Overview

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join the Finance Department on a full time basis. You will join a key section of the Finance Team, which is responsible for the provision of financial support across the Care Groups. You will be supporting the Primary Care & Communities Directorates. Your focus will be on supporting the Clinical Support Services Group's Finance Team in producing high quality financial information and providing supporting analysis and advice to the Care Group to ensure sound financial management within the University Health Board. The Finance Department has a strong Staff Development Programme, which provides opportunities to develop your career within the Health Board. The working week will follow a hybrid-working model split between home and office working; any face-to-face meetings could be at sites across the Health Board footprint.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the provision of accurate and timely financial management information to the Health Board and its budget holders
• Responsible for processing month end journals to ensure a materially robust financial position is reported; this will include expenditure, income and budget journals
• Assist in the timely and accurate production of financial reporting and the monitoring of performance against budget
• Maintain budgeted establishments and support the Divisional Support Accountants by providing ad-hoc costings and financial information
• Deal with ad-hoc queries from the service teams and meeting with budget holders as and when required

Qualifications and Skills

• Excellent organisational and communication skills plus the ability to deal with people at all levels in a friendly and helpful manner
• Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This does not mean essential; while the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This is not fluency, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.

Context and Location

Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board, part of NHS Wales, serves a large population across a diverse region. With nearly 13,500 staff, our health board is one of Wales’ largest employers. Together, we are Team CTM; a workforce dedicated to offering excellent patient care and support to the 450,000 people across our three regions, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We operate three District General hospitals, several community hospitals, primary and community care facilities.

CTM's location offers access to South Wales with proximity to Cardiff, the Brecon Beacons, and the coast. Our aim is to support a balanced work and personal life in a location that suits you.

Strategy and Benefits

Our CTM 2030 Strategy, Our Health, Our Future, focuses on uniting our region around shared health and wellbeing goals. Our values guide us daily: we listen, learn, and improve; we treat everyone with respect; we work together as one team.

• CTM employees enjoy benefits including a leading pension, generous leave, flexible work, career growth, and access to ongoing learning and development.

Additional Information

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

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