Finance Systems Manager

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a systems expert to enhance and maintain finance systems. The role involves leading system improvements, ensuring data accuracy, and supporting users to maximize system efficiency. This position is pivotal in aligning finance operations with the Trust's automation goals.

Qualifications

• Highly proficient in technology.
• Experience with finance systems.
• Ability to interact effectively with users at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead efforts to improve finance systems and processes.
• Ensure timely and accurate processing of interface data.
• Manage day-to-day operations of finance systems.

Skills

Data analytics

Process improvement

System development

Technical authority

Job description

We are recruiting to a critical post within the Trust to develop and maintain the systems and processes used within the finance function, supporting our strategy for better use of technology, automation, and wider process improvement.

We seek a systems expert who is highly proficient in technology and thrives within UCLH's innovative culture. The successful candidate will lead efforts to improve our finance systems and processes, acting as a technical authority on our finance systems and data. They will ensure system availability and support users in maximizing the systems and associated data to enhance financial management and control across the Trust, aligning with our goal to automate more processes.

The post holder will also ensure timely, accurate, and complete processing of interface data, supporting transactional and month-end reporting processes.

Role

This influential role requires the ability to interact effectively and build relationships with users at all levels within the Trust. The post holder will actively engage with system suppliers to ensure consistent delivery of system availability and support, as well as promote ideas for enhancements and developments. The role includes being a key contact for:

• Our central ICT team for general IT and technology matters.
• Other functions with significant interactions with the ledgers, notably EHRS/Pharmacy.
• Other system providers contributing to the ledgers, including ESR and NHS Supply Chain.

Primary Responsibilities

• System development, process improvement, and automation of the Trust’s Finance Systems.
• Managing the day-to-day operations of the Trust’s Finance Systems.
• Maintaining relationships with system suppliers.
• BAU system maintenance and accounting.
• Data analytics.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is a complex NHS trust serving a diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services across eight sites, including University College Hospital, the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, and others.

Our mission is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research. We focus on diagnosing and treating complex illnesses, with specialties in women’s health, cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal, and oral diseases. Our support services include critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine, and pathology.

UCLH is committed to sustainability, aiming to become a carbon net zero health service by 2031 for direct emissions and 2040 for indirect emissions.

For further details or informal visits, contact: Gita Raja, Deputy Chief Accountant, at [e-mail].