Finance Manager

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To work within the Group Finance Team to provide comprehensive financial advice to Service and Speciality managers to enable the achievement of financial balance and contribute to the business planning process and service developments.

• To advise in the interpretation of monthly financial reports to ensure that managers have accurate financial information to be incorporated in the decision-making process.
• Deliver a programme of financial training for managers to ensure a high level of financial management skills is present and raise awareness within the Trust of the financial regime of both the NHS and the Trust.
• To deputise for the Senior Head of Group Finance or Deputy Head of Group Finance as and when appropriate.
• To support the Senior Head of Group Finance in providing support to the Corporate Planning team with the supply of relevant financial information and the monitoring of performance to support the commissioning.
• To obtain and evaluate financial information for input to business cases, and to complete financial aspects of Capital Bid forms on behalf of the Group/Speciality/Department.
• Maintain professional knowledge to ensure that any financial advice is given with the latest information from NHS/Trust or professional bodies.
• Co‑ordinate the work of the Finance Assistants where appropriate.
• Maintain an effective working relationship with other individuals of the finance function, other officers of the Trust and members of the public, ensuring that work is carried out efficiently, to a high standard, to deliver a professional service focused on achieving a high level of customer satisfaction.

• CCAB Intermediate or Finalist.

• Evidence of CPD or active personal development.

• Within a large public sector organisation.
• Dealing with budget holders at various levels within the organisation.

• Senior acute trust financial experience.
• Devolved divisional/directorate structure.
• Working with activity and waiting list information.
• Staff management.

• Trust financial regime.
• NHS costing & pricing.

• Other topical NHS issues.

• Use of Microsoft Office products to an intermediate level (Basic Macro level).
• Highly numerate.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work on own initiative within agreed parameters.
• Ability to adhere to tight deadlines.
• Ability to work as part of a team.

• Use of databases.
• Ability to use XQuery Reports, not only to generate reports but also to write reports.
• Ability to manipulate data into useful information.
• Influencing and negotiation skills.

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's values (as detailed in UHCW's Values in Action document).
• Applicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience.

The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities within the workplace. All vacancies will be considered for Job Share unless otherwise stated. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be interviewed. Where a post has an overwhelming response, this Trust may use random selection in order to reduce numbers to interview; any disabled applicants will automatically be guaranteed an interview and will be exempt from this process.