Finance Business Manager

Overview

The role is responsible for the management and delivery of a cost effective, efficient, and responsive financial management / business partnering services (income and expenditure) to the Trust. The post holder will deputise for the Finance Business Partner, manage and lead the respective financial management / business partnering services and team for respective area that may include operational, support and corporate divisions and be responsible for HR/line management.

• Provide Business partnering / Financial Management and reporting for Income and Expenditure
• Support Planning and leading on Budgeting setting for respective area
• Overseeing budget setting
• Developing the medium term financial plan
• Support Forecasting and reporting:
• Ensure accurate and timely monthly financial information is produced and made available for budget holders
• Produce governance packs
• Support Costing and pricing (PLICS)
• Financial modelling and appraising options
• Supporting development and implementation of cost improvement programme and update tracker
• Supporting Internal / External Audit
• Supporting Counter Fraud to manage / reduce / avoid risk
• Supporting responding to FOI
• Providing training to Budget Holders, team members and other stakeholders
• Reviewing and improving financial processes and procedures, implementing automation, better utilisation of systems and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Leading the day to day operational management of the team ensuring it provides the most effective financial stewardship and management services to the Trust
• Supporting organisational development and strategy
• Responsible for ensuring adherence to Financial Governance and Control
• Leading on and ensuring adherence to IFRS/IAS/IFRIC/GAM and other regulatory guidance – carry out impact assessment and implementation of rules
• Ensure appropriate accounting, analysis and other codes are used for journals and that these have the correct debit and credit entries
• Ensuring that ledger journals are appropriately authorised and contain adequate audit trail
• Provide technical accounting and advice for relevant areas. Example: application of VAT, employer’s pay contribution, recognition of income and expenditure, etc.
• Formulate options and make professional and technical judgments including the interpretation of legal and contractual matters across a wide range of technical accounting issues
• Act as finance lead and reference point in all finance and governance matters, including legislation (key stakeholders budget holders, internal/external auditors, senior management)
• For relevant areas leading on the preparation and development (automation) of robust, accurate monthly / annual accounts, analytical review and consolidated statements and delivering these ahead of deadlines. Including associated notes and working papers for the journals, PFRs/TACs in accordance with IFRS and other accounting standards, FreM and DHSC’s annual Group Accounting Manual
• Supporting the co-ordination and delivery of financial planning and budget setting
• In line with set deadlines, leading on budget setting for relevant area within the agreed financial plans, and associated reporting, forecasting, including that for the cost improvement programs (efficiencies, CIP) to support the Trust’s decision-making process and effective financial management
• Supporting the management and the appropriate utilisation of the Financial Ledger / Systems (Oracle, Excel and other systems) and user access
• Support developing relevant financial policies, processes, procedure and service developments and ensuring these are created / developed / updated by set deadlines
• Representing the team at budget holder and other meetings for transitional changes and financial performance
• Benchmark services against other organisations and identify areas for improvement, advise and work closely service leads to implement changes
• Supporting and leading on relevant projects such as financial management services improvement, and / or transitions
• Support the development of Business Cases and service development (ie.: workforce planning) and improvement
• Contribute to achieve the goals and corporate objectives set out in…