Deputy Finance Managers and Deputy Financial Accountant

Overview

The Finance and Procurement Department are looking for ambitious and high performing Deputy Finance Managers and Deputy Financial Accountants. This is a generic job role across the sections of financial management, financial services, costing, income, and capital. There are two permanent full time roles and one fixed term Deputy Finance Manager maternity cover.

The roles out to advert are in management accounts and financial services and typically support clinical divisions or corporate departments but will also play a leading role in developing and delivering the Trust's financial sustainability programme.

We have a fantastic variety of work underway at our hospital and work closely with our Cornwall and Isles of Scilly partner organisations. For the right candidate, this job will be both professionally rewarding and provide you with an excellent workplace experience. Our finance department is One NHS Finance Level 2 Accredited, and we will want the successful candidate to help us on our journey to level 3 accreditation.

As a Deputy Finance Manager or Deputy Financial Accountant, you will be a fully qualified accountant, or in the final stages of obtaining your qualification. The right candidate will be keen on adding value and making a difference to patient care.

• You will provide high quality and clearly communicate financial information including accurate forecasts all produced to tight deadlines. This will support both monthly reporting and be fully auditable during the year.
• You will identify, report and help mitigate financial risks.
• You will ensure that financial processes are effective, purposeful, well understood and add value.
• You will provide expertise to senior managers, service managers and other responsible individuals on the development of business cases and savings plans.

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 550,000 people – a figure that can increase significantly with visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 7,200 staff and have a revenue budget of approximately £675 million and a capital budget in the region of £50 million per annum.

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.