Deputy Finance Business Partner Maidstone, England
Job description
An opportunity has arisen for a Deputy Finance Business Partner to join the Financial Management team at Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust. We are proud to have won Finance team of the year in the HFMA Kent, Surrey and Sussex awards last year, and the new post is as a result of additional investment into the team.
We are looking for a professional, highly motivated CCAB/CIMA qualified accountant or finalist to support one of the Community Services teams across Kent. The successful applicant will have experience of finance and innovation within a complex organisation; this will include providing high quality financial management and business support, and the preparation and delivery of reports for senior committees.
The post is home based with some travel to meetings in Kent.
Are you who we are looking for? If you are enthusiastic and positive, then this is the first step; but more importantly are you someone who has extensive experience within a management accounts team in a large complex organisation?
If this is you, then keep reading as we are recruiting an accountant to join our finance team and it may just be you. To join us you will also need to be highly motivated and have excellent written and verbal communication skills because this role is a key member of our team, providing professional support to directors and budget holders.
The Deputy Finance Business Partner post is an excellent opportunity for you to gain senior finance experience and further develop your skills.
Key duties include:
- Providing a comprehensive, customer focused management accounting service.
- Producing an accurate year-end forecast and information on key variances and trends - influencing clinicians and managers to use management accounting information to effectively maximise resources.
- Supporting and monitoring of cost improvement plans for services, providing financial support and challenges.
- Supporting managers in developing a business focus and financial risk management.
One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC. We’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values Compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent
We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities.
We’ve signed up to be a real UK living wage employer. From September 2022, the minimum salary we’ll pay is £10.90 per hour (excluding apprentices). The real Living Wage is the only UK wage rate voluntarily paid by 7,000+ UK businesses who believe their staff deserve a fair wage. Committing to the real UK Living Wage is one way we’re delivering our pledge to be the best employer
Flexibility is another way we do this. In the NHS, we’re reminded every day how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement without having to sacrifice time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both
Looking for professional development? We can support that too! Our career pathways will help you achieve your aspirations
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know so they can help you with this.
All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate. Interviews are due to take place on the 9th March 2023.
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Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity
Although vaccination against COVID-19 is not mandatory, we are strongly encouraging colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
