finance manager Nottingham, England
Job description
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen at Nottingham University Hospitals to join the Finance Management Department as a Divisional Finance Manager supporting the Estates & Facilities Division.
This is an exciting time to join Nottingham University Hospitals as we look to improve services and facilities for our community. We are developing transformational plans for the future ensuring the Trust delivers the highest standard of care, that is safe and financially sustainable within modern, fit for purpose buildings supporting effective and efficient delivery of care and helping us to train the next generation of healthcare workers.
Main duties of the job
In addition to the brief list above you must familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification attached to this advert prior to applying.
The Divisional Finance Manager position is dual facing role supporting the Estates & Facilities Divisional operational teams as well as managing the Corporate & Estates Finance Team and contributing to the effective running of the Financial Management Department.
The Estates & Facilities department has an annual expenditure budget of £100m and an external income target of £10m. The service employs around 1600 staff (WTE) across 3 sites and a number of disciplines.
You will provide financial support to:
Facilities services
Cleaning
Catering
Logistics/Portering
Laundry
Waste Management
Car Parking/Security
Estates Services
Capital Projects
Planned Preventative Maintenance of our infrastructure and buildings
Land, Regulatory and Property
Energy Management
Working for our organisation
The successful candidate will be a CCAB qualified accountant with 3-5 years of post-qualification experience and with a demonstrable record of working in a varied and fast paced environment. The Divisional Finance Manager position would ideally suit someone with NHS experience looking to progress to the next level or someone from the private sector looking to make a transition in to the NHS. Previous post holders have gone on to make a transition in to operational roles and some up to General Manager level. Others have progressed to Assistant Directors of Finance.
The post will mostly be based at the City Campus but the successful candidate will be expected to travel where necessary to other sites (Mainly the QMC Campus) to attend meetings. Currently we are operating a hybrid working model combining at home and on site working, but it is important to note that this role does require some some on site presence and face to face meetings. In the near future we will transition back to more on site working.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Estates and Facilities department is diverse and no two days are ever the same. The Divisional Finance Manager will be expected to build effective relationships with a wide scope of Operational Managers and Healthcare Professionals to understand the intricacies of their different operating models and provide support. The role can expect to include a wide breadth of activities including, but not limited to:
Performance reporting and delivering effective challenge where necessary
Service developments and commissioning of services
Supporting the development of investment business cases for significant developments
Completion of Statutory data collection returns
Supporting the Senior Management Team at Exec Performance
Meeting with the operational team to guide them through their financial performance
Supporting the development and reporting of the Financial Efficiency Programme
Leading and managing the Corporate & Estates Finance Team
Developing and influencing the process and practices of the wider Financial
Management Department
Annual planning
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Possess a professional accounting qualification e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CIPFA.
- Demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development.
Post Qualified Experience
Essential criteria
- A minimum 3 years’ experience working within a busy Financial Management environment.
- Experience of working with computerised financial systems.
- Involved in reference costing; validation and collation of information to support robust annual submission
- Knowledge of the workings of the NHS finance and business planning regimes.
- Proven experience of staff management and working practices in a modern finance function
- Understanding of standard accounting and auditing practice and financial reporting standards
Desirable criteria
- Years Experience
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential criteria
- Possess numerical and analytical skills, including the ability to assimilate & interpret complex data and make resultant judgements.
- Ability to assimilate complex data and convey financial issues to non-financial staff
- Be able to develop, understand and implement financial management policies and internal control procedures and determine changes to practices for own area.
- Be able to understand and apply fundamental accounting issues, such as accruals/commitment accounting, double entry etc
Communication and Relationship Skills
Essential criteria
- Possess excellent verbal & written communication skills and have the ability to convey complex financial issues to non finance managers
- The ability to undertake training sessions on finance matters to non specialists
- Possess excellent negotiating and influencing skills
- Be able to demonstrate a commitment to quality and customer focused service.
- Demonstrate tact, diplomacy, confidentiality and persuasion and to stand up and be counted on key issues.
- Act ethically in accordance with NHS codes of conduct and accountability.
- Adopt a positive, proactive and supportive approach.
- Ability to lead and coach a team.
Planning and Organisation Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work on own initiative/self -starter, but integrate within the team
- Works to achieve agreed objectives given freedom to do this, guided by principles, policies and regulations
- Able to make decisions without reference to line manager.
- Ability to set, organise and achieve objectives within specified time frames (well developed project management skills).
- Ability to work under significant pressure, to short deadlines and manage conflicting priorities
- Ability to absorb additional workload at short notice and reprioritise tasks as necessary to assist line manager of other colleagues
Physical Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to concentrate for long periods (inputting, validating and analysing financial data)
- Light physical effort required – sitting, standing, walking, driving
- Ability to use a PC more or less continuously
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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.
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Support with Applications and Interviews: NUH are now able to offer application completion support and interview preparation support. If you would like to be contacted to take up this offer please email [email protected] providing your name, phone number, and email address and the team will be in touch.
Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.
Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
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Consent:
- Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
- Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£41.90 for enhanced and £21.90 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
