finance manager Nottingham, England
Job description
To prepare monthly Analysis to provide the Senior Finance Manager with financial intelligence on all aspects of the Trust financial expenditure based on manipulation of complex data received Support the Senior Finance Manager in answering complex questions from both internal and external sources, including those from colleagues from the Integrated Care Board (ICB) and NHS England Interpret Freedom of Information requests and analyse data to enable the Trust to respond accurately and promptly to such requests Support the Senior Finance Manager in challenging existing processes and suggesting improvements Be a visible and present point of contact for colleagues in relation to technical / process matters in relation to monthly reporting Maintain budget bridges to enable the Senior Finance team to explain to Divisional Managers changes to overall budgets Maintain the GL Budget Data Module structure to ensure it enables the Trust to track and report changes to budgets Oversee General Ledger coding hierarchies such that they enable the production of monthly and ad-hoc internal reports / analytics and external financial statements without relying on manual interventions / spreadsheets Provide detailed and accurate working papers to support entries into the Annual Accounts to the satisfaction of the Trusts external auditors, and advise and guide colleagues to enable this discipline to be maintained throughout the year Complete various Statutory Final Accounts schedules for the Trust in relation to the Statement of Comprehensive Income (SOCI) and supporting notes for inclusion in the Trusts Annual Report and Accounts, ensuring all of which are supported by high quality working papers for audit and reference Continually review the latest guidance to ensure the Trust is reporting financial information correctly and in line with statutory and NHS rules Plan and organise time to manage competing deadlines and deliver complex activities to the agreed timescale, negotiating any re-prioritisation where necessary Input to relevant items from the External Auditors Prepared by Client schedule prior to the audit Provide responses to External Audit queries during the Accounts cycle and interim audits Provide good quality audit papers which are reconciled to accounts entries and occasionally meet with auditors to help ensure the audit is completed fully and within the audit timetable Assist in following up actions required from the post audit review to improve the Accounts process and ensure these are bedded in prior to the following years process Provide Internal Auditors with required evidence and 'walk throughs' in line with the annual Audit plan To provide accurate and comprehensive costing and financial input to business proposals and business cases developed in the Central Division, or to those that require Central input, in support of service change and development plans Manage direct reports, and Central junior staff, developing the roles as appropriate (including recruitment, training & development, appraisal, sickness monitoring, authorisation of absence, department workload, allocations of work and disciplinary and grievance matters) Input to the development of the overall Central Team function, ensuring the Team remains resilient and is well positioned to cross-cover roles when necessary To ensure the operation and communication of effective variance analysis in relation to the Central Division, including Reserves, and investigation of factors causing movements, influencing and implementing agreed actions Transact internal trading in line with the Patient Level Information and Costing System (PLICS) and maintain budgets, ensuring all transactions net to zero Draw on professional studies and experience to apply specialist knowledge across all aspect of the role, particularly any relevant accounting standards and practices, including the adoption of accruals and commitment-based accounting principles, in the production of financial reports Complete any required training that would benefit the role and/or comply with the undertaking of practical experience in line with the relevant professional body's requirements
