Remote Finance Manager in Newcastle upon Tyne

Morgan Hunt require a Finance Manager for NHS based in South East London.

Pay Rate: £30.02ph PAYE

Hours: 37.5, 9am to 5pm Mon to Fri - Hybrid working available 3 days a week.

Location: South East London

Duration: 3 months ongoing contract

Essential: Qualified Accountant, excellent Excel skills and knowledge of trust finance systems.

Job Summary: Reporting to the Head of Finance & Corporate Support, being the day-to-day lead on finance and business processes. To lead on the financial management of the trust, ensuring that all trust controls and processes are followed, that all procurement is conducted according to Standing Financial Instructions and best practice. Ensuring that invoices are paid appropriately and on time. Reporting to the Head of Finance & Corporate Support to ensure that the Executives and Programme Directors have appropriate information to make the best possible decisions to deliver the organisation's strategic objectives. To be continually developing and improving financial and other reporting to better support the organisation. To ensure that HIN financial reports to funders are complete and timely. To manage the day-to-day business processes, including HR and procurement, developing and improving ways of working, ensuring appropriate guidelines are followed across the organisation, and that HIN links appropriately with the wider trust. To lead on links with trusts Finance, HR and Procurement departments, developing how HIN uses trusts systems to drive continual improvement.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• To report on a regular basis the financial position and projections of the trust, providing assurance to senior leadership and funders and enabling appropriate decision making.
• To oversee business processes around finance, HR, recruitment, agency and bank staff, monitoring delivery of these functions to best support the organisation.
• To work in collaboration with the Financial Support Officer to ensure that all teams are following proper procurement processes and that all requisitions are raised appropriately and all invoices paid in a timely manner.
• Manage, co-ordinate, monitor and agree the monthly reporting timetable.
• To be the main contact within the team for compliance with trust SFIs.
• To provide financial leadership and present complex financial management information to senior HIN Leadership and the Head of Finance & Corporate Support.
• To ensure the HIN Finance team are operating as efficiently and effectively as possible, by reviewing the processes performed by the team and suggesting improvements and automation where possible.
• To provide accounting expertise to the organisation.
• To provide support, advice and guidance to other teams within HIN on all financial matters and, when required, to challenge assumptions held to ensure the development of robust financial planning and controls and the most effective use of HIN funding.
• To manage the Finance Support Officer, including ensuring that they are appropriately trained and developed, have twice yearly appraisals and PDPs and that the work of the department is appropriately allocated.
• To lead and contribute to any other projects to improve HIN business processes as may become necessary.
• Ensure that the team provides a high-quality service to its customers, carrying out customer satisfaction surveys and implementing changes as a result.
• To ensure that sickness and performance issues are managed appropriately within the teams.

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to temporary vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer; job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.