At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage accounting services, produce reports, and support financial planning for NHS departments.
- Company: Join a renowned NHS Trust in the heart of London.
- Benefits: Immediate start, competitive salary, and opportunities for skill development.
- Other info: Dynamic role with a focus on teamwork and professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in healthcare finance while growing your career.
- Qualifications: Experience in NHS finance, strong Excel skills, and excellent communication abilities.
The predicted salary is between 54450 - 66550 £ per year.
To provide an efficient and professional management accounting service to Departments within the Divisions/Directorates and the Trust. The postholder will be responsible for producing reports, projections and analysis and will liaise with budget holders and other managers to generate "intelligence" to support forecasting and the medium term business planning process.
To be responsible for the production of the monthly budget statements and associated reports for a wide range of budgets in accordance with agreed timetables.
To develop and maintain an integrated financial performance report, including a year end forecast, highlighting key variances and trends in activity and finance, commenting on influencing factors and advising on any necessary management action.
To meet regularly with budget holders and Senior Managers to assess financial performance and to provide financial management information, analysis and advice to them regarding key risks and critical success factors in achieving financial targets.
To ensure budget holders and managers have an awareness of financial performance requirements, including the need for budgetary control and adherence to SFIs, and to provide financial awareness training where necessary.
A successful Assistant Finance Manager should have:
- Previous experience working within the NHS.
- Able to understand and apply the concepts and techniques for budgeting, financial planning, costing, pricing, variance analysis and reporting.
- Good, well presented written and verbal communication skills.
- Advanced excel skills.
- Able to demonstrate competence in the use of the General Ledger and other financial systems within the department.
- Able to demonstrate an ability to analyse and interpret financial data.
- Able to work effectively to tight deadlines, often involving the management and prioritization of multiple tasks with conflicting priorities.
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of the link between financial data and influencing factors.
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of the rationale for budgetary control, Standing Financial Instructions/Standing Orders and the means for ensuring that they are adhered to.
- Able to deal quickly with questions and information requests and to respond in a way in which non-finance staff will understand and can make use of.
- Able to demonstrate an active interest in the development of their skills, experience and career.
You will be offered an immediate start FTC within a well known NHS Trust based in London.
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