Senior Finance Officer in Cardiff

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the NWSSP Finance Team in the role of Senior Finance Officer. Based in Nantgarw HQ with flexible working, the role will provide a wide range of experience in financial management across NWSSP.

The role requires a hard‑working, committed individual with financial experience and a good eye for detail who works well as part of a team and can meet strict deadlines. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

• Raise invoices for NWSSP and liaise with external and other NHS agencies. Maintain associated records for invoicing and income due.
• Action journals on a timely basis in accordance with agreed procedures, for example recharging staff and expenditure to the correct cost centres.
• Accurately and regularly perform delegated monthly closedown processes and proactively undertake required adjustments to income, expenditure and budgets within the financial ledger.
• Produce and maintain financial trend information, involving the presentation of financial data.
• Maintain accurate records of monthly resource usage, presenting the data in a number of ways using graphs and pivot tables to meet users’ requirements.
• Develop knowledge of, and skills to interrogate, a range of systems such as Oracle/Qlikview to action financial coding changes, identify errors and resolve.
• Provide information to managers and other work colleagues as required, responding to various routine and ad hoc queries from customers/staff.
• Follow and apply financial procedures with minimum direct supervision, using initiative and taking advice when required.
• Participate in the production of draft costed establishments and budget proposals.
• Undertake ad hoc costing, forecasting and variance analysis to support the Financial Management team as required.

At NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership we expect everyone to embrace our values of Listening and Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility and Innovating. Our organisation encourages an agile working approach and we pride ourselves on being a learning organisation motivated by continuous improvement. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion, focusing on the wellbeing and belonging of our people. Excellent customer service is something we strive for, for both our internal and external customers.

Offering a comprehensive benefits package, there is something for everyone. To find out more about working for us, the benefits we offer and guidance on the application process please visit our website.

NWSSP works in an agile way where possible; all posts will have a contractual base but as part of agile ways of working that may mean working from home and other locations. We also look at how we balance flexibility with community, and how to manage opportunities to learn from each other.

• AAT Technician or NVQ Level 4, Degree or Equivalent Experience
• At least three A‑levels (Grades A‑C) or equivalent

• Knowledge of financial and accounting procedures

• Knowledge of financial aspects of NHS legislation and NHS finance policies

• Analytical, interpretation and comparison skills
• IT literate with practical computer application skills covering Microsoft products including advanced level of Excel spreadsheets
• Ability to work autonomously or as a member of a team
• Ability to work on a number of tasks simultaneously and produce high quality work within tight deadlines
• Good and well developed presentation, negotiation and facilitation skills
• Good and well developed organisational, judgement and analytical skills
• Able to operate effectively in a changing environment
• Sound judgement and decision making involving complex facts of situations
• Demonstrate a high degree of motivation
• Enthusiastic and persuasive

Welsh language skills are desirable.