Finance Manager

Site: University College London Hospital

Town: London

Salary: £61,927 – £68,676 Per annum inclusive of HCAS

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 17/03/2025 23:59

The use of AI is monitored and if applicants have used it, then they are required to declare this in their supporting statement.

Job Overview

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH), situated in the West End of London, is one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom and provides first-class acute and specialist services both locally and to patients from throughout the UK and abroad. We are looking for a Finance Manager to work within the Surgery & Cancer Board. The post holder will provide financial management support to the Theatres & Anaesthesia Division, which comprises theatres & anaesthesia, medical physics, and sterile services, with a combined direct expenditure budget of c£76m and 760 WTE. The postholder will also be responsible for the Surgery & Cancer Board Divisional Management. The post holder will provide financial support and advice to the division, meeting both service operational needs and corporate deadlines. This will involve managing day-to-day financial support to the division and the full monthly financial reporting process. The post holder is expected to work within tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment, meeting both divisional and corporate requirements.

You will have excellent attention to detail and communication skills (written and verbal), building rapport with various managers and clinicians to support engagement and understanding of the financial position.

The post-holder will have line management responsibility of an Assistant Management Accountant and will report to the Senior Finance Manager.

Main Duties of the Job

• Provide full financial management support to the division
• Ensure accurate and timely reporting of the financial position
• Conduct detailed variance analysis including underlying analysis
• Lead on budget holder meetings to ensure engagement and understanding from budget holders, with the ability to interpret and explain complex financial information (verbally and written) to non-finance staff
• Respond to budget holder queries in an accurate and timely manner
• Maintain budgeted and actual establishments
• Ensure accurate and timely recovery of income
• Line management responsibility of Assistant Management Accountant
• Any other ad-hoc duties under the guidance of the Senior Finance Manager, which may include Surgery & Cancer Board wide tasks

Person Specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

• Advanced IT skills including Excel and Word. Expected to design and create reports using financial spreadsheets and databases and be familiar with the use of ledger systems

Experience

• Substantial experience in reconciliation and balances, financial processes, computer systems and ledgers, complex financial reporting, and financial forecasting through scenario planning
• Experience of working with Finance
• Experience of working in Health Sector
• Experience of work undertaken unsupervised
• Experience of working in an acute NHS trust

Skills and Abilities

• Possess excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills (written and verbal)
• The ability to communicate effectively across staff groups
• Be able to build effective working relationships
• Ability to analyse, investigate and interpret numerical data
• Ability to develop complex, contentious financial data and reports into a format which can be easily understood by all levels and professions within the Trust
• Interest in and capability with figures and financial calculations, and ability to interpret figures to support proposals and decisions
• An ability to deputise for the Senior Finance Manager
• Demonstrable experience of people management
• The ability to work as part of a team, building relationships and supporting others
• Energy and enthusiasm to ensure that objectives are met
• Ability to organise personal time and tasks to ensure that deadlines are met

Other Requirements

• An ability to see the bigger picture, and recognise the impact of decisions on others and the wider community
• Enthusiasm for the NHS and for public service
• An understanding of the NHS finance regime

At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork, and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

At UCLH we take equality of opportunity seriously and are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer, with a culture that creates a real sense of belonging and trust. It is our fundamental aim, to recruit, retain and promote a diverse mix of people who are representative of our local communities. Applications are encouraged from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to support our world-class research, innovation, and creativity.

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Please note that all correspondence regarding your application will be via email. The emails will be sent to you via TRAC.jobs and not via NHS Jobs, we encourage you to check your inbox regularly.

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