Finance Manager

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.We would love you to join us.Job overviewAn exciting opportunity has arisen for a Finance Manager within our Financial Management Team.@Finance SFH are multi-award winning. Our recent successes include East Midlands 2022 Large Finance Team of the Year Winners and SFH Staff Excellence winners.An enthusiastic, positive attitude and approach to work is essential, as is a determination to drive value for patients and tax payers. If you are a team player who can demonstrate excellent personal qualities such as integrity, self-awareness & self-management, compassion & care and resilience then @FinanceSFH is the perfect place for you to come and work.The successful candidate will be welcomed into our Future Focused Finance accredited level 3 team with a strong focus on wellbeing, collaboration, reflection and continuous improvement. We pride ourselves on the relationships with our stakeholders and aim to provide a finance function which will empower Sherwood Forest Hospitals to deliver the best healthcare possible.Reporting to one of the Senior Divisional Finance Managers, the successful candidate will be responsible for contributing to a comprehensive financial management and support service to divisions, providing key business and financial support to these divisions.Main duties of the jobThe main duties of this role includeSupporting the Senior Divisional Finance Manager in all aspects of financial planning and management of the division, with the objective of supporting financial viability. This includes the budget setting and triangulation of expenditure and income to activity, workforce and operational performance.Supporting the Senior Divisional Finance Manager through the provision of accurate, timely and regular financial management information as part of the monthly reporting cycle, planning and coordination of the Trust's budget setting process, ensuring that all relevant factors are incorporated.To support the divisions in reviewing, understanding and acting on complex financial information. Working with Clinical Chairs, Divisional General Managers and other managers to identify reasons for these variations, mitigations to address these variations and produce monthly performance reports. Ensure that systems are in place to incorporate PLICS, FIP and transformation and report any areas of concern/exceptions to the SDFM.Ensure all known changes to services, FIP impact, financial pressures and mitigations are identified, costed and incorporated into the forecasts as well as information on risks, opportunities and future investment requirements.Working for our organisationThank you for your interest in this role.Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here, and we are the Health Service Journals Trust of the Year in 2020.The Care Quality Commission rated Kings Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall, we are rated Outstanding for care.For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients; we also care for you.We would love you to join us.Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesPlease see the job description and person specification for full details of the requirement for this excellent opportunity.Person specificationPersonal ValuesEssential criteriaMust be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's valuesMust be able to demonstrate a strength in conviction of personal values, to ensure those within the service also demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's values and standardsCommunications and Relationships SkillsEssential criteriaPossess excellent verbal & written communication skills and the ability to convey complex financial issues to non-finance managersBe able to demonstrate a commitment to quality and customer focused serviceDemonstrate tact, diplomacy, confidentiality, and persuasion and to stand up and be counted on key issuesKnowledge RequirementsEssential criteriaExcellent working knowledge of MS OfficeAwareness of standard accounting and auditing practice and financial reporting standardsKnowledge of the planning and budget setting processes within an NHS TrustGood business management and administrative abilitiesKnowledge of principles of service development/improvement and performance managementKnowledge of performance management techniques and toolsetsStrong leadership and project management skillsDesirable criteriaKnowledge of current issues in the NHS and the changing nature of healthcare provisionKnowledge and understanding of NHS finance, policies and proceduresKnowledge and understanding of benchmarking techniques and sources of benchmarking informationKnowledge and understanding of the NHS Transformation and efficiency agendaQualificationsEssential criteriaCCAB Finalist or Passed Finalist (or qualified by experience on exceptional basis)Desirable criteriaEducated to degree level (or equivalent)CCAB QualifiedFurther TrainingEssential criteriaDemonstrate evidence of continuing professional developmentExperienceEssential criteriaSubstantial experience of working in a busy financial management environmentHigh level experience of IT, including advanced spreadsheets, budgeting and financial modelling systems and costing systems (e.g. PLICS)Desirable criteriaWorking within NHS financeExperience of systems development and implementationAnalytical and Judgemental SkillsEssential criteriaPossess numerical and analytical skills, including the ability to assimilate & interpret complex data and make resultant judgementsAbility to convey financial issues and complex data to non-financial staffBe able to understand and implement financial management policies and internal control procedures and determine changes to practices for own areaAbility to work within policies and procedures with a high degree of autonomyDesirable criteriaThe ability to undertake training sessions on finance matters to non-specialistsPlanning and Organisational SkillsEssential criteriaAbility to work on own initiative and as part of a wider teamAbility to plan, organise and achieve objectives/tasks set within specified time framesPossess excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage and prioritise conflicting demandsCapacity to concentrate to complete tasks in a busy office environment and demonstrates attention to detailContractual RequirementsEssential criteriaAbility to work the hours required, to ensure satisfactory performance of dutiesIf you would like this information in an alternative format or in a different language please contact us on 01623 622515 ext 3271.Please note that we no longer accept handwritten/paper applications and that the email address given on your application will be used for all correspondence regarding this post.We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. Priority for vacancies at the Trust will be given to existing employees of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust whose roles are currently at risk of redundancy due to organisational change.Only applications received on or before the closing date will be considered for short listing. This is to ensure that the Trust meets its commitment to Equality of Opportunity.In submitting an application, you authorise Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any current and previous NHS Service details and you agree to the Trust obtaining and transferring personal date held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be shared using the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and third party systems via an automated process and will only be used for the purposes of maintaining your employment record.Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check. The Trust will pay for the check initially and the money will then be invoiced to you once you've commenced employment. The current price of a check is £40 plus VAT for an enhanced and £23 plus VAT for a standard check. If you are asked to complete a DBS check and have a previous identity that you do not wish to be disclosed to your employer and/or on your DBS certificate, you should call or email the dedicated sensitive applications team before submitting your application. The team is experienced in dealing with sensitive cases and will advise you of the process and what you need to do.Proposed for us: Covid-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, family, colleagues and our patients/service users from the Covid-19 virus. Whilst Covid-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this present time unless you work in a Care Home facility, we continue to encourage our current and potential colleagues to get vaccinated. There is helpful advice and information about the Covid-19 vaccination and how to access it at: certification / accreditation badgesApplicant requirementsYou must have appropriate UK professional registration.Documents to downloadFinance Manager JD ( PDF , 280.4 KB )Finance Manager Person Spec ( PDF , 280.4 KB )Application Guide ( PDF , 584.5 KB )Nursing, Midwifery & AHP Strategy 23 ( PDF , 2.5 MB )Benefits leaflet ( PDF , 598.5 KB )
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