Band 6 Finance Manager

Job summary

Are you looking to progress and develop your career in a fast paced and supportive working environment? We have an exciting opportunity in our dynamic Financial Management Team with a track record of high quality on the job training.

UHB (University Hospitals Birmingham) NHS Foundation Trust runs Good Hope, Heartlands, Solihull and the world-renowned Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. Our 22,000 employees deliver care to more than 2 million patients every year.

We are committed to career development and offer a flexible and collaborative working environment where your health and wellbeing are valued. We are constantly evolving, improving and encourage innovation. Opportunities have arisen for Finance Manager roles supporting front line services. These roles are essential in ensuring accurate, timely and insightful financial information, analysis, and reporting.

The Financial Management Team within the Trust offer a comprehensive financial management service, supporting budget holders to deliver on objectives. We offer a wealth of learning and development to help you achieve your career goals and opportunities to take your career to the next level. We work on a hybrid model with a blend of office based, on site, and remote working.

If you meet all the requirements of the person specification for this role, we would like to hear from you.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

The post holder will assist the ADoF /SFBP (Associate Director of Finance/ Senior Finance Business Partner) in providing comprehensive financial management support and advice to Directors, Senior Managers and Corporate Budget Holders.

• The post holder will be part of a team directly involved in the maintenance of the general ledger and budgetary control system which are used in the production of monthly financial statements for budget holders.
• As a senior member of the team, the post-holder will be expected to work independently and use their own initiative within their own sphere of work. Guidance will be available when required from the ADoF/SFBP.
• The post-holder will be responsible for ensuring compliance with all finance policies and procedures including Trust Standing Financial Instructions (SFIs).
• The post holder will supervise the junior staff within the Group and contribute to their training and personal development, enforcing Trust policies within the team.
• As a senior member of staff, the post-holder will be expected to become involved in financial matters relating to the whole Trust as and when required and contribute to the continuous improvement of team and Finance Department procedures.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE Grade 4 or above in Maths & English.
• Demonstrating significant progression towards a professional accountancy qualification. (CCAB) or significant relevant experience.

Experience

Essential

• Significant relevant experience working in Management Accounts
• Evidence of accurate production and monitoring of financial performance information and regular liaison with budget holders.
• Good Understanding of management accounting concepts and techniques.

Desirable

• Working Knowledge or an interest in NHS including understanding of key targets and the performance management framework
• Experience working within the NHS or another large complex organisation
• Experience managing staff

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Ability to supervise junior staff, enforcing Trust policies/SFIs.
• Numerate with strong analytical skills.
• Proficient in the use of spreadsheets, databases and computerised ledger systems, requiring good keyboard skills.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to explain financial concepts to non-finance staff.
• Ability to interpret and present financial information in a meaningful way to aid decision making.
• Ability to influence/negotiate with operational and clinical staff on contentious issues - e.g. Cost Improvement Programmes.
• Ability to prioritise workload and achieve tight deadlines.
• Evidence of strong team working skills.
• Ability to use initiative to overcome problems.
• Commitment to development and training of staff.
• Displays smart appearance and integrity.
• Reliable, punctual, pro-active approach. Ability to travel to fulfil the role, both between hospital sites and elsewhere, as required.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.