Finance Manager

Sutton Coldfield Group Practice is on a transformation journey. Our goal is to significantly improve the service offered to our patients, to be “best in class” for G.P service provision and to be the provider of choice to the residents of Sutton Coldfield. A key plank in the delivery of this ambitious goal is the appointment of a Finance Manager. This person will be the go-to person in relation to “all things finance” with responsibility for the optimisation of our financial flows and to ensure that the business continues to grow and thrive. A full job specification will be sent to you on application.
Job Role & Purpose
As a member of the Senior Management Team, the primary purpose of the role is to lead, support and manage the finance, procurement, and contracting services across the Group. Working with the SCGP finance team you will be responsible for:

• The day-to-day accounting and reporting of the Practice
• Assisting with the timely and accurate preparation of monthly management accounts and yearly budget
• Assist in liaising with the SCGP Accountants for ensuring the PartnershipAccounts and Partnership Tax Return is done in a time efficient and professional manner

Key Duties & Responsibilities will be to:

• Lead, support and implement all of the Group’s financial systems and processes to ensure financial probity, accuracy and meet legislative and regulatory requirements
• Lead, support and implement the Group’s procurement processes to ensure value for money and financial control
• Ensure that all monies due to the Group are collected in a timely manner
• Ensure that all suppliers to the Group are paid in a timely manner
• Ensure that our financial system, Xero, is accurately maintained at all times
• Manage the Group’s payroll and associated functions
• Set up the Partners Drawings using online banking on a monthly basis liaising with the GP Partner Finance Lead on the information to enable you to do this.
• Promote value for money in the use of resources (e.g. workforce, buildings, technology) to maximise the benefits for patients
• Create and present reports to identify results, trends, and financial forecasts
• Lead, support and implement improvements to systems and processes
• Collaborate with auditing services to ensure proper compliance with all regulations
• Ensure that budgets are appropriately set and maintained, by leading and coordinating the annual budget setting process
• Possess strong analytical skills and the ability to effectively communicate complex finance issues to non-financial people
• Lead, support and manage staff actively to ensure compliance with objectives and KPIs and deliver optimum performance

About the rewards
For the role of Finance Manager, we offer an excellent working environment, NHS Pension, and a supportive culture in which to work. The post is full time and based on site in one of our Practices in Sutton Coldfield.
The starting salary for the role of Finance Manager is circa £42,000 to £50,000 per annum dependant on experience.
About you
To be successful for the role of Finance Manager, you will be an experienced finance professional working in a healthcare environment, who is looking to make a real difference. You will have a considerable degree of autonomy and the opportunity to use all your skills and experience to ensure our financial systems are working in support of our business aims.

Education Training & Experience Required

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Relevant Finance qualification e.g. CA, ACA, CIMA, ACCA
• Successfully managing teams to deliver business objectives
• Business financial planning
• Forecasting and budgeting
• Interpreting and reporting of monthly financial results and recommending actions
• Financial control and compliance
• Public sector contracting

Abilities and Competencies

• Capacity to plan and deliver against targets
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to analyse and interpret highly complex and/or sensitive information and to take decisive and practical action
• Ability to extract business data from our various Finance systems into a Board friendly dashboard to identify areas whether improvement to performance can be achieved.
• Proven ability to present complex information in user friendly formats
• Problem solving skills, including lateral thinking and ability to find creative solutions.
• The ability to resolve complex problems
• People Management Skills
• Good team player

If you feel that you have the skills and experience to fulfil this role and want to join us on our fast-paced transformation journey, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Please note
The closing date for applications is 05 April 2024 and the expected date for face-to-face interviews is week commencing 22 April 2024.
To apply for the role of Finance Manager, you must reside in and have eligibility to work in the UK.