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You will be joining a medical / healthcare organisation located in North-East Somerset outside of Bath, on a Permanent basis
Your new role
- This role is part of the Senior Management Team and will report directly into the Director
- You will take a proactive role in supporting innovation, continuous improvement and cost reduction initiatives across the organisation, including opportunity assessments, business case development and benefits delivery tracking
- The Head of Finance will also be expected to proactively support knowledge-sharing around the organisation\'s finances across the organisation and Trust
- 4 x direct reports in the role - 13 in total
- Required on-site minimum 2 days per week, depending on location / where you are based
- FP&A - Develop the financial framework for the setting of short and long-term business plans within the organisation, including the annual budget setting
- Review financial and operational performance of the organisation against KPIs and analyse the risks and opportunities for the hospital's business strategy
- Financial Stewardship & Control - Maintain and review finance policies for the organisation and ensure that financial controls and processes are adhered to across the hospital to ensure good financial governance
- Responsible for the oversight of Treasury Management, leading the financial services team lead by the Financial Accountant - ensuring transactional postings are accurate and timely, and ensuring all balance sheet control accounts are reconciled
- Financial and BI Reporting - Lead the Management Accountant in the preparation of monthly set of Management Accounts for the hospital, ready for reporting to the Senior Management Team, Executive Board and Trust Shareholders
- Stakeholder Engagement - As a member of the Senior Management Team, this role will be required to engage with employees and other stakeholders across the hospital and provide leadership support, not necessarily finance focussed
- Monitor the effectiveness of the Finance Team to ensure sustainable resources are in place to manage the workload in the most effective and efficient manner
What you'll need to succeed
- You must be fully Qualified and have Right To Work in the UK, with post-qualification experience (ACCA, CIMA, ACA)
- Minimum 5 years post-qualified
- Significant, relevant experience in a senior finance role, with experience of managing a finance team
- Experience of working in healthcare and knowledge of NHS financial frameworks is highly preferable
- Familiar with all aspects of management accounts and budget preparation, including forecasting
- Experience in statutory annual accounts preparation and Companies House filing
- Project Management skills
- Confident with large volumes of data
- Comfortable and experienced working with key stakeholders at different levels
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a commercial mindset
- The ability to analyse complex financial information and communicate analysis and options for decision-making
- Excellent interpersonal skills and able to develop good relationships with colleagues
- Advanced IT and Excel skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to work to tight deadlines
What you'll get in return
- Salary up to £85K depending on experience
- Flexible / hybrid working options available
- Free on-site parking
- Subsidised meals and drinks
- Health and wellbeing initiatives
- Family-friendly policies
- Employee Assistance Programme - Wellbeing Hub
What you need to do now
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