Job description

Job responsibilities

To ensure financial information is processed in accordance with established procedures, in order to provide monthly reports, through completion of own work and through liaison with other colleagues within the Team & the NCA.

The post holder will be required to communicate with colleagues, managers and staff within the NCA and external organisations, including other NHS providers, commissioners & the local authority.

To investigate complex financial enquiries, providing assistance and advice as required.

Responsible for producing relevant, timely and accurate reports to budget holders within the Care Organisation or group function; including identifying trends, the reasons for variances from forecasted income & expenditure & options to improve the position and providing reliable predictions for the year.

Assisting with the assessment of the full financial implications of proposals and their affordability within the overall resources identified.

To supervise the day-to-day activities of the budget managers, budget officers and other junior members of staff within the Team as required by the Senior Management Accountant.

To assist in the interpretation and/or implementation of new regulations and guidance where appropriate.

To undertake ad-hoc tasks from time to time as directed by the Senior Management Accountant.

To deputise as required for the Senior Management Accountant in their absence.

Communications and RelationshipsThe post covers a wide remit managing complex and sensitive aspects of financial work within the organisation and involves working with other professionals at a senior level both within the organisation and externally

The post-holder will need to establish effective communication mechanisms to communicate highly complex information effectively at all levels of the organisation

The post holder will ensure that the Team complies with the NCAs Management Accounting policies and procedures and will maintain knowledge of Financial Procedures and Standing Financial Instructions.

Develop effective working relationships and provide advice and support to budget holders on budgets, budgetary control, and other finance related matters as appropriate, including the provision of training to non-finance staff.

To advise senior budget holders in respect of key areas of financial management and influence the use of strategies and actions in the management of resources within the Care Organisation or group function.

To support, motivate and train staff within the Team and provide training to other staff within the finance function.

Analytical and Judgmental Skills The post holder will analyse and interpret the financial performance of the Care Organisation or group function.

To provide forecasts of likely expenditure, identifying options for management action where costs are likely to exceed budget. This will need to be explicit on the impact these options may have on the achievement of other service targets that have to be met.

Planning and Organisational SkillsTo monitor achievement of plans and identify any deviation from plans; supporting the development of a range of options to deal with any such deviation.

Updates existing procedures as required.

Physical SkillsThe post-holder will be required to undertake normal office activities and input and manipulate financial data into computer spreadsheets where speed and accuracy are necessary.

Responsibility for Patient Care This role does not have any Patient Care responsibilities.

Responsibility for Policy/Service DevelopmentProposes changes to own project/function, informing policy and making recommendations for other projects delivery

To undertake personal development which meets the needs identified in reviews of performance with the Associate Director of Finance.

Responsibilities for Financial and Physical ResourcesThe finance tasks involved with this role include:

1. Become familiar with management accounting techniques, policies, procedures and routines and be expected to comply with all Trust policies, Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions with the minimum of supervision.

1. Ensure that all entries into the financial systems within the Trust are correctly coded and authorised appropriately.

1. Calculate and prepare recharges of expenditure to external agencies.

1. Calculate accruals and prepayments within strict deadlines for all periodic payments ensuring accurate records are maintained.

1. Complete, calculate and process of income and expenditure journals in accordance with the reporting timetable.

1. Complete, calculate and input of budget journals into the Finance system in line with the agreed procedure

1. Analyse income and expenditure, identifying, investigating and reporting the reasons for any variances.

1. To contribute to the business planning and budget setting process, and to provide the ongoing and regular financial monitoring information and advice needed to support the effective management of these resources.

1. To contribute to the production of budget statements for budget holders within the Care Organisation or group function and to monitor costs and to ensure budgets are updated when necessary.

1. Contribute towards the preparation of ad-hoc financial returns as appropriate.

1. Continually develop, introduce and improve the systems to assist financial management, monitoring and reporting in the Care Organisation or group function.

Responsibilities for Human ResourcesAssist the Finance Team in the training and development of the Operational Team staff with respect to financial management.

Responsibility for Information ResourcesFrequently required to use software to allow financial monitoring and reporting using advanced skills in a variety of computer packages

Responsible for continuous monitoring and analysing of information against quality standards.

Responsibilities for Research and DevelopmentThere are no responsibilities for Research and Development within this role.

Freedom to ActWorks within policies and procedures, work is managed rather than supervised.

Partnership WorkingThere is a requirement to interact with others in order to achieve the objectives or purpose of the post. This will range from co-operating with other team members, Clinicians and managers.

Equality and DiversityThe Trust is committed to eliminate racism, sexism and forms of discrimination. The Trust will not discriminate on grounds of age, colour, disability, ethnic origin, gender, gender reassignment, culture, health status, marital status, and social or economic status, nationality or national origins, race, religious beliefs, or non-beliefs, responsibility for dependants, sexuality, trade union membership or hours of work. It is required of all employees to uphold this policy in the course of their employment with the Trust and whilst undertaking their duties.

Making Every Contact CountFront line staff are in an ideal position to offer support and advice on how to improve health and wellbeing

Staff should use their interactions with the public to give them additional advice on health and wellbeing

Staff will be given training and support to help them to signpost people to other services which may improve their health and wellbeing.

Health & Safety

All people (including consultants) who manage othersYou are accountable for the effective deployment of activities that ensure that your department/ward/clinical team is reducing hospital acquired infection. You will ensure that you and your staff comply with the Trusts policies on infection, prevention and control. You will ensure that you and your staff receive the training required to maintain competence to execute the Trusts policies on infection, prevention and control. You have a responsibility to bring deficiencies in the deployment of such policies to the attention of your line manager.

General Staff

You have a personal responsibility to support your department/ward/clinic in reducing hospital acquired infection. You must comply with the Trusts policies on infection, prevention and control and maintain your competency to effectively discharge your responsibilities. You must bring deficiencies to the attention of your manager.SafeguardingThe Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You will be expected to fulfill your mandatory safeguarding training at the level applicable to this role.Code of Conduct

Professional staff that have a national Code of Conduct are expected to adhere to that Code and failure to do so could result in disciplinary action being taken. Staff who do not have a regulatory body are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and in line with the Trust values and polices are all time.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Either AAT or CCCB/CIMA registration
• 5 GCSEs including Maths & English

Desirable

• CCAB/CIMA qualified or equivalent knowledge and experience at that level
• Educated to Degree level or equivalent qualification/ experience

Skills

Essential

• Able to discuss complex and sensitive information with budget holders and financial colleagues, gain their respect and influence their decisions
• Able to understand complex corporate and financial issues and advise budget holders accordingly
• Able to negotiate with finance colleagues
• Able to contribute to planning the team's workload, making adjustments to meet departmental requirements and internal and external targets
• Expertise in management accountancy
• Able to discuss complex and sensitive information with budget holders and financial colleagues, gain their respect and influence their decisions
• Able to provide detailed advice and guidance to finance and non-finance managers
• Able to analyse complex financial issues and exercise judgement on financial decisions and risk
• Able to work quickly and accurately under pressure
• Able to plan projects that have an impact on the department and the organisation
• Able to propose changes to procedures and policies within Management Accounts and able to redesign local accounting policies which impact on other sections of finance
• Able to manage junior members of the Team
• Able to work to achieve objectives with freedom to work in one's own way within broad professional policies and without reference to a manager

Desirable

• Able to contribute to the short and medium term strategy of the Care Organisation or group function

Knowledge

Essential

• Specialist knowledge of accounting procedures, NHS Financial policies and legislation
• Considerable knowledge and experience of computerised financial systems, coding structures and inter-relationships of other financial systems

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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 .

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website .

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Fairfield Hospital

Rochdale Old Road

Bury

BL9 7TD