Job summary
The primary aim is to support the delivery of financial consultancy transformation projects and assignments for customers to time and budget.
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Main duties of the job
Working with customers to understand, develop and document their business requirements into formal statements of work
Ensuring the portfolio of financial consultancy tasks and projects are planned and managed, and that outputs are delivered in a timely and effective manner for customers
Supporting the delivery of financial consultancy projects by undertaking financial modelling and analysis of complex data sets to identify, investigate and explain variances and trends
Producing high-quality financial reports and analyses, including non-financial data
Producing accurate and timely management accounts in line with periodic deadlines
Proactively seek ways to improve reporting processes, sharing best practices and challenging the status quo by working collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams
To carry out other appropriate delegated duties as required by their Manager
About us
SCW Finance Consultancy sits within the Transformation Directorate and is an area which has experienced rapid growth over the last few years. This role will report into the Senior Finance Consultant and will be essential to the effective delivery of impactful projects across Health and Care in the NHS. We are an inclusive and diverse team and collaboration enables our work every day. This area has grown rapidly over the last couple of years due to the committed and hard-working nature of the team, for which personal development is an important value that we hold. The right candidate will share the ethos and values of the wider organisation and will be able to bring the skills they have developed in their career, to help deliver quality outcomes going forward.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details and information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- AAT Qualified; qualified or studying towards full ACCA, CIMA or CIPFA professional qualification
Desirable
- Significant experience in project management, management accounting, financial management or supporting change management processes
Values & Behaviours
Essential
- Patient First - Customer Excellence
- Aspirational
- Collaborative
- Insightful
- Respectful
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience in management accounting processes and variance analysis
- Experienced in the use of large, integrated computer-based finance systems and ledger systems to produce high quality financial and management reporting
- Thorough understanding of the principles of management accounting and financial control.
- General accounting approaches/techniques
- A good understanding of the health and social care environment and roles and responsibilities within it
- Providing detailed advice and guidance to finance and non-finance managers on matters relating to their own area
Desirable
- Experience in project management and planning. Good knowledge of project principles, techniques, and tools, such as Prince 2 Foundation and Microsoft Project
- Further training or significant experience in project management or supporting change management processes
- Experience of coordinating projects in complex and challenging environments
Skills & Capabilities
Essential
- Strong Microsoft Office skills and Advanced Excel
- Knowledge of Financial Systems for monitoring budget management, processing invoices, procurement, and business planning processes
- Demonstrate a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals
- Experience of influencing team members without having direct line managerial responsibility
- Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales
- Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload without supervision working to tight and often changing timescales
- Clear communicator with excellent report writing and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately.
- Adaptability, flexibility, and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
- Excellent customer service skills
- Effective organiser, professional, calm and efficient manner
Desirable
- Analyse and interpret information, pre-empt, and evaluate issues, and recommend an appropriate course of action to address the issues
- Skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks. Experience in communications and stakeholder management
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.
Employer details
Employer name
NHS South Central and West Commissioning Support Unit
Address
NHS SCW CSU
Bristol / Hampshire / Berkshire / Oxfordshire (Hybrid)
BS1 3NX