Senior Finance Manager

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Create and generate reports using excel spreadsheets and databases to communicate financial information to managers on a regular basis.
• To obtain timely interpretations of budget variances which are used to agree appropriate action with managers to avoid further overspends, and to develop recovery plans if necessary.
• Establishing and maintaining regular communication with managers, so as to facilitate financial input to the decision making processes and gain a better understanding of operational activities being undertaken.
• Deliver a programme of financial training for managers to ensure that a high level of financial management skills is present. In addition assisting in raising the awareness within the Trust of the financial regime of both the NHS and the Trust.
• To deputise for the Senior Head of Group Finance, Head of Group Finance or Deputy Head of Group Finance as and when appropriate.
• To support the Senior Head of Group Finance and Head of Group Finance in providing support to the Corporate Planning team with the supply of relevant financial information and the monitoring of performance to support the commissioning.
• To obtain and evaluate financial information for input to business cases, and to complete financial aspects of Capital Bid forms on behalf of the Group / Speciality / Department.
• Maintaining professional knowledge to ensure any financial advice is given with the latest information from NHS/Trust or professional bodies
• Co-ordinate the work of the Finance Assistants where appropriate.
• Maintaining an effective working relationship with other individuals of the finance function, other officers of the Trust and members of the public, ensuring that work is carried out efficiently, to a high standard, to deliver a professional service focused on achieving a high level of customer satisfaction.

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To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust's Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's Values and Behaviours which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.

The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust's Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.

The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities within the workplace. All vacancies will be considered for Job Share unless otherwise stated. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be interviewed. Where a post has an overwhelming response, this Trust may use random selection in order to reduce numbers to interview, any disabled applicants will automatically be guaranteed an interview and will be exempt from this process.

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If you are successful at interview you will receive a conditional offer of employment and we'll ask you for information so that we can carry out pre-employment checks. You must successfully complete all pre-employment checks to progress to a final unconditional offer.

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