We are an award winning organisation providing care at two main hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—and a number of community-based services across London, such as sexual health and HIV clinics.
With 6,700 members of staff, we are proud to care for a diverse population of one million people. We are committed to ensuring that our workforce is just as diverse with a strong mix of skills and abilities.
Our staff are at the very heart of our organisation and we recognise the valuable contribution that each and every person working at the Trust makes. One of our Trust priorities is to be an employer of choice—a place where people want to start their career and to grow with us through continued education, professional development and support .
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Finance Team at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust as a Senior Finance Manager on a six-month fixed-term basis, supporting the Trust’s Corporate Directorates.
The successful candidate will provide high-quality financial management and business partnering support across a broad range of corporate services, working closely with budget holders and senior managers to support effective financial planning, reporting, forecasting and financial performance management.
This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified accountant with strong business partnering and analytical skills to gain experience across a varied corporate portfolio within a large and complex NHS organisation.
The role offers exposure to a broad range of financial management activities, including financial planning, efficiency programmes, business cases and service improvement initiatives.
Main duties of the job
The aim of the role is to provide proactive financial management support of the highest possible standard to the Trust’s Corporate Directorates, advising on all aspects of financial management. The post holder will play a key role in financial performance management, challenging, influencing and advising budget holders and senior managers to support value for money, financial sustainability and effective use of resources.
The post holder will support financial planning, reporting and forecasting across the Corporate Directorates, providing robust analysis and advice to support informed decision-making. Responsibilities include monthly financial reporting, budget setting, forecasting, performance monitoring, efficiency programme oversight and support for business cases and service improvement initiatives.
The successful candidate will hold a professional accountancy qualification (CCAB or equivalent), with relevant post-qualification or significant management accounting experience in a large, complex organisation. NHS experience is beneficial but not essential.
Business partnering is a key element of the role and candidates must demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to present complex financial information, influence and support budget holders, and build effective working relationships. The role reports to the Finance Business Partner and is based primarily at the Trust’s Chelsea site, with cross-site working as required.
Working for our organisation
Our Trust is one of England’s top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London.
Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5m, providing full clinical services including maternity, A&E and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health care. The CQC rates us Good in safety, effectiveness, care and responsiveness, and Outstanding in leadership and resource use.
We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Mid.
We are delivering sustainable healthcare through our Green Plan. In line with Greener NHS ambitions, we aim for net zero carbon emissions by 2045. Achieving this requires collective effort. We encourage staff to reduce their impact on carbon, waste and pollution wherever possible. Every action counts to create a healthier, more sustainable future.
We are committed to equal opportunities and believe diversity drives innovation and excellence. We welcome applications from the global majority, veterans and underrepresented communities, valuing the perspectives they bring.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To hold regular meetings with budget holders to review their monthly financial position and discuss areas of over-spend and mitigations.
To ensure that budgets are accurate, maintained in the ledger and that a full audit trail exists for changes to budgets.
Closely working with the financial planning team, to develop improved systems and procedures for linking contract activity performance more explicitly with the division’s financial position in order to achieve more accurate interpretation of variances from plan and to support financial planning.
To co-ordinate and present monthly and periodic performance management reports for the division, including variance explanation and forecasts, in order to highlight required management action, particularly in relation to financial risk.
To review transactions continuously within divisions to ensure compliance with delegated limits and approved processes ensuring that where breaches have occurred that appropriate disclosure is made and action taken to prevent recurrence.
To assist Finance Business Partners with identifying and validating cost improvement programmes (CIPs) and monitoring the CIPs on a monthly basis and work with the Project Management Office to ensure the CIP tracker is kept up to date and reconciled to the ledger.
To assist the Financial Planning Team with the preparation of annual financial budgets for divisions and clearly understand the planned activity these resources are intended to support; to maintain budgets to reflect accurately the division’s activity, income and expenditure plans.
To ensure that all accounting adjustments are appropriately authorised and disclosed.
To take lead responsibility for training cost centre budget managers and ensuring all new staff in divisions receive training and access to reporting systems.
To liaise with clinical/corporate leads and managers to ensure that the divisional finance team delivers a service which meets the priorities and service requirements of the division.
To develop the training and knowledge of managers throughout the division on the Trust’s Standing Financial Instructions and core financial and budgetary procedures.
To support the Finance Business Partner to develop, update, and provide analysis/justification on the Division’s underlying financial position, identifying risks, non-recurrent benefits/charges, full year effects, and other adjustments.
To ensure effective communication throughout the division on the relevant and key issues for finance and contracting.
To deputise for the Finance Business Partner as and when required.
To represent the Divisional Management Team and Finance Business Partner in internal and external meetings as and when required.
Management of a Finance Manager, to ensure that the staff within the team are supported in developing professional skills, training and development.
To resolve employee grievances and disciplinary issues as appropriate.
Education and Qualification
- CCAB qualified (Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies)
- Educated to degree level
Experience
- Experience in leading the full financial management cycle for a division or equivalent, including budget setting, savings plans, budget management and year-end accounts.
- Staff management or supervision.
- NHS acute teaching sector or Independent healthcare sector.
Skills and Knowledge
- Evidence of achievement at a senior level.
- Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary environment.
- Evidence of leadership and motivational skills.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Highly experienced user of Excel and Word.
- Good report writing skills.
- Experienced user of Access or similar database systems.
- Experienced User of Reporting Systems (e.g. Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Qlikview).
- Oracle Financial Systems and related applications.
- Knowledge of patient administration systems.
Personal Qualities
- Committed to continuing personal development.
- Good team player
- Knowledge and understanding of equal opportunities.
Important
- There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date, this will be due to a high volume of applications. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
- Please check your emails regularly (and your junk folder) as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
- In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
- During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.
- Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.
- We operate a joint recruitment hub across the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative Group. As part of this, your application and personal data may be shared with partner trusts within the group for recruitment and workforce purposes, in line with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Right to work
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