Finance Manager - 12 Months

at  Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

This post is for 12 months fixed term to cover maternity leave. The post holder will report to the Finance Business Partner and lead the month end closedown, annual budget setting and business planning, ensuring team resources are deployed effectively to meet key deadlines.
Key relationships will need to be formed with senior management, business unit managers and clinicians in order to support the management of resources within the income which their services generate and to work closely with Clinical Support Units (CSUs) on budget setting, budgetary management, forecasting and CIP plans as well as leading on Trust-wide developments and business cases.
Following recent staff turnover, our Finance department is currently under-represented by women in all positions. While we absolutely encourage applications from all interested candidates who have the skills and drive to make a success of the role, as a department with a firm commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion we would be particularly keen to receive applications from strong female candidates.
Provide the key link between the finance function and business units and ensure that the requirements and policies of the finance function are fully reflected into the workings of operational areas.
Be responsible for the CSU budget setting process including ensuring the operational areas have taken account of demand and capacity as well as taking responsibility for designated areas of budget setting.
Provide on a timely basis a range of complex reports to the Finance Business Partner, Assistant Director of Finance and Deputy Director of Finance and to the business units on financial performance.
Work independently and as a senior point of contact for the CSUs, providing a full range of expert financial advice to the management team.
Be a key and integral part of the CSUs decision making team. Being accountable, along with CSU leaders for financial performance.
Escalate areas of concern without reference to line manager and to deputise for the Finance Business Partner as required.
Lead on designated improvement projects as required and to pro-actively and independently instigate and implement improvements in financial control and reporting
Generate reports in a presentable format by using charts, pivot and summary tables to show monthly activity and income trends. Analyse highly complex financial information in relation to income and expenditure; provide analysis and interpretation of variances; and forecasting future movement.
Manage a team of Finance support staff.
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:
We value people
We are one team
We care
We’re keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.
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