Finance Manager

at  Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is looking for an experienced, dynamic CCAB/CIMA qualified Accountant to take on a Finance Manager role supporting the Women’s, Children’s and Sexual Health Division as well as the Medical Director Division.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and forward thinking accountant to join the Finance team reporting to the Head of Financial Management. This is a varied and challenging role in a complex and dynamic environment but you will have a real opportunity to make a difference to the Trust in securing the financial sustainability of the Trust. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of delivery as an inspiring and empowering manager.
The Finance Manager role is the first point of contact for a group of directorates, delivering month end reporting, business planning, Cost Improvement Plan analysis and costing, and supporting the development of business cases and options appraisals. In order to support partnership working, the successful candidate will build and develop key relationships with finance and non-finance colleagues within the Clinical and Non Clinical Divisions
We will consider an experienced accountant who is currently actively studying their final accountancy examinations. In this situation the post offered will be a development role moving from a band 7 to band 8a once qualified.
You will be a self-motivated, pro-active individual with strong time management and organisational skills. You will have excellent communication, influencing and analysis skills. Advanced Excel skills and experience managing large and varied datasets are also requirements of this role.
You should have experience in financial management and excellent technical and communication skills. You will be responsible for the line management of a Band 6 management accountant, and should have experience of managing and developing staff.
This is a challenging role but offers the right candidate the opportunity to thrive and develop within a supportive finance team, as well as contribute to the improving the efficiency and offering of the finance function to the organisation.
MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England.
We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.
In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Interview Date: TB

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