Finance Officer

at  Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust

1. Responsible for the overall management and performance of the operational finance team incorporating monthly reporting processes, statutory accounts, treasury management, systems, controls and charitable funds.
2. Maintain oversight of the Trust financial governance processes, advising financial and non-financial stakeholders of implications and requirements.
3. Ensures statutory/NHS accounts & monitoring returns are accurate and meet financial timescales and legal requirements, interpreting these where necessary.
   To support Management in delivering financial management services to two or more divisions/directorates
   Analysis of variations in expenditure on budget reports by investigating queries and discrepancies raised by managers and discussing responses and solutions with individual members of staff.
   Actions a range of monthly adjustments and amendments required for the production of budget reports and in order to resolve managers’ queries.
   The post holder will propose changes to working methods and procedures, where required, to respond to changes in accounting guidance and new developments in practice.
   The post holder is required to exercise own initiative within clearly defined occupational policies & procedures; and work is managed rather than supervised.
   Support the processes for raising and follow up of Trust sales invoicing, dealing with queries from Trust customers as required.
   Other ad hoc duties where required.
   At LCHS, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in LCHS’ workforce.
   LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives. Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments. Arrangements can be put in place if it can be shown that the needs of the individual can be balanced with those of the service and the impact on other team members, enabling the Trust to recruit and retain skilled staff, raise staff morale, reduce absenteeism and respond to changing service needs more effectively.
   We are an ambassador of a learning culture that will support the right individual to progress in their chosen career through an ‘earn while you learn’ apprenticeship programme. Visit our Learning and Development page to find out more https://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk/join-us/learning-and-dev

Responsibilities for direct/indirect patient care

• Although direct patient contact is incidental within the role; opportunities to shadow clinical delivery are encouraged.

Responsibilities for policy and service development implementation

• Proposes changes to working practices and procedures (e.g. when planning for the impact of new legislation), implements procedures set by others

Responsibilities for financial and physical resources

• Responsible for use of financial systems and resources to maximise departmental efficiency.
• The planning of workload to ensure weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual financial timetables are met.
• Handles petty cash and careful usage of office equipment in undertaking of duties.

Responsibilities for human resources (including training)

• Demonstrates activities, work routines to others in own work area/allocates work to more junior staff in the section; provides induction training for trainees or new members of staff.

Responsibilities for information resources (including systems access)

• Inputs financial data into computerised and paper databases/systems; creates financial spreadsheets

Systems Required to Access
Level of Responsibility
Integra
Data Entry

Responsibilities for direct/indirect patient care

• Although direct patient contact is incidental within the role; opportunities to shadow clinical delivery are encouraged

Responsibilities for policy and service development implementation

• Proposes changes to working practices and procedures (e.g. when planning for the impact of new legislation), implements procedures set by other

Responsibilities for financial and physical resources

• Responsible for use of financial systems and resources to maximise departmental efficiency.
• The planning of workload to ensure weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual financial timetables are met.
• Handles petty cash and careful usage of office equipment in undertaking of duties

Responsibilities for human resources (including training)

• Demonstrates activities, work routines to others in own work area/allocates work to more junior staff in the section; provides induction training for trainees or new members of staff

Responsibilities for information resources (including systems access)

• Inputs financial data into computerised and paper databases/systems; creates financial spreadsheet

Responsibilities for research and development

• Audits as necessary to own work, feeds thoughts into developmental discussions and surveys