Finance Manager
Accepting applications until: 02-Feb-2025 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 02-Feb-2025 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- St Anne's House, Conquest Hospital
- Town
- St Leonards-on-Sea
- Postcode
- TN37 7PT
- Major / Minor Region
- East Sussex
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 6)
Specialty
- Main area
- Finance
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work.
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.
We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £568 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.
Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000+ dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’ Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.
Recently the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ (BFF) programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to redevelop and expand our hospitals at Eastbourne, Hastings and Bexhill, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.
We provide safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to over half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.
We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £650 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000 dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. Conquest Hospital and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’.
Our two acute hospitals have emergency departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services. Our centre for trauma services and obstetrics is at Conquest Hospital, while our centre for urology and stroke services is at Eastbourne DGH. At Bexhill Hospital we offer a range of outpatient, day surgery, rehabilitation and intermediate care services. At Rye, Winchelsea and District Memorial Hospital we offer outpatients, rehabilitation and intermediate services. At Uckfield Community Hospital we provide day surgery and outpatient care.
In the community, we deliver services that focus on people with long term conditions living well outside hospital, through our integrated locality teams working with district and community nursing teams. Community members of staff also provide care to patients in their homes and from a number of clinics, health centres and GP surgeries.
Job overview
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is looking for an enthusiastic individual to join a dynamic and fast paced finance function. The ideal candidate should be a self-motivated, pro-active, and flexible individual, seeking a role in which to develop their own accounting skills whilst making a positive contribution to the department. They should have excellent communication and technical skills and be able to address both financial and non-financial audiences. Good time management and organisational skills are essential.
Hybrid working possible after the initial training period that would be office based. At key times in the financial calendar the role would be office based and flexible team working required.
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This is a varied and challenging role in a complex and dynamic environment. The successful candidate will be required to manipulate and report complex financial data and have a profound understanding of technical accounting requirements, and co-ordinate the monthly reporting of Financial Services areas, and the annual reporting cycle and adhering to departmental processes and national timetables.
Working for our organisation
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Onsite parking is available for a small administration fee.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- CCAB diploma level qualification and/or equivalent specialist knowledge and relevant experience
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Educated to degree level or equivalent knowledge / AAT qualified / relevant experience
Desirable criteria
- CCAB qualified accountant or evidence of equivalent knowledge/experience to a Masters level
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of analysing and investigating complex variances.
- Minimum of 2-year NHS experience or within a large complex organisation
- Experience of technical accounting, capital accounting and/or financial management experience in the NHS or other large complex organisation.
- Ability to prepare, present, interpret, and interrogate complex financial information.
- Ability to present information to Finance and non-Finance professionals.
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of managing a Team
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lydia Crouch
- Job title
- Head of Financial Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03001315345
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