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Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area as well as across North Yorkshire and Leeds. We also provide children’s services in the North East in County Durham, Darlington, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Gateshead and Sunderland.
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Assistant Finance Manager
Accepting applications until: 03-Mar-2025 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 03-Mar-2025 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Harrogate District Hospital
- Address
- Lancaster Park Road
- Town
- Harrogate
- Postcode
- hg2 7sx
- Major / Minor Region
- North Yorkshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Hybrid working offered in finance (2 days per week minimum in the office) though first 2 weeks would be office based every day. This is as per the current finance policy which could be reviewed but 3 month's notice would be given of any changes.)
Salary
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 7)
Specialty
- Main area
- Finance
- Interview date
- 12/03/2025
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our dynamic Finance team at Harrogate and District NHS FT for an Assistant Finance Manager - Corporate (as well as some areas of Long-Term Unscheduled & Cancer Care, currently Pathology, Pharmacy & Adult Community).
We are Level 1 accredited One NHS Finance employer, working towards level 2.
We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity as we see this as a strength and part of our Trust’s mission, values and behaviours. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better patient outcomes.
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The Assistant Finance Manager will provide first-line financial management support and advice to Directors and Budget Managers within the Clinical and Corporate Directorates. The Assistant Finance Manager will be a member of the Senior Finance Team, supporting Senior Management Teams within the Directorates.
The post holder will adopt a modern, proactive and dynamic approach to ensure the efficient and effective use of financial resources. The post holder will provide financial performance management and business planning information relating to the Directorate activities and budgets that are integral to the achievement of the objectives and targets set by the Trust.
The post holder will be responsible for providing financial advice and guidance on highly complex issues, supporting strategic financial and business planning issues. In addition the post holder will be responsible for supporting the management and development of the corporate financial management function.
The post holder will ensure all statutory and non-statutory finance returns are completed, ensuring all timescales and legal requirements are met, and providing analysis and interpretation where necessary.
Working for our organisation
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East.
At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you’re looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients’ lives, HDFT could be the place for you!
We offer colleagues:
- A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
- Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
- Employee Support and wellbeing – we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.
Please note:
- Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications
- Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application.
- Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.
- All job offers are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Take the financial and business lead with Directors and the Directorate Senior Management Team to develop appropriate strategic financial plans and operational budgets to ensure the Directorate (and Trust) meets all its targets, standards and objectives.
- Work with Directors, clinicians and service managers to identify and implement cost reduction plans, deliver efficiency targets and identify service improvements.
- Provide Directors, Clinical Directors and managers with appropriate, accurate and timely financial information, including monthly budget reports and key financial indicators.
- Provide analysis of variances, forecast out-turn, progress against action plans and assessment of key risk areas.
- Take the financial lead in providing guidance, advice and information relating to the business planning process.
- Provide advice and support in the development of business cases for service development that form part of the Trust’s Service Development Strategy, specifically providing the lead finance input to business case production and development.
- Take an integral role in the performance management process within the Trust and develop and integrate financial benchmarking indicators into the process to support the Trust in assessing best practice and value in the Directorates and in the wider organisation.
- Ensure clinicians, managers and other staff within the scope of their work receive appropriate training in financial management and budgetary control to enable them to fulfil their financial responsibilities.
- Support Directorates in establishing accurate forecasts, which are included in monthly budget reports.
- Take the lead in specific financial National and regional initiatives and project areas as directed by the Head of Finance Management.
- Support the production of Reference Costs within the Trust.
- Provide support to finance staff recruitment and selection.
- Support the Deputy Finance Director in preparation of the Trust’s long-term financial model for assessment by Monitor and the continuing delivery against that model.
- Assist in the service development of the finance function, including undertaking surveying of user requirements, rollout of developments such as general ledger improvements and the acceleration of the reporting timeframe.
- Represent the Finance Director and Deputy Finance Director within the Trust, the local health economy and nationally as required.
- Undertake other supporting roles commensurate with a senior management position within the organisation such as disciplinary/grievance type investigations, organisational development projects and more general project involvement.
This job description forms the broad framework within which the incumbent will undertake their duties and it will be subject to regular review with the post holder.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Part Qualified CCAB or CIMA accountant (Level 7 Qualification) the equivalent of a Masters or through equivalent NHS experience.
- • Evidence of ongoing professional or personal development; e.g. Continuing Professional Development
Experience
Essential criteria
- • At least 4 years experience in a financial management role.
- • Negotiation and Influence skills
- • Training of finance & non-finance staff
Desirable criteria
- • Financial management experience in the NHS or other public sector organisation
Knowledge & Skills
Essential criteria
- • Experience of benchmarking, including the use of reference costs.
Desirable criteria
- • Knowledge of Oracle and Smartview
- • Advanced Excel Skills
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Annette Cadwallader
- Job title
- Head of Financial Management
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
please email to arrange an MS Teams conversation
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