Finance Manager

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen within the Financial Management Team of Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH) for 2x Finance Managers:

· 1 x Permanent

· 1 x 6 Months Fixed Term Contract

We are looking for enthusiastic, highly motivated and flexible individuals to support the finance team and directorate leadership team.

Working within the finance team, the post holder will be responsible for the provision of financial information and guidance to budget holders, ensuring the financial ledgers are properly maintained, developed and fully utilized and assisting in the production of monthly, quarterly and annual reporting requirements. The post holder will also be responsible for an assistant finance manager.

The post holder will be a lead point of contact for their designated directorates and have the freedom to work closely with multi-professional colleagues to help inform decision making.

The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant, with strong IT and communication skills and the confidence to influence senior managers and clinicians across the Trust. It is also essential that they can demonstrate previous business partnering experience preferably within an NHS setting.

Main duties of the job

• · To lead and be responsible for the provision of expert financial management service to a portfolio of clinical units and/or corporate departments.
• · To lead and be responsible for the monthly reporting for these areas, including the production of information, cost, and income analysis, forecasting and the presentation of this information.
• · To support unit managers and clinicians in the discharge of their financial responsibilities, including the development and reporting of Cost Improvement Scheme (CIP) plans and the financial modelling of service developments.
• · To contribute to the development and implementation of the Trust’s medium to long -term financial strategy.
• · To manage, co-ordinate and provide professional support to junior financial management staff.
• · To support the Business Partner, Associate Director of Financial Management & other senior finance staff in the delivery of corporate tasks and objectives.
• · To lead on the production of the month end reporting and production of the accounts for their directorates providing completed accounts for review by Business partners.

Working for our organisation

We are working towards becoming an anti-racist organisation. This means creating a workplace where every colleague feels seen, heard and valued, and where racism in any form has no place. Our anti-racism commitment is backed by action through our Anti-Racism Statement and action plan, developed in collaboration with our REACH staff network.

We actively challenge discrimination, dismantle barriers and embed equity across all aspects of our workforce, including recruitment, progression and development. All applicants will receive equal consideration regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, health condition or employment history.

We particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, people with disabilities or long-term health conditions, and LGBTQ+ community members. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a member of the Business Disability Forum, and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

Our staff networks, including REACH, PRIDE, ENABLED and Women’s Networks, are active and executive supported. These employee-led networks play a vital role in shaping an inclusive culture at GOSH and are open to all colleagues.

Together, we are building a culture where inclusion is not optional - it is essential.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Our Always Values

Essential criteria

• Our Always Values

Education & qualifications

Essential criteria

• Qualified CCAB Accountant.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Skills & abilities

Essential criteria

• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Strong report writing skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Presentation skills
• Strong technical accounting knowledge
• Advanced excel skills
• Financial analysis and forecasting
• Complex financial modelling skills
• Ability to work under pressure and plan / prioritise workload
• Attention to detail
• Ability to use own initiative
• Self-motivated
• Proactive & innovative approach to problem solving
• Change management skills
• Persuasion & influencing skills
• Professional
• Corporate awareness

Desirable criteria

• Staff Management

Knowledge & experience

Essential criteria

• Significant financial management experience
• Presentation of highly complex financial and non-financial information
• Inspiring confidence and developing highly effective working relationships with finance, clinical and other non-finance colleagues
• Successful challenge of information and assumptions
• Presentation of financial information and leading financial discussions at management team meetings.
• Use of financial systems
• NHS Financial Regime & Policies
• Awareness of current NHS priorities
• Principles of service line reporting & patient level costing

Desirable criteria

• Significant financial management experience in the NHS
• Significant post qualification experience.
• Staff management experience including recruitment, selection and appraisals
• Supporting managers and clinicians in the use of service line reporting & patient level cost information
• Experience of working with Business Objects