An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to support the planning and costing function within the Yorkshire Ambulance Service.

The post holder will provide a full range of financial accounting and financial management services for financial planning, costing and benchmarking statutory returns as well as developing Service Line Reporting within the Trust.

This role requires excellent administrative and organisational skills, proficiency in a range of IT applications, and a keen eye for detail.

The successful candidate will play a key role as part of the finance team enjoy working to shared deadlines within a supportive team environment and will be fully supported in the role and in developing their career.

The Trust has attained the Gold standard Talent Inclusion and Diversity Evaluation (TIDE) award, and for finance development Future Focused Finance Level 1 and ACCA accreditation. The latest Staff Survey also shows an increase in staff satisfaction across the finance directorate. The successful candidate will benefit from a generous study package.

Main duties of the job

With support from the Business Partner - Planning and Costing, the post holder will take a role in managing the Planning & Costing function. This will include,

• Producing data for the Annual Financial Plan,
• Supporting Costing and Pricing,
• Supporting Service Line Reporting.
• Assisting with the Corporate Benchmarking Project.

The Assistant Business Partner - Planning and Costing will work with a range of managers, including some outside the finance function. The role will involve the preparation and presentation of information to working groups and committees and ensuring that the data produced is accurate and timely. The role is supported by the Business Finance Assistant - Planning and Costing.

Against this backdrop, the duties and responsibilities of this position fall into three main categories:

• Deputising - Supporting the Business Partner - Planning and Costing.
• Leadership & Development - Managing the Finance Assistant - Planning and Costing, and developing staff as required in technical understanding.
• Delivery - Supporting the Planning and Costing agenda within the Trust.

About us

Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) NHS Trust geographically covers nearly 6,000 square miles of varied terrain, from isolated moors and dales to urban areas, coastline and inner cities.We serve a population of over five million people across Yorkshire and the Humber and strive to ensure that patients receive the right response to their care needs as quickly as possible, wherever they live.We employ more than 7,100 staff, who together with over 1,300 volunteers, enable us to provide a vital 24-hour, seven-days-a-week, emergency and healthcare service.Our ambition is to be an employer of choice, and we are continuously working across our partnership to improve our collective offer to staff in areas like health and wellbeing, benefits and flexible working incl. hybrid working.Benefits:o Flexible working including part-time hours, job shares and flexible hours, agile working (role dependant)o 27 days annual leave, increasing to 33 with service.o Contributory Pension.o NHS Discounts including shops, restaurants, gyms etc.o Car lease and other salary sacrifice schemes.o Dedicated employee assistance and counselling service.o Opportunities for research participation, career progression and ongoing development.o Well respected, committed and supported staff networks for our workforce.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

For a full description of the role including role responsibilities and person specification please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Knowledge

Essential

• Vocational Qualifications - part qualified CCAB or CIMA accountant (to Diploma level or above) with significant financial experience within a large complex organisation

Experience

Desirable

• Experience of Costing, Benchmarking and Business Planning
• Experience of working in an NHS finance function, ideally within a Trust

Skills/Competencies

Essential

• Demonstrates computer literacy skills, in relation to relevant software systems and data bases

Employer details

Employer name

Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Address

Predominantly remote working with one day per week office based

Brindley Way

Wakefield

WF2 0XQ

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