Financial Services Manager- Band 6 Permanent- 37.5 hours per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking to recruit a Band 6 Financial Services Managerto join our Financial Services Team.

The successful candidate will assist in the provision of the Financial Services and to ensure stakeholders including service users receive relevant, accurate and timely financial advice and information.

Interviews - TBC - on site at Tameside Hospital

Main duties of the job

To assist in the provision of the Financial Services and to ensure stakeholders including service users receive relevant, accurate and timely financial advice and information.

Responsibility for the following functions:

Accounts Payable

Accounts Receivable

Charitable Funds

Treasury Management

Technical Accounts

Capital

To assist in ensuring the Financial Services section works to robust documented financial procedures, in order to process all relevant financial transactions with completeness, accuracy and timeliness.

To act on issues of non-compliance with financial procedures in order to remove weaknesses and improve control systems.

Responsibility for the preparation of appropriate Annual Accounts notes and FTC submissions.

Responsibility for the preparation appropriate data for inclusion in the Trust's NHSE returns.

To be an active member of the FSD/FFF steering group.

About us

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

• Safety
• Care
• Respect
• Communication
• Learning

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.

Benefits include flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

• 5 GCSE's grade C or above including Maths & English or equivalent
• AAT Advanced/NVQ level 4 Accounting or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Qualified Accountant with a professional accountancy body or qualified by significant work experience.

Other Requirements

Essential

• Committed to personal / professional development
• Application form completed in a clear and concise manner

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience within a Finance Department
• Experience of financial ledger systems and computerised systems
• Have proven experience of successfully managing a finance team
• Experience of leading and coordinating processes involved in financial accounts
• Have proven experience of successfully achieving deadlines
• Previous experience of NHS finance

Desirable

• Experience of accounting for Charitable Funds
• Experience of accounting for Capital

Knowledge

Essential

• An understanding of confidentiality
• A good understanding of NHS technical accounting including coding structures and reporting
• An appreciation of the importance of deadlines
• Thorough understanding of accounting principles and practice

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Literate in modern IT software
• Well-developed written and presentational skills
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Team worker with flexible approach
• Ability to manage workload efficiently, prioritise and work to strict deadlines
• Initiative
• Effective interpersonal and influencing skills

Employer details

Employer name

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Fountain Street

Ashton-under-Lyne

OL6 9RW

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

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