Finance ManagerNHS

Job summary

Join one of the world's leading cancer centres and play a pivotal role in supporting the financial sustainability of an organisation renowned for clinical excellence, innovation and research. The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust offers a unique opportunity for an ambitious and qualified finance professional to contribute to an organisation that is delivering world-class cancer care whilst shaping the future of healthcare. Working across a complex and dynamic environment, you will partner with senior operational and clinical leaders to support strategic decision-making and drive organisational performance.As Finance Manager, you will provide high-level financial advice, analysis and support to Directors and senior managers, helping them monitor performance, develop robust forecasts and deliver financial targets. You will lead on financial planning, budgeting and business case development, using both financial and operational information to identify opportunities to improve efficiency, effectiveness and value for money. This role offers significant exposure to senior stakeholders and the opportunity to influence service development across a specialist NHS Trust.

Main duties of the job

• To provide high-level financial advice to the division/directorates.
• The focus of this role will be on providing financial information and support to Directors, to assist them in monitoring the financial performance of their Division/Directorate. This should include using financial and other information to make recommendations for improvements to the efficiency and effectiveness of the department and of the Trust. Although this role is responsible for covering a designated Divisions/Directorates the Finance Manager will also work across the Trust to deliver specific objectives.
• We are seeking a CCAB-qualified accountant, or an individual who can demonstrate substantial progress towards qualification, with strong analytical skills and experience of working in a complex financial environment. You will be an excellent communicator, capable of building credible relationships with clinicians, operational managers and executives alike. In return, we offer the opportunity to work within an Outstanding organisation, alongside highly skilled colleagues, where your expertise will directly support the delivery of exceptional patient care, research and innovation.

Job description

For further information, please refer to the detailed Job Description & Person Specification:

Financial Monitoring and Control Along with the management accountant, to manage and oversee the provision of financial management information, analysis and advice. To ensure the budgets for the Divisions/Directorates reflect the plans agreed by Management Executive and the Trust Board. To provide financial support to the Directors in respect of the monthly performance reviews.

Finance Department To ensure the appropriate arrangements for financial control and the safeguarding of Trust Assets are in place within the Division. To ensure best practice with regard to local working practices is shared and implement department wide policy improvements. To ensure non-finance staff receive adequate training to fulfil their duties as budget holders.

Business Planning and Budgeting To assist the Director in the preparation a 35-year financial plan. To help identify and quantify cost pressures and service developments and where necessary, to assess the impact of changes in the delivery of clinical services. To ensure that, where appropriate, ward and departmental budgets reflect agreed workforce plans, commissioned NHS activity and planned Private Patient activity

Systems Development To contribute to the further development of budgeting systems and the application of appropriate budgeting and management accounting techniques. To contribute to improving the effectiveness of the accounting systems, working closely with the Financial Reporting team.

Personal and Managerial To help develop and maintain professional standards within the Finance Department and to actively seek and encourage feedback from users of financial services to enable continuous improvement plans to be implemented. To recruit, manage, motivate and train the junior staff who provide financial advice to budget holders and managers.

Other To take responsibility for corporate financial issues and Trust wide projects as required. To act as finance representative on Trust wide committees and working parties as required. Any other duties, commensurate with the grade and nature of this post.

About us

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.