Band 6 Finance Manager-Income

Job summary

Our busy and innovative Income team at University Hospitals Birmingham are looking for an ambitious and proactive Band 6 Finance Manager.

The role is a hybrid model of office and home working, based at Regent Court, near Five Ways in Birmingham.

We would be willing to offer the role as a secondment opportunity for the right candidate.

The Finance Manager will act as a financial specialist, supporting the Technical Accountant in providing a financial management and business support service with regard to negotiating, planning, and reporting of healthcare income within the Trust (c1.5bn).

The successful candidate will plan and prioritise their own workload without supervision to meet all required objectives. They will be expected to have expert knowledge and be able to apply, interpret and understand national policy and professional standards e.g. National Payment System, ensuring they remain up to date with regularly changing guidance in an ever evolving funding environment.

The role includes the regular reporting of financial and non-financial performance management information (income and activity), taking a role in the annual financial planning and budget setting process for the Trust, supporting the development of the Trust's Local Delivery Plans (LDPs) with commissioners, and providing professional advice to peers in the development of business cases. The Finance Manager will deputise for the Income Accountant and Technical Income Accountant as and when required.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description

For further information, please contact Joanne.Clews@uhb.nhs.uk

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description

*Please Note*: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

High Standard of General Education (to A Level or equivalent at a minimum).

GCSE Level C or above in English and Maths.

Qualified full member of AAT and actively studying for a CCAB qualification (managerial or professional level), CCAB finalist or substantial relevant experience.

Experience

Essential

Substantial NHS experience working in a commissioning or provider NHS organisation in a relevant finance role.

Experience of analysing, interpreting and presenting complex financial data and producing robust forecasts

Experience of management accounting processes, full absorption costing.

Experience of providing training and support to others in own specialist area.

Evidence of planning and organising tasks required to achieve a specific outcome within a specified timeframe,without direction from line manager.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

For help with your application, contact: 

Joanne Clews 

Joanne.Clews@uhb.nhs.uk