Finance Innovation and Transformation Manager

1 month ago

Manchester, United Kingdom The Christie NHS FT Full time
Job summary

We are seeking to appoint one ambitious, highly motivated, and enthusiastic CCAB/CIMA qualified accountant.

The Finance Directorate actively promotes training and development within the team, across the Trust and externally. We have developed a comprehensive finance education strategy and hold Level 3 accreditation in Towards Excellence and Future Focused Finance.

Reporting to the Assistant Director of Finance, you will be responsible for identifying opportunities for innovative transformational improvements in the Finance team functions and processes, including identifying opportunities for robotic process automation (RPA), and other resource-efficient solutions, wherever possible and support service to clinical divisions and projects to support decision-making, and be an integral part of these divisional teams

The successful candidate must demonstrate a proven track record in effective financial management and possess excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to work under pressure and to competing deadlines.

Main duties of the job

The main purpose of this post is to support the Finance team in the completion of innovative transformational task and finish projects, to deliver effective modern services, maximising opportunities for automation wherever possible. The postholder will also be responsible for the ongoing assurance oversight of implemented projects, to ensure that benefit realisation is realised and maintained.

The postholder will be responsible for identifying opportunities for transformation and innovation, with a reference to the latest technological developments, and delivering these projects from end to end.

Excellent communication and client engagement skills are essential to this role as there may be hostility towards changes of working practice. The post holder will work with a large degree of autonomy and may be asked to deputise for the Assistant Director of Finance as and when required.

The postholder will be required to liaise across Finance teams as required, as well as liaising with all relevant areas of the Trust as required, including clinical divisions, Performance, Pharmacy, Digital Services and finance, and any other areas of the business, including partners and joint ventures, as required.

About us

The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.

Job description

Job responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Project Identification and Lead

The postholder will be responsible for identifying opportunities for innovative transformational improvements in the Finance team functions and processes, including identifying opportunities for robotic process automation (RPA), and other resource-efficient solutions, wherever possible.

The projects will be varied in length and focus but will all be aimed at delivering transformational improvements for the Finance Team. Other projects as required may be undertaken.

The prioritisation of projects and completion timescales will be as defined by the Senior Finance Team. The postholder will be responsible for planning, leading on and finalising prioritised projects in accordance with agreed timescales, employ motivational skills to encourage collaborative working to improve services and performance.

The postholder will be responsible for ensuring that implemented solutions are embedded into business as usual in a sustainable manner.

The role will involve working across teams, departments, and services within the Trust, and coordinating and controlling work performed by staff in both finance and non-finance roles.

Depending on the project the post-holder may be required to report directly to other members of the Finance Team or wider Trust, in addition to the Assistant Director of Finance. The postholder will formally report project progress and outcomes to the Assistant Director of Finance on a regular and timely basis.

Analysis

The postholder must have the ability to analyse complex situations to gather, assimilate and interpret data to diagnose the root problems encountered by services and be capable of using a wide range of systems to understand and analyse current working practice and introduce efficiencies whilst effectively evaluating data and other information.

Assurance Oversight

The postholder will be responsible for ensuring that identified benefits are realised post-project completion and that benefit realisation is sustained on an ongoing, business as usual basis.

The postholder will intervene and review where benefit realisation is not as expected or where the identified solution is not sustained, to rectify.

General Duties

This job description is not intended to be exhaustive but reflects the main responsibilities of the post holder. Other duties may be required from time to time, which are commensurate with the grade of the post. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification.

Job description
Job responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Project Identification and Lead

The postholder will be responsible for identifying opportunities for innovative transformational improvements in the Finance team functions and processes, including identifying opportunities for robotic process automation (RPA), and other resource-efficient solutions, wherever possible.

The projects will be varied in length and focus but will all be aimed at delivering transformational improvements for the Finance Team. Other projects as required may be undertaken.

The prioritisation of projects and completion timescales will be as defined by the Senior Finance Team. The postholder will be responsible for planning, leading on and finalising prioritised projects in accordance with agreed timescales, employ motivational skills to encourage collaborative working to improve services and performance.

The postholder will be responsible for ensuring that implemented solutions are embedded into business as usual in a sustainable manner.

The role will involve working across teams, departments, and services within the Trust, and coordinating and controlling work performed by staff in both finance and non-finance roles.

Depending on the project the post-holder may be required to report directly to other members of the Finance Team or wider Trust, in addition to the Assistant Director of Finance. The postholder will formally report project progress and outcomes to the Assistant Director of Finance on a regular and timely basis.

Analysis

The postholder must have the ability to analyse complex situations to gather, assimilate and interpret data to diagnose the root problems encountered by services and be capable of using a wide range of systems to understand and analyse current working practice and introduce efficiencies whilst effectively evaluating data and other information.

Assurance Oversight

The postholder will be responsible for ensuring that identified benefits are realised post-project completion and that benefit realisation is sustained on an ongoing, business as usual basis.

The postholder will intervene and review where benefit realisation is not as expected or where the identified solution is not sustained, to rectify.

General Duties

This job description is not intended to be exhaustive but reflects the main responsibilities of the post holder. Other duties may be required from time to time, which are commensurate with the grade of the post. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Professional Accounting Qualification (member of CCAB body) or equivalent. ECDL or equivalent experience. Evidence of Continued Professional Development. Desirable

Project Specific Qualification, such as PRINCE2. Experience

Essential

Post qualification experience working in an NHS finance department, or equivalent public sector, multi-agency and disciplinary environment. Experience of inputting into business cases, and implementation. Experience of computerised financial and other systems. Significant experience of leading complex change projects involving finance and non-finance staff, in a positive and motivational manner. Desirable

Experience of the NHS financial regime including the National Payment System. Experience of Service Level Agreement Monitoring (SLAM). Experience with Robotic Process Automation (RPA). Skills, knowledge & Competencies

Essential

A proactive self-starter, able to work independently and autonomously to identify and deliver transformational change. Excellent analytical and reasoning skills of highly complex information feeds, reviewing patient flows and linking systems data together. Interrogating budgets/information using a check and challenge approach under patient systems delivery, offering solutions where possible. Ability to prepare and present financial and non-financial information to non-financial people. Planning, monitoring and influencing skills. Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills to people at all levels within the organisation utilising persuasive techniques to ascertain information about current systems set up and maintain engagement/ buy in over the lifetime of individual projects. Proficient in the use of computerised and manual financial and activity systems. Including spreadsheets and database packages and can develop systems to maximum benefits to users. Possess a robust understanding of financial and activity systems and to be able to extract, interpret, manipulate and present information in a meaningful way. Evidence of past achievements and ability to deliver, as a positive influencer of change. Adapt and design systems to produce meaningful information that will allow comparison to previous state to allow contribution to recurrent savings in year and future years. Ability to prioritise and deliver to agreed deadlines. Values

Essential

Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours. Other

Essential

Be able to manage time effectively, prioritise and deliver to agreed deadlines. Enthusiastic, positive, determined, and self-motivated. Ability to work flexibly. Ability and willingness to learn. Comfortable working with limited supervision whist working under periods of prolonged concentration.
Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

Professional Accounting Qualification (member of CCAB body) or equivalent. ECDL or equivalent experience. Evidence of Continued Professional Development. Desirable

Project Specific Qualification, such as PRINCE2. Experience

Essential

Post qualification experience working in an NHS finance department, or equivalent public sector, multi-agency and disciplinary environment. Experience of inputting into business cases, and implementation. Experience of computerised financial and other systems. Significant experience of leading complex change projects involving finance and non-finance staff, in a positive and motivational manner. Desirable

Experience of the NHS financial regime including the National Payment System. Experience of Service Level Agreement Monitoring (SLAM). Experience with Robotic Process Automation (RPA). Skills, knowledge & Competencies

Essential

A proactive self-starter, able to work independently and autonomously to identify and deliver transformational change. Excellent analytical and reasoning skills of highly complex information feeds, reviewing patient flows and linking systems data together. Interrogating budgets/information using a check and challenge approach under patient systems delivery, offering solutions where possible. Ability to prepare and present financial and non-financial information to non-financial people. Planning, monitoring and influencing skills. Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills to people at all levels within the organisation utilising persuasive techniques to ascertain information about current systems set up and maintain engagement/ buy in over the lifetime of individual projects. Proficient in the use of computerised and manual financial and activity systems. Including spreadsheets and database packages and can develop systems to maximum benefits to users. Possess a robust understanding of financial and activity systems and to be able to extract, interpret, manipulate and present information in a meaningful way. Evidence of past achievements and ability to deliver, as a positive influencer of change. Adapt and design systems to produce meaningful information that will allow comparison to previous state to allow contribution to recurrent savings in year and future years. Ability to prioritise and deliver to agreed deadlines. Values

Essential

Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours. Other

Essential

Be able to manage time effectively, prioritise and deliver to agreed deadlines. Enthusiastic, positive, determined, and self-motivated. Ability to work flexibly. Ability and willingness to learn. Comfortable working with limited supervision whist working under periods of prolonged concentration.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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 .

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. .

Additional information
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 .

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. .

Employer details

Employer name

The Christie NHS FT
Address

Costing - E00782

Manchester

M20 4BX

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