Head of Finance

2 weeks ago

Gateshead Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom Health Jobs UK Full time

In the event of excessive applications being received this vacancy may close earlier than the stated closing date, you are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible

IMPORTANT NOTE ON COMPLETION OF REFERENCE SECTION OF APPLICATION FORM

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and MUST cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Where possible this should be from two separate employers. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Job overview

Leading the Finance Department's primary services, setting strategy, direction and robust financial planning for the company. Deputise or the Director at key Company meetings, inter-actions with the Group Finance team & support to all commercial contracts.

Accountable for: Management Accounting, Financial Accounting, Service level costing and other costing processes, Capital Accounting & Management of the Finance team.

Main duties of the job

Please refer to job description.

Financial Leadership and Management

Co-Ordinate and contribute to the development of the financial strategy and annual plans to support the achievement of the company's objectives.

Contribute to and ensure financial rigour in the review and decision making process relating to major business decisions.

Champion the need for, and benefits of, close working between financial and service teams to drive improvements to both service delivery and efficiency.

Ensure compliance with the HMRC / Group / NHSI Financial compliance regimes.

Line Management Responsibility

The Head of Finance will have to direct line management responsibility for the Finance Department. This will involve:
  • Leading, managing and motivating the relevant teams.
  • Managing and developing the individual performance review processes, including staff training and development.
  • Managing and developing the departmental performance management processes.
  • Management of disciplinary and grievance procedures for direct line reports, chairing hearings or appeals where required.
  • Management of the departmental pay and non-pay budgets.
Working for our organisation

QE Facilities (QEF) is a wholly owned subsidiary company of Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust (GHNT), based in the North East of England.

We provide a range of non- clinical services to GHNT and other NHS organisations. Our services include: estates, facilities services, procurement, medical engineering and devices, endoscopy decontamination and sterile services, transport, out-patient pharmacy, and prevention & management of violence & aggression training (PMVA).

In addition we provide consultancy services, advising clients on all aspects of establishing a subsidiary company within an NHS body to the provision of VAT compliance advice.

QE Facilities work to their own Terms and Conditions and these are not the same as Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust Terms and Conditions. This is not an Agenda for Change Pay Rate.

We do not hold a sponsorship licence and are unable to offer employment under any sponsorship arrangement.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Interpretation of complex financial information.
Board level presentation skill.
Problem solving significant issues and understanding the breadth of the organisation and its markets and environments
decision making and advertising all managers of financial implications.
Management of all finance team with responsibility for team objectives.
Developing and understanding complex spreadsheets for modelling financial projects and results.

Person specification

Qualifications
Essential criteria
  • Professional qualified accountant
  • Qualified ACCA or equivalent, plus demonstrable significant specialist expertise in all aspects of finance.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
  • Proficient IT skills and ability to use Microsoft Office packages (Ie Outlook/Word/Excel/PowerPoint)
  • Ability to lead and influence managers and stakeholders at all levels
  • Ability to lead, manage and motivate staff
  • Able to analyse and interpret complex information financial data and statistics to assess issues, identify trends, anticipate issues and generate solutions or forecast
  • Able to plan and prioritise work in the context of a fastpaced and changing environment to meet deadlines
  • Able to build and work effectively in multidisciplinary teams at all levels
Experience
Essential criteria
  • Worked at or with senior level management outside of accountancy practice.
  • Delivery robust financial management and control systems and process.
  • Producing management information and analysis for operational management and development of policy and strategy
  • Extensive technical knowledge and experience of IFRS and experience of real world VAT and tax matters in private sector.
Applicants who have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date are to assume that their application has been unsuccessful.

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust is a smoke free organisation in line with Smoke Free Gateshead

Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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