Finance Reporting Lead

About Us The Confederation, Hillingdon CIC works with General Practice and other healthcare providers to deliver its vision for “Hillingdon to deliver the best primary care outcomes for patients in the whole of London”. We are a not-for-profit community interest company. The Confederation works to develop and support individual GP practices, PCNs and Neighbourhoods and their changing needs. We deliver excellent clinical services ourselves both at scale and complementary to General Practice. We are the provider representative voice for local General Practice into the wider NHS and other Partners. We are ‘of the NHS’ but independent, innovative and transformational. We are determined to develop as an attractive place to work, providing rewarding roles and opportunities to grow in order to attract and retain great staff that in turn delivers our vision. Job Summary / Primary Responsibilities Overseeing the work of the Finance Business Partner and the Management Accountant Develop and improve the reporting for the Confederation and PCNs in conjunction with the Finance Business Partner and Management Accountant Attend meetings with Stakeholders as necessary and represent The Confederation. Support the Financial Controller as required and deputise if needed Producing budgets with budget holders for existing services, new services, one‑off projects and the collation into a corporate budget Producing timely and accurate reporting against budgets, as well as estimates and forecasts, on a monthly basis and where necessary to a weekly basis Analysing financial information to understand variance, correlations, trajectories, potential outcomes etc Meeting with budget holders to provide support, advice and interpretation of reports and analyses to enable their good decision making and support the achievement of departmental and corporate financial objectives, up to and including the full Board Work with the leading clinical professionals on the Board overseeing finance and corporate functions to enable scrutiny and accountability to the clinical leadership of the business Developing costings and proposed pricing with lead managers and lead clinicians, for new services Working, and advising the CFO, on new contract proposals to assure their financial and strategic benefit to the Confederation Liaising with accountants and other financial advisors as necessary for tax, annual returns and one‑off issues Ensuring the business meets all its financial statutory and compliance obligations, including statutory accounting and tax issues Looking pro‑actively for cost efficiencies and income enhancements and advising the relevant managers or directors accordingly Developing relationships with partner finance teams in the health economy Representing the Confederation on financial and other matters to partners, members, stakeholders and others and projecting a competent, well‑led business, commensurate also with our wider values and care‑providing function Assisting with year‑end, including reconciliations and analysis Any other ad‑hoc duties commensurate with the role Health & Safety / Risk Management The post‑holder must comply at all times with all local Health and Safety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working procedures and reporting incidents using the organisations Incident Reporting System. The post‑holder will comply with the Data Protection Act (1984) and the Access to Health Records Act (1990). Equality & Diversity The post‑holder must co‑operate with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment. Co‑workers, patients and visitors must be treated equally irrespective of gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc. Patient Confidentiality The post holder must at all times respect patient confidentiality and, in particular, the confidentiality of electronically stored personal data in line with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation and in keeping with The Confederation Hillingdon CIC's Information Governance Policy and procedures. The post holder should not divulge patient information unless sanctioned by the line manager and required for the role. Communication & Working Relationships The post‑holder will establish and maintain effective communication pathways at all times with project team members. Special Working Conditions The post‑holder is required to travel independently between sites (where applicable), and to attend meetings etc. hosted by stakeholders. Job Description Agreement This job description is intended to provide an outline of the key tasks and responsibilities only. There may be other duties required of the post‑holder commensurate with the position. This description will be open to regular review and may be amended to take into account development within The Confederation. All members of staff should be prepared to take on additional duties or relinquish existing duties in order to maintain the efficient running of the service or function. This job description is intended as a basic guide to the scope and responsibilities of the post and is not exhaustive. It will be subject to regular review and amendment as necessary in consultation with the post holder. Person Specification Essential Criteria Strong general finance knowledge – minimum 3 years’ post qualification experience. ACA. ACCA or CIMA qualified Must have worked in a multi-disciplinary Finance function Able to work on own initiative and with strong attention to detail Strong MS Office Skills especially Excel Ability to plan, co‑ordinate and deliver work on time and to a high standard. Excellent organisational skills with an attention to detail. Ability to keep full, accurate and up to date records to a high standard. Excellent communication skills - written, verbal and listening, explaining, promoting, listening, learning. Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful financial information to multiple stakeholders. Ability to understand information and provide summaries and reports including budgets and activity numbers. Ability to work with data, and informatics. Adaptable to changing and ambiguous environments. Must be flexible. Good IT Skills Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors when appropriate Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines Produce timely and informative reports Gain acceptance for Recommendations and influence/​motivate/​persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/​agreed course action where there may be significant barriers. Work effectively independently and as a team member Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision Desirable Criteria Experience of Quickbooks or Xero Experience of working in Primary Care or NHS environment Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level Employment Type Full‑time Job Function Finance and Sales Industries Hospitals and Health Care #J-18808-Ljbffr