Principal Finance Manager Hosted Services

Principal Finance Manager Hosted Services & PartnershipsAn exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Swansea Bay University Health Board Finance Team as Principal Finance Manager supporting Hosted Services and Partnerships within the Health Board.We are looking for a collaborative, dynamic individual to undertake this new role who has an enthusiasm for understanding the services they'll support to establish, embed and support sound financial management practices. You will be curious in nature, well organised and proactive in seeking to understand the day to day operations of the services you support and how the funding flows.Working to the Finance Business Partner (FBP), the post holder will seek to develop and maintain strong relationships with service stakeholders to enable the sustainable delivery of their services.The post holder will be responsible for developing and reviewing systems linked to both the monthly assessment of the financial position and utilising data and insight gathered from working with the service to provide robust forecasts for both the short, medium and long term.The post holder will work alongside clinical colleagues within the various fields of specialism and will also be required to support central finance as part of the monthly, quarterly and annual closedown process.The postholder will be also be expected to also travel to our Singleton site (for Business needs)The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.Main duties of the jobThis role supports the FBP in providing professional financial advice, support, and information for the activities of the Service Area in line with HB's strategy. This will require supporting in the achievement of Service objectives and delivery of its operational plan. A major aspect of operational performance will be delivering financial balanceYou will be expected to work with a significant level of autonomy and self-organise. A key part of their role will be working closely with Service Area Budget Holders and Service Managers to provide support in the delivery of the finance agendaYou will be expected to work with our partners in Local Authority to ensure robust financial management practices and processes are in place for funding flows between organisations and be the Health Board representative at the required Board meetingsThe role will provide support into the financial and business planning processes within the Service Area to ensure that the financial implications of service developments are fully identified and understoodThe role will contribute to the identification of efficiency and productivity improvement programmes within the ServiceYou will support the FBP in ensuring that the Service Area's financial activities and systems are in line with corporate policies and procedures and meet the highest standards of stewardship and probity, complying with corporate governance requirementsYou will be expected to implement an annual budget setting processAbout usWe believe staff are our best asset and wewant you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.You might be a nurse ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - wehave a job for you.There are also apprenticeships, work placementsand volunteering roles available.We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show thatour commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery,with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.Job responsibilitiesYou will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.Person SpecificationQualifications and/or KnowledgeCCAB Professionally qualified accountant with substantial post qualification experience.Evidence of Continuing Professional DevelopmentExperienceExperience of working in the development and use of NHS costing informationExperience and knowledge of appropriate software and BI functionality - e.g. SQL, QlikSense, PowerBIAptitude and AbilitiesExcellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skillsHighly developed analytical, interpretational and comparative skills capable of dealing with highly complex and sensitive information to support rational decision making.Ability to work autonomously and equally effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary teamDemonstrable ability to negotiate work on multiple complex tasks simultaneously and produce high quality work within tight deadlines and within resource constraints.Specialist use of Oracle or other general ledger systemsIT literate with practical computer application skills covering Oracle Systems and Microsoft products including advanced level of Excel spreadsheets.Demonstrable project management skills including work planning, organization and prioritisation.Demonstrate business case developments and participation in contract management.Ability to think innovatively and develop new ways of working, continuously striving to improve systems and performance, to enable service modernisation and redesign.Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh.OtherAbility to travel within geographical area. Able to work hours flexiblyDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.Swansea University Health Board, HeadquartersSwansea University Health Board, Headquarters #J-18808-Ljbffr