Senior Finance Officer

Senior Finance Officer - Band 4 - 37.5 hours

We are looking to recruit a band 4 Senior Finance Officer, within a busy Financial Services Team.

The post holder will be required to provide a comprehensive, efficient, timely and professional service, working closely Financial Management Team and reporting to/supporting the Assistant Head of Financial Services.

**Interview Date**: TBC

You will be required to develop working relationships with colleagues across the department and throughout the wider Trust.

We need a driven, dedicated individual - an excellent communicator with great organisational skills. An individual who is confident when dealing with people; is numerate and thrives on achieving quality whilst getting the job done effectively.

You should be competent in the use of appropriate IT software packages and systems including Excel and Word.

We work in a fast moving environment and thus need to be flexible to balance competing demands. If you relish being busy and enjoy making a positive contribution to a forward thinking team then this role is ideal for you.

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
Safety

Care

Respect

Communication

Learning

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

**MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES**:
To ensure compliance with Trust SFI’s, standing orders and scheme of delegation.

To support a professional and responsive “can do” culture within the team - to ensure that all staff are customer focused and provide a high-quality service.

Effectively plan own day-to-day workload, working with minimum supervision.

Ability to use own initiative to deal with routine matters independently and only refer non-routine matters to their immediate manager.

Manage the training of replacement or temporary staff.

Be aware of current NHS VAT legislation and ensure VAT is treated correctly.

In liaison with the Financial Services Manager; be a source of expertise and advice on Charitable Funds accounting.

Assist in the production of the Annual Returns as appropriate for submission to The Charity Commission.

Assist in the management of the Trust’s Balance Sheet including the timely completion and review of all reconciliations.

Ensure the Payroll interface and related reconciliations are performed and reviewed in line with reporting deadlines.

Ensure day to day capital transactions are completed in line with relevant procedures and that the appropriate records are accurate and up to date.

SECTION 2- KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.

Strong IT technical skills especially in relation to manipulating large amounts of data.

Ability to provide leadership skills necessary to encourage and motivate staff.

Effective interpersonal and influencing skills.

SECTION 3- EFFORT AND ENVIRONMENT

Significant use of computer VDU screen/keyboard

Frequent requirement for concentration when inputting data, and checking and reconciling information.

Minor lifting and handling in an office environment (files, boxes etc)