Finance Officer

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the North West finance commissioning team. There are currently two Finance officer roles based at Regatta Place in Liverpool, one working alongside commissioners within Public Health and Primary Care teams and the other in Specialised commissioning.
As Finance Officer for the NW Commissioning Finance team the postholder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service supporting managers and staff across the Regional Team to ensure the delivery of high quality, safe services in line with national and sub national policy objectives.
**In particular the post holder will**:
Support teams to ensure that the portfolio of tasks/projects is planned, managed and delivered effectively.
Support and inform the targeting of resources, monitoring spend, implementation and evaluation of the tasks / projects by providing high quality support including complex information and analysis, communications and stakeholder management.
Ensure accurate and open communication and co-ordination with a range of organisations and individuals, researching and drafting correspondence and papers and ensuring the management of specific tasks, lead reporting and analysis across a range of specialties, functions and projects.
Be a key member of the team as well as supporting effective communication and stakeholder management, both internally and externally.
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
Delivering value for money.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you’ll usually need to be paid the ‘standard’ salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the ‘going rate’ for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.
Key Functional Responsibilities
Analytical / Judgmental
Undertake complex and detailed information analysis of specific projects / reports requiring high levels of concentration.
Update, maintain, organise, gather and analyse information to predict / meet future organisational and team needs by identifying best professional practice.
Monitor and evaluate risks and issues using a tracking mechanism to enable a proactive resolution and escalation processes.
Contribute to the information management of performance, taking a lead for specific projects.
Provide coordination of and participate in relevant meetings, reporting attendance and providing information advice and support where requested.
Communication
Work with members of the team and key stakeholder to investigate the causes of any variance from plan / delivery targets and contribute to the implementation of solutions.
Responsible for preparation of correspondence and complex papers, as directed by Manager.
Support the development of internal and external communications where required by regular contact with the teams, stakeholders and Communications team.
Financial and Physical Resources
Deliver against organisational objectives, achieving quality outcomes, prioritising own workload and working to tight deadlines.
Support and inform the requirement and targeting of resources, monitoring spend, implementing and evaluating jobs and delivery of financial recovery / savings plans by providing high quality information and analysis.
Continually strive for delivering project / function outcomes, value for money and greater efficiency.
Contribute to the financial delivery of the agreed portfolio ensuring it is delivered on time.
People Management
Provide specialist training, advice and support on own area of responsibility where applicable.
Support training and induction of new staff.
Supervises team on their day-to-day activities.
Participate in the recruitment processes.
Information Management
Operate within and provide enhancements to current management information reporting to enhance decision making processes.
Updating, maintaining, organising, gathering and analysing information to predict / meet future organisational and team needs by identifying best professional pra