Deputy Business Advisor

Job summary

A challenging role and a great opportunity to make apositive impact on the Trust and be a part of a high performing, dynamic andmotivated finance team.

You must be able to demonstrate the ability to:

- -Supportthe Business Advisor (Specialty Medicine & Urgent Care) in providing arobust financial planning and reporting service to the Divisions includingmonth end closedown, financial forecasting and risk assessment

- -Managea small team of staff to ensure priorities are delivered to expected standardsand timescales, and that staff receive both regular appraisals and developmentopportunities

- -Analysefinancial and non-financial data in order to identify risks and opportunities

--Establishimmediate credibility at all levels and have excellent communication andinterpersonal skills, building positive working relationships with staff from awide variety of backgrounds and professions.

--Workwell under pressure in a busy operationalenvironment, prioritising conflicting demands as required whilst maintaining acalm and professional attitude at all times

--Deputisefor the Business Advisor as required, including representation at a number ofsenior forums.

You will be a qualified accountant, proficient in the use of a wide rangeof IT systems including a financial ledger. You will also be able to work withnon-finance staff to present complex financial information in ways which will ensureengagement and understanding.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for supporting the Business Advisor in providing a comprehensive financial management and business support service to the Division.

The post holder will be responsible on a day to day basis for the management of a small team providing financial planning, reporting, training and business support to the Division in addition to deputising for the Business Advisor in their absence.

About us

Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our objectives are simple:

Best services for local people Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients Best use of resources Best people

Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Duties:

Financial Planning and Reporting

Supportsthe Business Advisor (Clinical Division) in providing financial support to theDivision and Service Lines.

Co-ordinatesand manages the process of annual budget setting for Division working within anagreed corporate framework.

Supportthe Business Advisor (Clinical Division) in monitoring and reporting uponpotential financial risks and risk minimisation strategies

Monitorand forecast expenditure trends/budgetary performance on a monthly basis,identifying variances & service issues for managers & advising themappropriately

Developsand maintains systems to monitor and update Division and Service Line financialplans and advise them on corrective actions where necessary.

Provide information on a monthly basis tocontribute to corporate financial reports.

Supportsthe Business advisor (Clinical Division) and Division Managers in theidentification of efficiency savings and provides a monthly schedule ofprogress against agreed targets

Provisionof Financial Advice and Training

Provideformal and informal training, advice and guidance to a wide variety of staff onStanding Financial Instructions and finance and business management issues inorder to improve financial awareness, performance, cost effectiveness, andefficiency, revenue generation and to maximise the use of assets.

ProvideBusiness Management and Decision Support

Supportthe Business Advisor (Clinical Division) in undertaking robust financialevaluation of proposed service changes and developments.

Assistsin the development and production of business cases and tender responses,generating options for investment, appraisal of the options and identificationof project resources.

Withthe Business Advisor (Clinical Division) ensure all changes in services ordevelopments are identified and that resource implications are quantified andaccounted for.

Contributeto the development on service line reporting in the Division and wider Trust.

WithBudget Holders, negotiate Service Level Agreements with a range of externalorganisations and ensure income is recovered.

Developand maintain benchmarking and costing apportionment and information to support thebusiness including the production of Reference Costs for the relevant servicelines within the Division.

Introduce,adapt and improve financial and information systems within the Division and thewider Trust to assist budget managers in decision making and planning.

Be an active Member of Multidisciplinary Teams

Prepareand present accurate financial information to inform a variety of decisionmaking forums, including formal reports and presentations to meetings linkingand interpreting financial, activity, and performance management information.

Workto develop strong relationships with clinicians and managers to develop aculture of shared responsibility for financial issues.

Manage a Small Team of Staff

Leads,manages and motivates a small team on a day to day basis, communicates clearlyand openly, creating a sense of trust and encouraging two waydiscussion and dialogue.

Monitorsthe work completed by Team members ensuring it is completed to time and qualityrequirements, and ensure members of the team are regularly appraised.

Completeappraisals of FMA staff and identify the training needs of the team members and ensure PDPs are inplace.

Active Member of the FinanceDirectorate

Participatein finance staff training & development activities

Representthe Finance Directorate contributing to and participating in Trust wideprojects and groups to provide a range of financial and business managementsupport.

Identifiesand takes responsibility for own development and helps to develop others.

Contributesto improvement activities across the directorate.

The range of dutiesoutlined above is not exhaustive and is subject to modificationin light of changing service needs. In addition to the above the postholder may be required to undertakeother duties which fall within the grade of the job, in discussion with themanager.

General Duties:

Tosupport the Business Advisor (Clinical Division) in providing robust financialplanning and reporting service to a Division including financial forecastingand risk assessment.

Toprovide expert financial advice and training to a range of managers andclinicians within the division.

Tosupport the Business Advisor (Clinical Division) in providing businessmanagement support to enhance decision making within the division.

Tobe an active member of multi-disciplinary teams contributing to the managementof the Division and Service lines.

Managea small team of staff ensuring regular appraisal and development opportunities.

Tobe an active member of the Finance Directorate contributing to its development.

Deputisefor the Business Advisor in their absence.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Please give an account of your experience in - Management accounting experience or equivalent.

Desirable

Additionally, please demonstrate if you have any experience in the following areas - Acute Sector Experience Experience at senior level in the NHS finance sector

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Please demonstrate your skills and knowledge by giving examples of - Expert user of Financial Systems. Ability to influence and negotiate with a wide range of individuals. Highly numerate and analytical. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Advanced report writing skills. Ability to lead and motivate a small team of staff. Ability to see the wider issues associated with a particular situation. Ability to work with minimal supervision within agreed objectives. Ability to investigate, analyse and convey complex financial information to a non-finance audience.

Desirable

Also, please demonstrate any skills or knowledge of the following - Specialist knowledge of financial and accounting procedures. Knowledge of acute hospital environment.

Personal Qualities

Essential

Explain or give examples as to how you fulfil the following - Able to work under pressure and to plan and prioritise workload and that of others effectively. Professional integrity. Flexible and supportive work colleague.

Desirable

Do you have any experience of the following - Commercially Astute

Qualifications

Essential

Minimum 5 O Levels, GCSEs or equivalent (including Maths and English. CCAB qualifications or CIMA. Committed to Continuing Professional Development.

Desirable

Graduate

Other Job Requirements

Essential

Knowledge and understanding of equal opportunities. Able to travel between sites. Hybrid way of working between home and on site (minimum 2 days on site).

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