Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services. Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital. Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions. Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients. In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research. We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’. The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients. We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS. Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen to apply for a Advanced Financial Analyst role within the Evelina London finance team, at Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. Main duties of the job The role of the Advanced Financial Analyst is a demanding one supporting the production of monthly reports, projections, and analysis in one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country. The post holder will also help plan and lead on specific areas of work that may cut across the whole Trust. This role will support Clinical areas. The key focus of the role is to produce the monthly set of management accounting information. This will involve meeting with budget-holders and generating intelligence to support forecasting and business plans whilst supporting Senior Financial Management staff. The successful candidate is also expected to take the lead in setting up new reports, reviewing existing standards and provide training to budget-holders and other key staff The ideal applicant will already have substantial experience of working within a finance function with proven experience in a Financial Management role. You will be enthusiastic and keen to learn. You will have a good eye for detail, the ability to meet deadlines, strong communication and advanced IT skills. Working for our organisation Evelina London is part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and we are responsible for providing services for women and children. With almost 4,000 dedicated staff, and led by an Executive Team and Board, we have significant devolved autonomy to focus operationally and strategically upon the needs of our patients. We also benefit from being part of a large and successful NHS foundation trust, whose values we share. We have an ambitious strategic development programme, with backing from Guy’s and St Thomas’. Every year, the number of children and young people Evelina London cares for, in hospital and in the community, continues to grow. We provide comprehensive health services from pre-conception, before birth, throughout childhood and into adult life. Evelina London is here for children, young people and women from London to South East England, and provides specialist care for families around the UK and across the world. As the only NHS Trust in London with women’s and specialist children’s services on one site we have unique opportunities to provide excellent, high-quality, integrated care for mothers, babies and children. We operate through five clinical directorates: Children’s Medicine & Neonatology; Children’s Surgery, Theatres and Anaesthesia; Children’s Cardio-respiratory and Intensive Care; Children’s Community Services and Women’s Services. Find out more www.evelinalondon.nhs.uk Watch our short film Detailed job description and main responsibilities See attached Job Description and Personal Specification for more details. If you would like to discuss the opportunity, please feel free to contact Paul Rivett (Senior Financial Analyst) at [email protected] . Interviews for this role are expected to be the w/c 16th October, subject to confirmation Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria Educated to at least AAT certificate level, or degree level, or equivalent experience. Significant progress made towards completing a CCAB qualification. Skills Essential criteria Advanced ECDL qualification, spreadsheet skills to ‘macro’ level. A good working knowledge of the method of operation of all the accounting sub-systems. Understand the use and purpose of accounting accruals and provisions. Understand the use and purpose of balance sheet accounts for stock accounting. Understand the concepts and methodologies used in the costing of services. Be able to prepare statements of budget and actual performance from a trial balance. Be able to identify and investigate significant variances summarising the financial position and identifying trends. Experience Essential criteria Substantial experience of working in an accounting department and must have proven experience within a financial management role. Advanced ECDL qualification, spreadsheet skills to ‘macro’ level. A good working knowledge of the method of operation of all the accounting sub-systems. Understand the use and purpose of accounting accruals and provisions. Understand the use and purpose of balance sheet accounts for stock accounting. Understand the concepts and methodologies used in the costing of services. Be able to prepare statements of budget and actual performance from a trial balance. Be able to identify and investigate significant variances summarising the financial position and identifying trends. Personal Qualities Essential criteria Able to work with minimal supervision from the Senior Financial Analyst. Highly organised approach and able to prioritise own work to meet tight deadlines and targets. Flexible and able to work as part of a team to ensure that team deadlines are met. Must show initiative and work well when not being directly supervised Personal presentation must be of a high professional standard. Strong sense of quality and customer focus. An ability to listen to budget holders and other senior managers, and to respond to questions or requests for information in a way in which non-financial staff will understand and can make use of. Good oral and written communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with both non-finance and finance staff. Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work closely and effectively with staff at all levels within the organisation. Able to deal confidently and professionally with queries from budget holders. Able to use judgement and experience to analyse variances and trends. Self motivated with a proactive approach to problem solving. Prepared to contribute to how the department operates. Able to carry out work with the required attention to detail necessary in a financial management department. Able to concentrate and focus on a range of issues, in particular during the monthly reporting cycle. Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership. Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy. As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends. Flexible working We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process. Your e-mail address is important to us - We communicate to all job applicants via the e-mail address which has been provided on the application form. Please ensure that you check your e-mail on a regular basis. Please apply for this post by clicking "Apply Online Now." Further details / informal visits contact Name Paul Rivett Job title Senior Financial Analyst Email address [email protected] Additional information Please contact Paul Rivett (address above) for more information.