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 The Finance Manager provides business partnering support to their non clinical directorates in all their monthly, annual and ad hoc financial performance and planning activities. Main duties of the job The Finance manager is responsible for reviewing the month end directorate positions, the completion of monthly forecasts and consolidation of a directorate monthly performance report, in consultation with the Directorate General Manager (or equivalent) and the Senior Finance Manager, as well as presenting these at Directorate meetings. They will support their Directorate’s annual financial planning process and undertake costings of service developments and savings plans. The Finance Manager co-ordinates the workload and sets the objectives and priorities for their area, but routine monthly reporting and analysis tasks are delegated to the Financial Analyst and/or Deputy Finance Manager. The Finance Manager, alongside the Senior Finance Manager, will act as the designated Financial Management representatives at Directorate operational meetings. Working for our organisation Essentia designs, builds and maintains healthcare infrastructure that is vital to the smooth running of healthcare services. We are an essential part of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. We combine high standards and public-sector values with commercial focus, innovative thinking and modern technology to create a fantastic patient experience. Essentia teams support property and asset management, engineering and facilities services across both Guy’s and St Thomas’ sites and the local community, patient transport services, sterile services, and security and waste management, amongst others. Detailed job description and main responsibilities In conjunction with the Senior Finance Manager to take the financial lead on developing Directorate business plans and presenting these to non clinical group and trust Executive Directors. Identifying opportunities for financial efficiencies and high-lighting areas of risk and ensuring these are closely monitored. In conjunction with the Senior Finance Manager to be the designated Financial Management representatives on Directorate Management Teams and to present complex financial management information and advice to senior directorate staff, clinical group and trust Executive Directors at Performance and Executive reviews. To ensure the development of robust financial forecasts reflecting Directorate operation plans and ensuring these are agreed and understood by Directorate Management Teams. Person specification Skills Essential criteria Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to communicate complex financial issues effectively with both non-finance and finance staff. The ability to provide advice and support from across all of the accounting disciplines is essential Ability to build strong relationships across finance and non-finance teams, to deliver high quality business partnering support. Strong sense of quality and customer focus. Strong time-management skills & ability to balance competing priorities while ensuring deadlines are met Proficient with MS Office products including advanced MS Excel skills Desirable criteria Excellent persuasion and negotiation skills are required to ensure delivery of balanced financial plans. Prepared to lead on the operational issues of the department and to take responsibility for policy and service development of financial reporting for clinical and corporate departments Knowledge Essential criteria Educated to degree level or equivalent experience Completion of a CCAB or equivalent recognised accountancy qualification. Evidence of commitment to ongoing personal development Desirable criteria Significant post qualification experience preferably in a specialist financial management role Experience Essential criteria Experience with presenting and explaining financial information to non-finance staff. In applying the concepts and techniques for: • budgeting and financial planning, • costing and pricing, • variance analysis and financial reporting, • the purpose of accounting accruals and provisions • dealing with relationships between the balance sheet, revenue accounts and cash flow statements, An understanding of: • the key financial performance targets for NHS Trusts • the rationale for Standing Financial Instructions and the means for ensuring that they are adhered to, • the ways in which healthcare is delivered, coupled with knowledge of NHS financial regulations. Desirable criteria Experience in staff recruitment, interviewing and of the Trust’s disciplinary procedures. Must understand and demonstrate knowledge of good personnel practice and its application. 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." Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. Further details / informal visits contact Name Jabid Ahmed Job title Senior Finance Manager Email address [email protected]