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 This role presents a fantastic opportunity to collaborate with senior leaders, finance managers, and operational teams across one of the UK’s most prestigious NHS Trusts. As a key member of the Financial Management team, you will play a crucial role in delivering insightful financial analysis, supporting strategic decision-making, and ensuring the financial sustainability of the Trust. You will be responsible for producing and presenting financial reports, projections, and in-depth analysis to senior stakeholders. Your expertise will support business planning, robust financial forecasting, and the delivery of cost improvement initiatives across the Trust. Additionally, you will contribute to the development of financial reporting and provide essential training and guidance to budget holders and key staff. This role requires experience in financial management, particularly in providing financial insight and challenge within complex healthcare or public sector environments. Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication are essential for success in this position. If you are driven by making a positive impact on healthcare services and possess strong organisational and communication skills, we invite you to apply. Main duties of the job Financial Management: Responsible for the production, analysis, and presentation of financial management reports to support senior leaders, General Managers, and Heads of Service in developing robust financial forecasts and monitoring business plans. Key liaison between finance and operational teams to maintain strong financial governance and controls. Provide both support and constructive challenge on financial matters, including variance analysis and forecasting. Support costing, pricing, and financial planning activities, contributing to the development and review of service agreements and contracts. Training and Support: Provide ongoing training and guidance to budget holders and non-financial staff on financial policies and procedures, ensuring compliance. Serve as a subject matter expert on financial processes, offering support to teams across the Trust to enhance financial awareness and budgetary control. Working for our organisation Guy's and St Thomas' consists of four Clinical Groups (CGs), one Non-Clinical Group, and several Corporate Services directorates. Corporate Services includes nine diverse directorates that provide executive, financial, IT, and workforce support across the organisation. Detailed job description and main responsibilities KEY RESPONSIBILTIES: 1) To provide and present financial management information, analysis and advice to General Managers, Heads of Service, operations managers and other senior staff throughout the Trust to ensure the development of robust financial forecasts and the monitoring of business plans 2) To develop and maintain an integrated financial performance report, including analysis of trends and forecasts 3) To develop with directorates an awareness of financial performance requirements, and of the need for budgetary control. 4) To ensure that all managers are aware of, and act in accordance with Standing Financial Instructions. 5) Co-ordinate the routine monthly reporting and analysis and investigation tasks within their team 6) To provide input to the costing, pricing and financial planning activity of the Trust. 7) To assist in reviewing all costs and prices and recommend changes required for contracting. 8) To assist in the production of service agreements and other contracts, and to support the development of new service plans 9) Recommend improvements and changes to local working practices and proposing department wide policy improvements 10) To comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Act with regard to the confidentiality of personal information and patient confidentiality 11) To undertake any other duties as required, which are consistent with the grade and nature of the post. Person specification Knowledge / Qualifications Essential criteria Understands and applies concepts for budgeting and financial planning Understands and applies concepts for variance analysis and financial reporting Advanced ECDL qualified spreadsheet skills to ‘macro’ level CCAB Qualified Skills Essential criteria Stock control and accounting, depreciation and return on investment Relationships between the balance sheet, revenue accounts and cash flow statements Understand and be able to explain or investigate Have a good working knowledge of the method of operation of all the sub accounting systems. Experience Essential criteria Significant PQE experience of working in an accounting department of which considerable experience has been in a specialist financial management role Desirable criteria Conducting comparative -studies and audit review. Preparing a business case and evaluating efficiency, effectiveness and economy 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 Sibel Ozyurt Job title Deputy Head of Finance - Corporate and Commercial Email address [email protected] Telephone number 02071887188