Voluntary Services Training & Administration Coordinator

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Finance Manager to join our Corporate Services Finance Team. This position reports to the Finance Business Partner (BP) and has direct line management responsibility for an Assistant Finance Manager. You will be joining a collaborative, hardworking and inclusive Finance Department.

To maintain the integrity of the finance systems database, processes, and reports, liaising with the Trust’s finance systems outsourced provider. Ensuring that the systems and reports are fit for purpose in contributing to the achievement of the Trust’s objectives. With your team, you will be responsible for the production of high-quality financial information, including monthly management accounts, quarterly forecasts and variance analysis; and with the support of the Finance BP, you will be leading the development and production of the annual budget for the divisions and supporting with business cases.

The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant with strong technical skills and outstanding communication skills, a passion for best practice and high calibre influencing skills. You will be a natural leader who enjoys leading and motivating a team and managing and building strong working relationships. We are open to candidates from a diverse range of sector backgrounds, and it is essential that all candidates embrace our organisation’s values.

Main duties of the job

1.To support the preparation of Trust level finance papers, ensuring that information is prepared in an accurate and timely manner, and is consistent with Divisional reporting.

2.To design and develop complex ad hoc reports as required.

3.To support on Annual Planning for the Trust, including liaising with NHSIE and STP (ICB).

4.Support any deep dive or ad-hoc analysis required to better understand the financial position and quantify changes in trends of key drivers impacting the trust position in response to external regulators, strategic partners, and Trust Senior Management.

5.To lead the Finance department in maintaining the integrity of the finance systems database (Oracle) and for designing and implementing controls within Oracle.

6.To lead the Finance department in designing and developing the reporting capabilities of both Oracle and the BI tool to meet the needs of the Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To help develop and maintain professional standards within the Finance Department and to actively seek and encourage feedback from users of financial services to enable continuous improvement plans to be implemented.
• To persuade others at all levels, including Executive Directors and clinicians of a particular course of action or viewpoint whilst respecting their point of view.
• To manage a diverse set of contact relationships and conflicting priorities.
• To set and negotiate priorities for themselves and others.
• To demonstrate a commitment to Continuing Professional Development.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

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Experience

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Skills / Abilities / Knowledge

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Personal and Managerial

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Physical

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The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.