Finance Manager

Job Summary

Role Overview: Are you a dynamic and results-driven finance professional looking for your next challenge? We are seeking an experienced Finance Manager to join our team and play a pivotal role in driving financial excellence across our organisation. Whether you are CCAB qualified or qualified by experience, we welcome your application.

What We're Looking For:

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial data and provide actionable insights.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Proven track record in management and supervision of staff, with the ability to inspire and guide the team towards achieving collective goals.
• Proficiency in financial software and systems.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits package: Enjoy a comprehensive benefit to include access to the NHS Pension, cycle to work scheme, flexible working arrangements, 25 days holiday, rising to 27 with length of service, contractual sick pay, Employee Assistance health programme (Paycare), paid compassionate leave.
• A supportive and inclusive work environment: Join a team that values collaboration, innovation, and personal growth with regular one-to-one sessions.
• Career growth: Full on-the-job training provided with the opportunity to develop your career with professional development opportunities.
• Work-life balance: We understand the importance of work-life balance and will discuss hours with the successful candidate.

Main Duties of the Job

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee all aspects of financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial records, systems, and processes.
• Provide financial insights to support decision-making and drive business growth.
• Prepare monthly management accounts and statutory financial statements.
• Manage cash flow and working capital effectively to meet organisational needs.
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations and internal policies.
• Supervise and develop a small finance team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

How to Apply:
If you are looking for a rewarding job opportunity, we want to hear from you! A full application pack is available to download by clicking links under the Supporting Document section towards the bottom of the page.
Application forms together with a covering letter should be submitted to: human.resources@shropdoc.nhs.uk.
To view the job description and person specification for this role, please click the link below available on this website.

At Shropdoc, we are committed to an inclusive workplace where all individuals, including those with disabilities, are valued. We encourage applications from candidates with disabilities and are dedicated to providing the support and adjustments needed for success in the role.

Closing Date: 13 January 2025
Interviews will be held on: w/c 27 January 2025

About Us: Shropdoc is a not-for-profit company established in 1996. We provide 24/7 urgent primary care services for patients across Powys, Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and Lancashire, including out-of-hours service GP, care coordination, single point of access in Shropshire, and an oncology advice line.

Shropdoc's mission is to keep the patient at the heart of all that we do. We aim to achieve excellence in the care we offer to our patients, providing a safe and high-quality service that is easily accessible. We care about our team of over 200 colleagues. We strive to provide quality patient care, a working community with integrity and kindness, and are committed to continually developing our staff. Our vision and values of Community, Quality, Kindness, Integrity, and Development are at the heart of all that we do, enabling us to achieve the best outcomes for patients and for our colleagues.

Shropdoc is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our patients and expects all staff, contractors and volunteers to share this commitment. Candidates will undergo thorough onboarding and safeguarding checks including checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

We want to encourage individuals from all backgrounds, experiences, and beliefs, who share our mission of keeping the patient at the heart of all that we do to work with us.

Job Responsibilities

The main purpose of the role will be to manage the small finance team and prepare the management accounts acting as a business partner to the department budget holders. The post holder will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day transactions through to year-end financial statement preparation.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Head of Finance, the Finance Manager will provide support ensuring day-to-day duties of the Finance team are delivered.

General Responsibilities:

Through the team, create an inclusive partnering model which provides adequate support, data, and information to ensure managers have a good insight into team, budget, and contract performance both from a financial and data viewpoint. Be an approachable representative on all finance issues that arise within the Organisation communicating them to the relevant staff as well as ensuring the issue is resolved quickly and efficiently. You will be expected to manage your time effectively to meet the demands of the company.

Supporting the Head of Finance with ensuring the business planning process short, medium and long term is integrated into the monthly reporting process to the Board of Directors and Executive Management Team.

Job Description:

Manage the annual integrated budget setting process across the organisation with finance and budget managers. Full responsibility for the preparation of the monthly management accounts process ensuring closedown and delivery is timely, accurate and appropriately reflective of activity.

Develop and implement timely financial and activity reporting. Liaising with Commissioners and oversee and manage the process for accurate and timely processing of income and returns to Commissioners. Manage / implement contract and activity costings and appraisals for current and new business.

Oversee the annual statutory Audit process supporting the Head of Finance, including completion of financial statements in compliance with accounting standards. Oversee a cost analysis environment that informs the cost management and expenditure control process and introduces a preferred suppliers list across the organisation.

Ensure that the contracts and purchasing policy and procedure is enforced in all purchasing transactions. Deputise, as necessary for the Head of Finance to review and check the monthly payroll reports provided by the Payroll and Pensions Manager. Support the Head of Finance with recruitment of new members of staff into the team as and when required.

Any other duties as may reasonably be expected and which are commensurate with the level of the post.

Staff Supervision:

Collaborate with the Head of Finance to develop and enhance team capabilities, ensuring team members are equipped with the skills and knowledge needed to deliver outstanding services that facilitate informed and effective decision-making. To support, motivate and manage the team in the delivery of services to ensure that a high standard of customer care is provided. To identify training needs and provide staff with learning and development opportunities. Identify skill gaps and coordinate training opportunities to enhance team capabilities and foster professional growth.

Provide support to team members through one-on-one meetings to support in operational tasks or to support them overcome obstacles and resolve issues effectively.

Other Responsibilities:

Manage and oversee regular and timely reporting to the Senior Management Team and budget holders, with concise regarding performance and contract delivery which includes interpretation and to a strict timetable. Ensure the integrity of all data and data sets is maintained to a high standard with regular evidenced audit reporting. Ensure all Finance Contract KPIs are reported as contractually set out and which exploits all of the available data sources.

Working with departmental managers, develop and implement performance metrics to improve operational efficiency. Ensure activity reporting and performance metrics identifies areas of risk and need for improvement by showing comparator, actual and budget data. Identify and analyse root causes of issues and recommend corrective actions and solutions.

Ensure all reports meet specified validation and quality control requirements before they are published and take appropriate action to resolve any anomalies found within extracted data or reports. Manage, develop and make improvements to the Finance Partnering models across the organisation to ensure they are inclusive and integrated service models.

Manage conflicting demands from various points and assess the requirement needs of change. Maintain adequate working policies and processes which underpin the finance and intelligence systems, carrying out regular audits and updates. Implement sound business processes and internal controls across the organisation with an understanding of the impact on financial and information reporting.

Continuous improvement approach to all data sets internal and external to the organisation. Undertake any other duties of a similar nature consistent with the responsibilities of the post in order to provide a quality service. In line with other posts the job description may be subject to change according to the service needs, in consultation with the post holder.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of managing a Finance Team with experience of managing and developing staff teams.
• Strong leadership and management skills.
• A comprehensive understanding of common desktop operating systems and Office productivity software i.e. Windows, Office, etc.
• Highly proficient in using Microsoft Excel.
• Track record in delivering value through proactively partnering and influencing outside of the Finance Team.
• Experience of implementing and developing reporting methods and tools.
• Ability to prioritise, plan and focus on deadlines, work under pressure and against agreed timeframes and performance targets.
• Skilled communicator of financial data in verbally and in writing.
• Understanding of budget setting and monitoring processes, together with production of financial reports.

Desirable

• Experience of Sage Intacct Finance system.
• Understanding and experience of procurement and tendering processes.

Other

Essential

• An understanding of a non-for-profit organisation would be an advantage.
• Committed to continued professional development.

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Ability to prioritise, plan and focus on deadlines including relaying the programmes of work to affected colleagues whilst working under pressure to agreed timeframes.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain problems and solutions clearly to non-technical users in written and verbal format.
• Team player with strong interpersonal skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem solver with a keen eye for detail.
• Strong leadership and management skills.
• Ability to prioritise workload on a continuous basis ensuring the most urgent problems are given highest priority.
• Creative approach to problem solving.
• Confident, honest and trustworthy.
• Excellent attention to detail skills.
• Personal energy, drive and resilience with a desire to make a difference.

Qualifications

Essential

• Accountancy qualification; (CCAB full/part qualified or equivalent eg ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA).
• Qualified by experience.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer Details

Employer Name: Shropshire Doctors Co-operative Limited 'Shropdoc'
Address: Unit A, 3 Longbow Close, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY1 3GZ
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