Assistant Finance Manager - Financial Management

This is an exciting time to join the Trust and to contribute to the Chief Executives vision to embed Quality Improvement and Transformation as a key aspect of the Mid Yorkshire culture., The post holder will assist in the provision of financial support and advice to Trust Directorates working with non-finance leaders, which include Associate Directors of Operations, Divisional Leads and Directorate Managers to establish a sound basis for the planning and development of service changes. The post holder will assist the Deputy Head of Finance (Financial management) in ensuring that robust monitoring information is provided to enable directorates to manage their financial position and the Trust to fulfil its financial duties.

Budget calculation and input to financial systems.

Costing of service and directorate based budget holder services & developments.

Investigation of expenditure and category C income financial codes.

Detailed analysis of complex service areas.

Identification and calculation of prepayments and accruals.

Attend management/budget holder meetings.

Provide financial support on business cases, value for money exercises and national returns.

Day to day Staff supervision.

Reconciliation of control accounts.

You will be a highly motivated, hardworking, and focused individual who is able to provide accurate financial and analytical support to the relevant operational teams. With either some progress towards a recognised accounting qualification or suitable relevant experience, you will be familiar with the use of financial systems and processes and will possess strong Excel skills.

Youwill work closely within a small team to provide a full financial management service aswell as supporting the team with service changes and having responsibility for the day-to-day management and training of a Finance Assistant.

The post holder will have experience of working flexibly within a busy finance team with competing priorities. They will possess good written and verbal communication skills and have experience of staff management. Influencing skills and an ability to appreciate the wider context in relation to financial analysis are also essential elements of this role.

We provide care and support to over a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across our three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).

Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of innovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of our workforce.

We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid Yorkshire the best place to work and receive care.

We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasm irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support to someone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currently under-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications from members of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure all applicants are treated fairly and consistently.

We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuable guidance and feedback from those with lived experience.

We have a clear vision and you could be part of this! If you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.