Assistant Head of Financial Services

We are seeking to recruit a Assistant Head of Financial Services within our Corporate Finance Department working as part of the Financial Accounting Team, based in Cwmbran, with a base change to just outside Cwmbran in the near future.
This role will be responsible for the Treasury Management and Accounts Receivable functions and will be the strategic lead on VAT within the Health Board. The successful applicant will be the lead account management/liaison post with the out-sourced Accounts Payable function, have responsibility for the No Purchase Order No Pay invoice holds and also Freedom of Information requests received within the department.
The successful applicant will be required to assist with the completion of the Monthly Monitoring Returns to Welsh Government and the Statutory Annual Accounts and to continually develop the current systems in place to manage the Welsh NHS & Local Authority arbitration process., The post holder is a senior Finance professional within the Aneurin Bevan UHB. The post holder will be expected to:
+ Be a member of the Finance Senior Team and is responsible for leading and delivering the Accounts Receivable and Treasury Management function within the HB.
+ Ensure the delivery of an efficient and effective service and will develop these functions to be best in class and deliver full assurance in our core financial system audit of these functions.
+ Lead on developing standard operating procedures for the areas of responsibility ensuring compliance, with any system weaknesses being quickly addressed and resolved. The post holder will be the main point of contact for providing VAT advice and expertise ensuring full VAT compliance by the HB.
+ Be the main point of contact within financial services for all Freedom of Information requests and for leading on all Accounts Payable issues between the Health Board and NWSSP.
+ Lead in certain aspects of the completion of the monthly monitoring return information and statutory annual accounts ensuring that financial reporting standards are interpreted and fully met in order to ensure an unqualified audit opinion.
+ Provide vision and leadership in the development and implementation of the overall finance agenda.
+ Provides direct support to the Head of Financial Services and Accounting and will be required to deputies in their absence.

We are seeking a self-motivated, enthusiastic and numerate individual with excellent IT skills. You will be required to work as part of a team and on your own initiative and must be able to demonstrate effective communication skills. Detailed knowledge of HMRC NHS VAT rules is desirable for this position.
The successful applicant must be a qualified member of CCAB/CIMA and have relevant post qualification experience., The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Band 8a
We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.
If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed