Finance Manager - Primary Care | NHS England

As a Finance Manager, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service supporting managers and staff across the South West region. The post holder will primarily support the Primary Care commissioning team across a portfolio of areas but will also work on specific tasks that support the wider Direct Commissioning finance team. The role supports the business in driving transformation as well as value for money in planning, commissioning and service. The role is designed to build a combination of subject matter expertise and technical skills to develop a strong service delivery. Training and support towards a professional accountancy qualification may be considered alongside this role.

• Provide day to day financial support and advice including monitoring, reporting and analyses.
• To support an effective system of financial planning and forecasting for the area of responsibility.
• To maintain a robust and effective system of financial control ensuring risk to delivery and performance are mitigated.
• To support successful delivery of responsibilities through effective financial advice and support to functional teams.
• To ensure financial policies and procedures are applied locally
• To act as financial expert and lead in procurement activities
• Monthly management accounts of area of responsibility
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money., NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you'll usually need to be paid the 'standard' salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the 'going rate' for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on theGovernment website.
The postholder will:
• Monitorfinancial areas within direct commissioning, investigate and advise on complex issues, and provide corporate reports and financial and business planning advice in this area;
• Advise budget holders on financial matters that can be of a complex and contentious nature;
• Ensure that financial probity is maintained by the budget holders at all times;
• Identify and analyse any opportunities for the more efficient deployment of resources within commissioning areas by providing sophisticated, high quality information and analysis;
• Ensure the suite of monthly financial reports for internal and external stakeholders have the information required for these to be produced. Provide high quality support and complex information analysis in a timely manner;
• Complete statutory and NHS accounts and returns, including agreement of balances returns and provisions, and ensure these are accurate and meet financial timescales and legal requirements;
• Oversee and manage aspects of team/ project budgets;
• Pro-actively manage their own training and development requirements;
• Provide otherad hocledger, analysis and other reporting requirements as requested.
• Support systems on historical contractual debts which have arisen since delegation to ensure correct treatment and guidance is follow
You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.