Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT)
Finance Manager

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Are you a qualified accountant or do you have senior accountancy experience?
We have a new vacancy for a Finance Manager
The post holder provides the senior level management accounting support to Finance Business Partners covering four divisions.
This includes accountability for the management accounts for services, ensuring the accuracy of accruals, provision of variance and trend analysis, including flagging and mitigation of key risks; supporting services to identify and deliver savings targets; monitoring of Secondary Commissioning expenditure and activity, making sure bed and resource use is efficient and effective; ensuring recruitment to posts is in line with Trust procedure and is monitored effectively and accountability for budget setting for that area.
We are happy to accommodate a flexible working pattern subject to operational priorities.
For an informal chat, please contact David Flint on 07743720316 or e-mail david.flint2@nhs.net
The Successful Candidate Will
- Work as part of a mini team within the finance team
- Be responsible for: Financial Reporting, Financial Planning, Income and Expenditure, Customer Service, and Management
- Deliver training to both budget holders and other staff groups
- Take a lead in the month end accounts in order to achieve reporting deadlines
- Act proactively to identify and resolve risks and significant issues, particularly for areas that are overspending
- Take a lead role for Income collection across the Trust
- Have a full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
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- Learning and development opportunities to progress your career
- 5% on top of basic salary high cost allowance supplement (max £2,011 per annum pro rata)
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays pro rata)
- One of the UK's best pension schemes
- Comprehensive health and wellbeing services
- Special leave for family and personal reasons
- NHS Car Lease Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme


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For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: David Flint
Job title: Head of Financial Planning & Reporting
Email address: david.flint2@nhs.net
Telephone number: 07743720316
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