Band 8a Finance Manager - Efficiency & Recovery - South East

Would you like to join our finance team as a Finance manager and be part of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust group?

We have a fantastic variety of work underway at our hospital which will both stretch you professionally and ensure you have a rewarding workplace experience. You will be an important part of a committed and high performing finance team, as well as partnering with clinical and operational colleagues.

You will be expected to quickly develop an understanding of the business of healthcare provision, to support and lead on quality decision making through provision of excellent analytical support. You will be an integral member of the hospital finance team and be expected to contribute to the development, agreement and implementation of priorities.

Be part of a diverse, energetic and capable hospital group finance team, which is focused on supporting financial recovery and developing best in class finance reporting and business analytics.

You will benefit from working as part of a strong team that is passionate about supporting and developing your talents to make the most of your career.

We recognise the benefits from a modern, flexible work approach, and will provide you with equipment to work across our sites.

This opportunity is likely to suit a qualified accountant with enthusiasm, drive and ambition.

The post holder will lead the reporting of FIP trust wide and producing reports for FRB (Financial recovery board)

The post holder will support the deputy head of finance for projects in costing strategy business cases.

The post holder will be responsible for the integrity of the financial data contained within finance reports and directorate budget reports.

They will be expected to review and analyse the data before disseminating it to other interested parties and to include clear, concise and informative commentary on the figures reported.

They will be responsible for exploring better methods of presenting financial information to the Divisional Board and other users supporting the Head of Finance for the division.

This will require strong Excel skills and a good working knowledge of Word and PowerPoint.

The post holder will be expected to ensure that reporting timelines are reduced as required by the Head of Finance (Reporting).

The post holder will be expected to work closely with the Directorates to ensure that they receive appropriate sound financial advice which they review and use to take decisions on costs.

Since our foundation in 1828, the Royal Free London has had a pioneering history, leading the way in many areas of healthcare: advancing our understanding of illness; taking advantage of the latest technology; developing new and better therapies; and tackling health and social inequalities.

That pioneering spirit continues to be central to our approach today and contributes to our record of delivering some of the best clinical outcomes for patients across our local and specialist services.

As a large NHS foundation trust , we employ more than 17,000 staff from 120 countries, serve a population of more than 1.6 million people across 70 sites in north London and Hertfordshire and are one of the biggest providers of cancer care in the UK.

We want to bring the best of the NHS to every patient, no matter which of our hospitals or services they visit.

We aim to achieve this through our three-fold mission of delivering world class treatment and local care, underpinned by groundbreaking research and the very best in class for learning and education.

From our four main hospitals and at various other satellite sites and hospital trusts, we offer local services for local people.

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.