Interim Deputy Finance Manager

We are working with an NHS organisation who are seeking to appoint an Interim Deputy Finance Manager for a short term assignment of 3 months initially.

The role will be at band 5 under the NHS Agency capped rates and c160 a day and initially will be hybrid working (2 days a week), moving to fully remote for the right candidate.

The team are looking for someone with experience of Management Accounts preferably within an NHS setting.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Provide financial management support;
• Contribute to the development and monitoring of detailed budgets;
• Contribute to the management and maintenance of effective budgetary control systems;
• Analyse complex financial information, identifying and investigating any errors or discrepancies and provide and implement resolution where appropriate;
• Discussing and advising the organisation financial team on complex financial queries, providing advice on finance and corporate issues to non-financial Managers;
• Monthly budget meetings with to discuss, advise, spending plans performance and financial implications;
• Ensure financial plans are accurate and feasible and guide management action where necessary to support delivery of financial balance and achievement of QIPP;
• Produce forecast information which can be used for planning and ensuring organisational targets are met;
• Provide financial support as appropriate to work steams and directors within the organisation;
• Assist the Head of Finance with regular finance duties by supervising the completion of ready to pay files, manual payments, raising charge notes and supplier set-up;
• Operate within the Standard Financial Instructions and the delegated budget authority for the role;
• Provide information to the Head of Finance relating to monitoring and understanding of activity variation;
• Propose changes to accounting and financial policies and procedures which can impact on other areas.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Postgraduate Diploma Professional Accountancy Qualification or equivalent experience;
• NVQ Level 5/AAT Qualified / Part Qualified accountant or equivalent experience;
• Experience and expertise in a range of accounting areas (reconciliation and balances, finance computer systems and ledgers, coding structures etc).

If you are interested in the role, please email Toni Coates with a copy of your updated CV to (url removed) along with your availability and rate understanding in line with the above.