Job Overview

Are you an experienced finance professional with a passion for financial governance and stewardship? We are working with an NHS organisation who is seeking a Senior Finance Manager to lead the provision of a comprehensive financial and technical accounting function, playing a key role in maintaining financial integrity across the Trust. This role is crucial for ensuring compliance with financial governance, providing expert accounting advice, and supporting the development of robust financial reporting and processes.

As part of the Finance Team, you will oversee the production of the Trust’s annual accounts, provide leadership to the financial accounting team, and ensure compliance with all relevant financial standards and regulations. If you’re seeking a dynamic healthcare finance leadership role where your expertise will make a real difference, this opportunity is for you.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Head of Financial Services, you will:

Lead the production of the Trust’s annual accounts, ensuring all financial timescales and legal requirements are met.
Support the Head of Financial Services by deputising where required, and contributing to the delivery of well-designed and efficient financial systems.
Provide expert accounting advice, ensuring adherence to financial governance and best practices across the Trust.
Manage the Financial Accounting Team, promoting professional development, and ensuring key performance targets are met.
Analyse complex financial information to support decision-making, including option appraisals and business development processes.
Lead the coordination of the Trust’s annual accounts and external audit processes, ensuring compliance with national guidelines and deadlines.
Develop and implement policies and procedures in line with statutory and NHS guidelines, providing specialist advice on their interpretation.
Actively engage with internal and external stakeholders, including auditors, to build strong working relationships.
Promote a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring the finance team operates effectively and efficiently.

Working for your organisation

The Trust geographically covers nearly 6,000 square miles of varied terrain, from isolated moors and dales to urban areas, coastline and inner cities. We serve a population of over five million people across Yorkshire and the Humber and strive to ensure that patients receive the right response to their care needs as quickly as possible, wherever they live. They employ more than 7,000 staff, who together with nearly 1,000 volunteers, enable us to provide vital 24-hour, seven-days-a-week, emergency and urgent healthcare services.

Our ambition is to be an employer of choice, and we are continuously working across our partnership to improve our collective offer to staff in areas like health and wellbeing, benefits and flexible working incl. hybrid working.

Benefits:

Flexible working including part-time hours, job shares and flexible hours, agile working (role dependant)
27 days’ annual leave, increasing to 33 with service.
Contributory pension.
NHS Discounts including shops, restaurants, gyms etc…
Car lease and other salary sacrifice schemes.
Dedicated employee assistance and counselling service.
Opportunities for research participation, career progression and ongoing development.
Well respected, committed and supported staff networks for our workforce.

Who We’re Looking For

We are looking for a finance professional who:

Is CCAB qualified (or equivalent), with significant experience in NHS finance.
Has extensive knowledge of financial accounting and reporting procedures within the NHS, including expertise in technical accounting rules.
Demonstrates excellent leadership skills, with experience in managing and developing teams.
Possesses strong communication skills, capable of conveying complex financial concepts to both financial and non-financial audiences.
Has experience in managing the production of annual accounts and coordinating external audits.
Is highly organised, detail-oriented, and able to work autonomously to meet tight deadlines.

If you’re ready to take the next step in your finance career and want to contribute to the future of healthcare delivery across Yorkshire, apply now to join Yorkshire Ambulance Service as a Senior Finance Manager and be part of a team making a real impact on patient care.

For more information please visit: yorkshireambulanceopportunities. co. uk