The South West Provider Collaborative is an award winning partnership of seven provider organisations, of which Devon Partnership NHS Trust is the lead provider.
The Collaboratives are national initiatives designed to encourage different providers within different geographical areas to design, commission and deliver services more closely together.
Working together, the Collaborative improves the care pathway for people needing specialised mental healthcare in the South West.
The Senior Management Accountant (SWPC) will support the Associate Director of Finance (SWPC), working directly with senior managers across the Collaborative and within Devon Partnership to support and advise on highly complex issues, and provide strategic financial and business planning advice.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be required to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information relevant to financial matters. Where appropriate the post-holder will deputise for the Associate Director of Finance (SWPC).
The post-holder will be required to analyse highly complex problems relating to financial management and business case production requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options. The role will involve having multiplicity of objectives and will be required to make judgements regarding allocation of finances.
The role will require the providing of comprehensive and high level senior finance support and advice to senior managers, Directors, Clinical Directors. Working with the Management Accountants to ensure consistent and quality advice is given. The role will involve making judgements on financial issues, often where an element of risk exists and there are a number of options, sometimes conflicting.
The post-holder will contribute to the leading of the Trusts Commissioning financial strategy, in particular advising on service level plans to meet the overall service objective.
The post-holder will be key in developing, monitoring and accurate reporting of the SW Provider Collaborative revenue expenditure (annually circa £175m 2025/26) on a monthly basis.
The role will manage the SWPC Assistant Management Accountant and be required to ensure personal and professional development.
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