Job overview
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY SWANSEA BAY UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Swansea Bay University Health Board Finance Team as Principal Finance Manager supporting Hosted Services and Partnerships within the Health Board.
We are looking for a collaborative, dynamic individual to undertake this new role who has an enthusiasm for understanding the services they'll support to establish, embed and support sound financial management practices. You will be curious in nature, well organised and proactive in seeking to understand the day to day operations of the services you support and how the funding flows.
Working to the Finance Business Partner (FBP), the post holder will seek to develop and maintain strong relationships with service stakeholders to enable the sustainable delivery of their services.
The post holder will be responsible for developing and reviewing systems linked to both the monthly assessment of the financial position and utilising data and insight gathered from working with the service to provide robust forecasts for both the short, medium and long term.
The post holder will work alongside clinical colleagues within the various fields of specialism and will also be required to support central finance as part of the monthly, quarterly and annual closedown process.
The postholder will be also be expected to also travel to our Singleton site (for Business needs)
Main duties of the job
This role supports the FBP in providing professional financial advice, support, and information for the activities of the Service Area in line with HB’s strategy. This will require supporting in the achievement of Service objectives and delivery of its operational plan. A major aspect of operational performance will be delivering financial balance
You will be expected to work with a significant level of autonomy and self-organise. A key part of their role will be working closely with Service Area Budget Holders and Service Managers to provide support in the delivery of the finance agenda
You will be expected to work with our partners in Local Authority to ensure robust financial management practices and processes are in place for funding flows between organisations and be the Health Board representative at the required Board meetings
The role will provide support into the financial and business planning processes within the Service Area to ensure that the financial implications of service developments are fully identified and understood
The role will contribute to the identification of efficiency and productivity improvement programmes within the Service
You will support the FBP in ensuring that the Service Area’s financial activities and systems are in line with corporate policies and procedures and meet the highest standards of stewardship and probity, complying with corporate governance requirements
You will be expected to implement an annual budget setting process
Working for our organisation
We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.
As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.
You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.
There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.
We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.
Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.
If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Person specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential criteria
1. CCAB Professionally qualified accountant with substantial post qualification experience.
2. Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Desirable criteria
3. Appropriate management qualification
Experience
Desirable criteria
4. Experience of working in the development and use of NHS costing information
5. Experience and knowledge of appropriate software and BI functionality – e.g. SQL, QlikSense, PowerBI
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential criteria
6. Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
7. Highly developed analytical, interpretational and comparative skills capable of dealing with highly complex and sensitive information to support rational decision making.
8. Ability to work autonomously and equally effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
9. Demonstrable ability to negotiate work on multiple complex tasks simultaneously and produce high quality work within tight deadlines and within resource constraints.
10. Specialist use of Oracle or other general ledger systems
11. IT literate with practical computer application skills covering Oracle Systems and Microsoft products including advanced level of Excel spreadsheets.
12. Demonstrable project management skills including work planning, organization and prioritisation.
13. Demonstrate business case developments and participation in contract management.
14. Ability to think innovatively and develop new ways of working, continuously striving to improve systems and performance, to enable service modernisation and redesign.
Desirable criteria
15. Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh.
Other
Essential criteria
16. Ability to travel within geographical area. Able to work hours flexibly
Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Welsh language skills are desirable