Employer Swansea Bay University Health Board Employer type NHS Site Swansea Bay University Health Board, Headquarters Town Port Talbot Salary £46,840 - £53,602 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 28/07/2025 23:59
Finance Manager- Site Lead
Band 7
Welcome toSwansea BayUniversity Health Board. We welcome applications from people who share our values: caring for each other, working together and always improving.
Swansea BayUniversity Health Board reserve the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.
Prior consideration for this vacancy will be given to staff currently awaiting redeployment and we therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.
This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Job overview
A fantastic opportunity to join the Swansea Bay Health Board Finance Team has arisen and we are looking for a proactive, strategic Finance Leader to undertake the post of Site Lead within Finance Business Partnering.
The Site Lead will provide robust and diverse strategic financial leadership to the Service Area, engaging with a wide range of stakeholders.
This includes:
* Ensuring the Service Area focuses on delivering financial performance, supported by an excellent governance framework and embedding a culture of improvement with sound professional financial advice and support;
* Ensuring the Service Area is supported in improving services for our patients to achieve better outcomes and experiences and delivering value for money; and
* Supporting the wider Finance Business Partnering team and effectively managing the achievement of a wide range of reporting, analysis, training and support, process improvement and planning deliverables.
You will be a highly professional, self-motivated, CCAB fully qualified accountant, with substantial post qualification experience. You will be a compassionate and strategic leader and be able to effectively communicate and build strong working relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders at all levels and have experience of dealing with difficult situations. You will have excellent interpersonal, presentation, analytical and problem-solving skills and experience of working with large and complex datasets.
Main duties of the job
The Site Lead will:
* Support the Finance Business Partnering team in providing professional financial advice, support, and information for the activities of the Service Area to enable the delivery of the Service objectives and operational plan;
* Work closely with Service Area Budget Holders and Service Managers to provide support in the delivery of the finance agenda;
* 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. They will contribute to efficiency and productivity improvement programmes within the Service;
* Support the Finance Business Partnering teams 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 and comply with corporate governance requirements;
* Contribute to the development and implementation of financial policies, which facilitate the achievement of the Health Board’s financial objectives.
Working for our organisation
We believe staff are our best asset and wewant 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 ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - wehave a job for you.
There are also apprenticeships, work placementsand 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 thatour 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
Please see the attached job description and person specification for a detailed outline of the job requirements. This is available for you bilingually, in English and Welsh.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Person specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
* Educated to degree level or equivalent demonstrable knowledge and experience Fully qualified (CCAB) accountant
* Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
* Knowledge of finance and procurement processes
* High degree of knowledge of generally accepted accounting practice
* Awareness of audit requirements
* Be competent in using numerical decision-making techniques
* Be knowledgeable in financial management theory
* External relationships and funding sources in the NHS
* Awareness of external stakeholders’ and partners’ interests
Experience
* Significant experience of working in a finance department within the NHS, Public or Private Sector
* Experience of working in a complex organisation Experience of working with large and complex datasets
* Able to demonstrate experience of working in a customer focused manner
* Experience of working with Budget Holders
* Experience of effectively managing people and working as part of a team
* Experience of maintaining and enhancing an accounting system
* Experience of developing and scrutinising business cases
* Experience of using Oracle Financials and iProcurement system (or a similar system)
Aptitude and abilities
* Adhere to and can demonstrate SBU Values & Behaviours
* Strong analytical, interpretational and comparative skills
* IT literate with practical computer skills covering advanced level of Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook & Word
* Able to plan & prioritise work effectively
* Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
* Ability to delegate
* Able to work on own initiative and autonomously
* Ability to absorb and understand issues quickly
* Highly numerate & accurate
* Be able to use GL system to generate financial reports, manipulate and interpret data
* Be able to demonstrate integrity, objectivity, drive, and commitment in achieving high standards
* Ability to work under pressure and to think innovatively and develop new ways of working.
* Ability to influence stakeholders
* Welsh Language Skills
Other
* Highly committed and self-motivated with high professional standards
* Demonstrates the Health Board’s values and behaviours
* Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner
* Demonstrate flexible approach to work to achieve all deadlines
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.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and applications are welcomed from persons with disabilities. A disability will not prejudice your application. If you are unable to submit your application in the requested format because of a disability please contact the Recruitment Team, who will agree a more suitable way for you to apply. All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria listed in the Person Specification will be invited to interview.
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.
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