Senior Finance Analyst at Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

The post holder will be responsible for providing a flexible and comprehensive service for the Trust for the Internal reporting function and commissioned work from the Network Business Partners. This will include but is not limited to providing a wide range of accounting and budgetary support across all areas of the Trust’s operations. Setting annual budgets for both capital and revenue (financial plans) within the internal reporting systems, monitoring of performance against financial plans through detailed analytical review, investigation of variances and escalation of areas of concern.

• Maintain effective working relationships with colleagues and Trust administrative support posts to ensure the delivery of a professional service focused on achieving a high level of customer satisfaction.
• Delivery of a professional service focused on achieving a high level of accuracy and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Plan and organise own work schedule and that of the Finance Analysts to meet daily, weekly and monthly deadlines.
• Act as supervisor to the finance analysts, this will involve o Providing guidance as required to support the professional development of the team • Having oversight of the work undertaken by the analysts ensuring it is both timely and accurate.
• Appraise and develop the skills and competencies of the staff through regular 1:1’s, performance reviews and training and development activities.
• Agree and set annual budgets in consultation with managers and budget holders and with guidance from Head of Internal Reporting and Internal Reporting Accountants, taking care to adhere to all Trust policies and strategies.
• Maintain records of budget changes and profiles of expected expenditure on both excel files and the general ledger system regularly evidencing that both systems are in balance.
• Analyse budget variances, monitor trends and ensure issues are escalated as appropriate.

Following a review of the departmental re-structure implemented 18 months ago the following new roles have been created to enable progress towards the exciting future vision of how the Team could look.

We want to do things differently. Our new structure lays a strong foundation to build on the excellent things we already do and focusses our ambition, to be not just a great place to work, but the best place to work. Our ambition gives us direction and purpose, our core values of ingenuity and determination will be key to our success, but we will never lose sight of the need to be kind and fair in everything we do.

We are an ambitious trust continually striving to improve the health of our patients seen by expansion of our services and care hubs, including enhanced community mental health services. We are looking for a strong finance professional with the same passion at their core to provide better care, better health outcomes, whilst on a path to a more sustainable financial future.

The Senior Finance Analyst will have a crucial role to play in providing a flexible and comprehensive service for the Trust’s Internal Reporting function. In particular they will supervise the Finance Analysts to ensure they continue to provide a wide range of accounting and budgetary support across all areas of the Trust’s operations. The role will also contribute to setting annual budgets, monitoring performance against financial plans through detailed analytical review, investigation of variances and escalation of areas of concern.

To learn more about this exceptional opportunity, please contact Gavin Horn, Head of Internal Reporting on 07912 454484 or email [email protected] an initial discussion.