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Job summary

Main area
Finance
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
105-6489670
Employer
Coventry & Warwickshire Integrated Care Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Shire Hall
Town
Warwick
Salary
£50,952 - £57,349 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/08/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Coventry & Warwickshire Integrated Care Board logo

Senior Finance Manager - Financial Planning

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and innovative individual to join the Finance Directorate as Senior Finance Manager Financial Planning for Coventry and Warwickshire ICB.

 

Main duties of the job

Working on a hybrid basis the post holder will report to the ICB Head of Financial Planning, and will  lead on the production of the ICB’s short and medium-term financial plans including efficiency programmes, financial modelling, and monitoring, liaising with the System finance team to incorporate into an overall system plan.

 

Working for our organisation

NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) formed as a brand-new organisation in July 2022. The ICB is responsible for the planning, design, development, and commissioning (buying) of local health services. They put local GPs and healthcare professionals at the forefront of commissioning services for the local people.

Please see detailed Job Description and Person Specification for more details.

For more information or an informal conversation on the role please contact Rupal Gorania,  Head of Financial Planning; [email protected]

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

In order to undertake this role, the ideal candidate will be CCAB/CIMA qualified, ambitious and a committed individual who is able to demonstrate proven post qualification experience of working at a senior level.   Strong management and communication skills will be key to this role to ensure that they are able to provide efficient support to Head of Financial Planning as well as the wider finance directorate.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant experience of working at a senior level within a complex organisation.
  • Significant relevant financial management experience within a complex organisation.
  • Experience of liaising with senior staff / directors within and outside of own organisation.
  • Financial planning experience
Desirable criteria
  • NHS finance experience

Training

Essential criteria
  • Fully CCAB Qualified / Equivalent experience.
  • Evidence of participation in continuing professional development.

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of budget setting process and relevant techniques
Desirable criteria
  • Awareness of current NHS policy direction and ability to translate these for own area of work

Communication

Essential criteria
  • Must be able to articulate, provide and receive highly complex, multi stranded financial date containing sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential audiences

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to produce formal reports to a professional standard and ability to present to Executive Directors and External parties.
  • Understanding of Microsoft Office Suite including Advanced Excel, Word and Excel spreadsheet modelling.
  • Highly numerate with excellent analytical skills.
  • Proven problem-solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected service demands.
  • Ability to analyse and solve complex problems and make judgements on financial issues where there are a range of options
  • Understanding of the landscape from both a financial and operational perspective
  • Ability to produce formal reports to a professional standard and ability to present to Executive Directors and External parties.

Management

Essential criteria
  • Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others.
  • Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals. Proven ability to train, support and develop staff.

Freedom to Act

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work to targets, meet deadlines, and prioritise own work
  • Team working Skills, ability to work with a wide range of individuals, including the development and maintenance of difficult relationships..

Physical Skills

Essential criteria
  • Expert knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite with excellent keyboard skills.

Equality and Diversity

Essential criteria
  • Needs to have a thorough understanding and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships both in terms of day-to-day working practices, but also in relation to management systems.

Other

Essential criteria
  • Ability and willingness to travel throughout Coventry and Warwickshire.
  • Commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships in day-to-day working practices
  • Embrace change, viewing it as an opportunity to learn and develop
  • Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Rupal Gorania
Job title
Head of Financial Planning
Email address
[email protected]
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