Assistant Finance Manager

Assistant Finance Manager

Job Reference: 419-3039706-AFM-F

Employer: Department: Finance Location: York (working from home) Salary: £21,892 - £24,157 pro rata

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Our Values

• We are KIND
• We are OPEN
• We pursue EXCELLENCE

We are looking for applications from people who share our values to help make us a valued and trusted partner within our care system, that delivers safe effective care to our local population

People for Patients. Our People, our Patients, our Priority

Hours : 37.5 hours per week

Contract Type : Fixed Term (12-18 months)

A vacancy has arisen within Management Accounts for the post of Assistant Finance Manager.

Duties include:

• the production of accurate financial reports, in line with pre-arranged monthly reporting timetables
• assisting the Finance Manager in providing training and support to budget holders
• setting financial budgets
• monitoring in year performance
• preparing cost and variance analysis, and the early identification and management of potential problem areas.

The post holder will also share in the responsibility of ensuring the operational effectiveness of the Management Accounting function.

You will be self-motivated, used to providing high quality and accurate information and have strong communication skills. You will be computer literate, competent with Microsoft Excel, and experience of Oracle Financials would be an advantage.

You will be able to meet tight reporting deadlines, plan your own workload, and produce accurate financial information under time pressure. You will be able to work as part of a team, and liaise with various staff disciplines throughout the Trust, and will therefore need to be confident explaining financial information to non-financial colleagues.

As a minimum, you will be AAT qualified, or willing to study to achieve the AAT qualification. Experience of working within a management accounting environment is desirable.

This is a Fixed Term post (12-18 months) and would be an ideal opportunity for a secondment opportunity for an existing member of the Finance Team to gain some experience in Management Accounts.

Due to the current Covid situation, this post may require some home working.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Sue Woodfine - Section Head/Finance Manager

sue.woodfine@york.nhs.uk

It's not just the area that's a great draw, as well: as a member of our team, you'll have access to one of the most generous and comprehensive pension schemes in the UK, a minimum of 27 days annual leave (on top of Bank Holidays) and an award-winning package of staff benefits (see link on the right).

Please note that some of our substantive vacancies may be available on a smaller number of hours than advertised. If you would be interested in applying on this basis, we would encourage you to contact the appointing manager to enquire further.

Agile and Flexible Working - We are committed to helping all staff balance their work with other commitments whilst ensuring minimal service impact, and have recently launched our new Agile and Flexible Working policy to support this. We encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

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A bit more about us and the surrounding area:

North Yorkshire is a fantastic part of the country. It is home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, and the city of York; a place which is consistently voted one of the best to live in the UK. It's a great place to be and, as the largest provider of healthcare locally, we're proud to serve 800,000 people.

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