Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed by the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Southeast Integrated Care Boards; and current at-risk employees within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts.
You will support the Finance Business Partners and the Finance Team to ensure that their workstream of programmes are planned and managed effectively and take the lead in assisting them in their successful delivery.
Responsible for assisting with the production of accurate and timely financial reporting, including year-end accounts and the co-ordination and production of monthly management accounts and associated external returns.
Were appropriate to provide financial support in the production of the ICB’s short and medium-term financial plans including Efficiency Programme financial modelling and monitoring.
Provide financial expertise within the ICB as a member of the finance team, supporting key projects to support the ICB objectives.
Lead the coordination of annual budget setting, including baselines, cost pressures, investments, efficiency (CIP) planning and profiling.
Produce complex monthly management accounts, forecasts and analytical reports for senior management and committees.
Support Finance Business Partners by providing in depth analysis of financial performance, risks, opportunities and underlying drivers.
Monitor and forecast income, activity and expenditure trends; challenge variances and agree recovery actions with senior budget holders.
Review and enhance costing, apportionment and allocation methodologies to improve financial accuracy and transparency.
Ensure links between activity, workforce, performance and financial outcomes are understood and used in decision making.
Provide specialist financial support for statutory returns, NHSE submissions, audit evidence and external reporting.
Lead development of improved financial procedures, systems and processes; identify efficiencies and digitalisation opportunities.
Produce financial modelling to support efficiency programmes, service redesign, business cases and strategic planning.
Deliver complex training, coaching and support to senior budget holders on financial management, governance and systems.
Provide line management to Management Accountants, including oversight of work quality, development planning and mentoring.
We are committed to a culture that supports all staff at NHS Kent and Medway to be the best version of themselves.
Our ability to improve outcomes for our population depends on how effectively clinical, operational, financial and strategic professionals work together to make informed commissioning decisions. That’s why our workforce works a minimum of two days-a-week on-site, with the expectation that all one-to-ones are held face-to-face and that colleagues will regularly visit the services we are commissioning to understand more about them.
We believe regular on-site working supports stronger collaboration, faster problem-solving, peer learning, visible leadership and the integration of colleagues into our organisation. We also know that culture is built through shared experiences and day-to-day interactions.
We are a flexible working friendly organisation; we aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.
We work with staff to agree objectives through regular supervision, annual appraisal and access to training opportunities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity. In order to reflect the diversity of our population, we positively encourage applications from all areas of the community regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation.
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