Head of Financial Planning and ReportingThe post-holder is responsible for providing a comprehensive range of financial information to support Trust management in making key decisions. This includes the collation of monthly financial management information and producing reports for external and internal purposes including Trust committees and the Trust Board.The post-holder is responsible for coordinating, developing and summarising Trust budgets. This includes responsibility for calculation and allocation of ICSU control totals, cost improvement targets and monitoring of these as part of the Trust budget-setting process, and ensuring outputs are reflected in the Trust’s annual operating plan and monthly NHS Improvement financial returns. The post-holder will support the Assistant Director of Financial Management and Heads of Finance in developing and reviewing Trust business cases to ensure accuracy and robustness.Main duties of the job• Create and establish systems, procedures, guidelines, policies and timetables for financial reporting within the Trust to ensure efficiency, integrity and effectiveness of processes and the delivery of key strategic departmental and organisational objectives.• Maintain a monitoring and reporting regime to provide advice and direction on performance, including finance, activity and workforce.• Contribute to the monthly financial closedown within the Finance team, and work with the Senior Finance team to produce the monthly financial position. This includes detailed monthly analysis of financial data and clear communication of the causes and impacts of material variances.• Ensure high-quality, accurate financial information and advice to support managers and the Operational Director of Finance and Chief Finance Officer in decision making, including statutory returns and benchmarking returns to the NHSE and DOH.• Manage the co-ordination and delivery of effective financial reporting advice to senior managers within the organisation.• Provide timely and accurate information to enable the annual budget production in line with specified timetables to meet internal and external requirements, ensuring an effective audit trail back to the general ledger.• Assist with the collation and reporting of financial information in line with the Trust’s STP commitments, ensure reconciliation of reserves, and monitor the inter-relationships between income and expenditure with robust governance.• Implement and maintain processes to ensure movements in funding from MPET/NMET sources are allocated to the correct budgets monthly, including reconciliation of income streams to funded budgets and reporting on related areas (e.g., HEE income streams, pharmacy subsidiary, R&D).• Work closely with workforce colleagues to ensure the integrity of the Trust’s funded establishment in the ESR database on a monthly basis.• Lead the annual financial planning and budget-setting process across the Trust, including identifying and prioritising cost pressures, with support from the Operational Director of Finance and the Assistant Director of Financial Management.• Provide financial input into service reconfiguration issues including business cases, option appraisals, cost-benefit analyses, and review of the Trust’s financial modelling of business cases and tender submissions.• Ensure all accounting treatments and processes support internal budgetary control and statutory external reporting.• Liaise with senior finance staff and budget holders to ensure organisational changes are reflected in the GL.• Ensure housekeeping procedures and controls are in place and followed.• May manage team members, including recruitment, line management, supervision and performance reviews (including objectives and Personal Development Plans).• Represent the department at meetings and review the Chart of Accounts, developing/restructuring it as needed to be fit for purpose.• Play a key role in internal and external audit, counter fraud and other delegated audit work within the Trust.• Significant PC usage is required; the post holder should have expert Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, experience with computerised general ledger packages, and good keyboard skills.Note: The job description is not exhaustive and duties may be altered to meet changing circumstances after consultation with the post holder.Person SpecificationPersonal QualitiesStrong communication and engagement skills. Positive attitude and highly self-motivated with the ability to motivate others. Ability to work without supervision, provide specialist advice, and work to tight and changing timescales. Demonstrates honesty and integrity and upholds organisational values.EducationCCAB, CIMA or overseas equivalent qualified accountant or equivalent knowledge and experience; master levels or equivalent experience; evidence of recent and ongoing professional development.Skills & AbilitiesDeveloped communication skills for delivering key messages to stakeholders. Good presentational skills for conveying complex concepts. Ability to maintain and report accurate records/working papers. Finance costing and modelling. Good organisational skills. Ability to plan and organise activities. Formulates plans to support strategic objectives. Evidence of sound financial judgement and policy/procedure development. Excellent listening, communication and presentation skills. Excellent writing skills, including the ability to summarise information and key issues.Knowledge and ExperienceExperience of working within a finance team at a senior level. Proficient in Microsoft packages to a high level.Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and, as such, a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Assistant Director of Financial Management£72,921 to £83,362 a year (Inclusive of Inner HCAS, pro-rata) #J-18808-Ljbffr