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Assistant Finance Manager

City of London Temporary £37,000 - £40,000 per year View Job Description
To provide an efficient and professional management accounting service to Departments within the Divisions/Directorates and the Trust. The postholder will be responsible for producing reports, projections and analysis and will liaise with budget holders and other managers to generate "intelligence" to support forecasting and the medium term business planning process.
  • Great Opportunity!
  • Immediate Start!

About Our Client

You will be working for a well known NHS Trust based in the heart of London.

Job Description

  • To be responsible for the production of the monthly budget statements and associated reports for a wide range of budgets in accordance with agreed timetables
  • To develop and maintain an integrated financial performance report, including a year end forecast, highlighting key variances and trends in activity and finance, commenting on influencing factors and advising on any necessary management action
  • To meet regularly with budget holders and Senior Managers to assess financial performance and to provide financial management information, analysis and advice to them regarding key risks and critical success factors in achieving financial targets
  • To ensure budget holders and managers have an awareness of financial performance requirements, including the need for budgetary control and adherence to SFIs, and to provide financial awareness training where necessary.

The Successful Applicant

A successful Assistant Finance Manager should have:

  • Previous experience working within the NHS.
  • Able to understand and apply the concepts and techniques for budgeting, financial planning, costing, pricing, variance analysis and reporting
  • Good, well presented written and verbal communication skills
  • Advanced excel skills
  • Able to demonstrate competence in the use of the General Ledger and other financial systems within the department.
  • Able to demonstrate an ability to analyse and interpret financial data
  • Able to work effectively to tight deadlines, often involving the management and prioritization of multiple tasks with conflicting priorities.
  • Able to demonstrate an understanding of the link between financial data and influencing factors
  • Able to demonstrate an understanding of the rationale for budgetary control, Standing Financial Instructions/Standing Orders and the means for ensuring that they are adhered to
  • Able to deal quickly with questions and information requests and to respond in a way in which non-finance staff will understand and can make use of.
  • Able to demonstrate an active interest in the development of their skills, experience and career.

What's on Offer

  • You will be offered an immediate start FTC within a well known NHS Trust based in London.
Contact
Ashleigh Lygon
Quote job ref
JN-082025-6807832
Phone number
+44 207 269 2132

Job summary

Job function
Public Sector
Subsector
Finance Manager
Sector
Public Sector
Location
City of London
Contract type
Temporary
Consultant name
Ashleigh Lygon
Consultant phone
+44 207 269 2132
Job reference
JN-082025-6807832