Head of Transactional Accounting - Band 8a (full time vacancy)North Bristol NHS Trust is a major acute teaching hospital and cent.....
Head of Transactional Accounting - Band 8a (full time vacancy)
North Bristol NHS Trust is a major acute teaching hospital and centre of excellence in many fields with an annual turnover of £800m. Our reason for existing as an organisation is to put the patient first by delivering outstanding patient experience.
Are you interested in?
• Supporting the delivery of excellent healthcare
• Helping frontline operational teams to better understand what resources are available to them to improve their services
• Using your analytical skills to help make good decisions around changes to how services are delivered
• Building strong working relationships and being a trusted advisor on financial management to a broad range of managers
If so, then this could be the role for you!
The Finance team at North Bristol NHS Trust is looking for a dedicated and innovative self-starter to work closely with the Finance Teams and Divisional Leadership Teams to manage, report and forecast the Trust-wide financial position. You will work in the Financial Service team, reporting to Head of Financial Services Team and manage Accounts Payable, Credit Control and Private and Overseas Patient Teams focusing on financial stewardship, treasury management and efficient reporting for the decision making.
The Head of Transactional Accounting role is within Financial Services. This role provides an excellent opportunity to have a real, tangible, and positive impact on operational activities and subsequently patient care.
In this role, you will report into the Head of Financial Services.As a Head of Transactional Accounting, you will:
• Ensure strong financial stewardship and treasure management process in place,
• Manage on daily activities of Accounts Payable, Credit Control and Private and Oversees Patient Teams,
• Lead on the delivery of improvement projects,
• Develop robust relationships with, both, finance staff and the wider organisation.
The successful applicant will have:
• Excellent understanding of financial process and systems
• Experience of working in an innovative finance function
• Experience in understanding and analysing large data sets
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and a complex workload
• The ability to communicate clearly and effectively, tailored appropriately to the audience
You should be a qualified CCAB accountant (or finalist) with a good track record of delivering results within a large complex environment. Previous NHS experience is not required.
NBT Finance is a progressive team, an excellent place to work and a gateway to further opportunities in your NHS career.
The NHS offers a competitive range of benefits to employees:
• Salary £50,952-£57,349 (Band 8A)
• Competitive pension scheme
• 27 days annual leave minimum (plus bank holidays) rising to 33 days with up to 10 years NHS experience
• Staff extracurricular activities – Southmead charity events
• Access to the NHS Childcare Salary Sacrifice Scheme and on-site nursery through salary sacrifice (limited number of placements)
The post is contractually based at Christopher Hancock Building, Southmead, and at present we have a hybrid working model of remote working and office based when necessary. The requirement of office-based working can vary depending on current pressures and departmental needs. There is an expectation that the successful individual will spend a regular period of time in the office.
About you
To succeed in the role at NBT you will:
• Be a qualified Accountant with financial management experience in a medium to large and complex organisation.
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and demonstrable experience of leading and engaging with finance and other corporate functions to develop a mature and rounded service.
• Have excellent understanding of financial processes, governance and controls and able to manage your own priorities as well as others
• Be a strong leader able to communicate well with your peers and team members and have resilience to adapt quickly to changing priorities and demands from internal and external stakeholders and the wider health economy.
This advert closes on Sunday 14 Jan 2024
