Job summary
- Main area
- Finance
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 391-RFL-8354771
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- ECC
- Town
- Enfield/London
- Salary
- £63,665 - £70,887 per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/11/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Band 8a Finance manager
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
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Job overview
Managed service: Lead finance for the RFLPS Chase Farm clinical consumables managed service, linking RFLPS, RFL Finance, Partners Procurement Service and Chase Farm budget holders.
Reporting: Produce monthly directorate reports to deadline, with commentary on over- and underspends and the year-end forecast. Contribute accurate analysis and variance commentary to Monthly Management Reports and Board briefings.
Month-end: Ensure period-end figures are complete and accurate, with appropriate accruals, and explain any changes clearly.
Budgets and forecasting: Set annual I&E budgets with the clinical division to agreed timelines, stretching but achievable and aligned to Trust objectives. Prepare regular forecasts and explain major variances.
Business partnering: Act as lead finance contact and represent Finance at key meetings. Keep managers and clinicians informed of their I&E position, advise on complex issues and influence sound decisions. Explain cost and income drivers and train staff to use their reports.
Team management: Manage team workload to meet deadlines to a high standard, allowing time for senior review.
Process improvement: Shorten the period-end timetable and recommend efficiencies to the Head of Finance (Reporting).
Other: Any other duties appropriate to the role and grade.
Main duties of the job
Managed service: Lead finance for the RFLPS Chase Farm clinical consumables managed service, linking RFLPS, RFL Finance, Partners Procurement Service and Chase Farm budget holders.
Reporting: Produce monthly directorate reports to deadline, with commentary on over- and underspends and the year-end forecast. Contribute accurate analysis and variance commentary to Monthly Management Reports and Board briefings.
Month-end: Ensure period-end figures are complete and accurate, with appropriate accruals, and explain any changes clearly.
Budgets and forecasting: Set annual I&E budgets with the clinical division to agreed timelines, stretching but achievable and aligned to Trust objectives. Prepare regular forecasts and explain major variances.
Business partnering: Act as lead finance contact and represent Finance at key meetings. Keep managers and clinicians informed of their I&E position, advise on complex issues and influence sound decisions. Explain cost and income drivers and train staff to use their reports.
Team management: Manage team workload to meet deadlines to a high standard, allowing time for senior review.
Process improvement: Shorten the period-end timetable and recommend efficiencies to the Head of Finance (Reporting).
Other: Any other duties appropriate to the role and grade.
Working for our organisation
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person specification
Royal Free Shared Commitments
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Shared Commitments
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Professional qualification (CCAB) in accountancy (CIMA, ACA, CIPFA, ACCA)
- • Evidence of having kept technically up to date since qualification
Desirable criteria
- • Degree
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Relevant post qualification experience or significant management accounting or equivalent experience in a similar organisation.
- • Experience of managing and developing staff.
Desirable criteria
- • Knowledge and understanding of the NHS financial environment.
- • Experience of procurement, inventory / stock accounting or managed service contract finance, including VAT on contracted-out services.
Skills and aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Analytical skills with the ability to communicate clearly the results of such analysis.
- Excellent communicator both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to present and explain financial information in a manner that can easily be understood by non-finance managers.
- Ability to make use of systems (e.g. Excel, Access, Microsoft Word) to prepare and present accurate, clear information and to identify what can be produced from other financial systems
- Record of delivering to tight deadlines.
- Record of improving processes and reporting in previous roles.
- Record of influencing staff, colleagues and budget holders to achieve positive outcomes.
- Record of analysing areas of work to identify and implement improvements.
- Record of successfully training and coaching staff.
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential criteria
- Team player who complies with policies set by senior management.
- Flexible and resilient.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- [email protected]
- Job title
- Deputy director of financial performance
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07515905133
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