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Job summary

Main area
Finance
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8c subject to Agenda for Change confirmation
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Home or remote working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
223-FCS-266
Employer
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Shrewsbury Business Park
Town
Shrewsbury
Salary
£70,417 - £81,138 per annum/pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
27/05/2024 23:59

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The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust logo

Financial Controller

NHS AfC: Band 8c subject to Agenda for Change confirmation

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Financial Controller who will be responsible for providing professional financial advice and expertise to the Deputy Director of Finance and the senior management of the Trust.

The successful applicant will be a professionally qualified Accountant at Masters level with considerable proven financial management experience and direct technical accounting experience at Senior Finance manager level or above.

Main duties of the job

The Financial Controller will be responsible for providing professional financial advice and expertise to the Deputy Director of Finance and the senior management of the Trust.

In addition, the role will be expected to advise colleagues on best practice and value for money within their own areas of responsibility and across Directorates. 

The post holder will be required to lead, in conjunction with other senior finance staff, on the effective application of multi-disciplinary working and develop cohesive key working relationships with other members of multidisciplinary teams within the Trust and across the wider local health economy.

Working for our organisation

Our two hospitals, The Princess Royal Hospital in Telford and The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in Shrewsbury, provide a wide range of acute hospital services for around half a million people across Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and Mid Wales. Together the hospitals have over 700 beds and assessment and treatment trolleys across a variety of services.

Our vision is to provide excellent care for the communities that we serve and now is an exciting time to join us and live our values to ensure we continue to offer the best possible care and keep our patients at the heart of everything we do.

This role will give you the opportunity to be part of this highly committed team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Educated to degree level or equivalent.
  • A professionally qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA, ACA) with considerable proven financial management experience with substantial direct technical accounting experience at Senior Finance manager level or above

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant proven experience in a leadership/management role
  • Experience of delivering statutory accounts
  • Experience of presenting complex financial information to non-finance managers.
  • Experience of direct staff management
  • Extensive experience of the use of computerised accounting systems including nominal ledger packages and associated feeder systems - ideally with SBS ORACLE Finance
  • Expert knowledge of financial accounts, financial and accounting policies and legislation
Desirable criteria
  • Previous Financial Management experience within the NHS
  • Experience of business case preparation, presentation and implementation

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Clair Young
Job title
Deputy Director of Finance- Strategy
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01743 261114

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Shrewsbury Business Park
1 Douglas Court
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY2 6LG
Telephone
01743 492402
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