Job summary
- Main area
- Finance
- Grade
- Band 7 (or Band 6 dependent on skills and experience)
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 269-SFT9748-A
- Employer
- Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Salisbury
- Salary
- £39,959 - £56,515 per annum pro rata if part time
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/06/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Divisional Finance Manager
Band 7 (or Band 6 dependent on skills and experience)
Job overview
This is a fantastic opportunity to work closely with operational colleagues to understand and interpret the financial implications of both business as usual and service developments and ideas.
The post holder will be responsible for the preparation of monthly management accounts, undertaking variance/trend analysis as appropriate and preparing financial forecasts in conjunction with operational managers. They will be a key contributor to the development, approval and implementation of efficiency schemes and projects impacting the financial position of the Division.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will prepare regular financial position statements, trend analyses, forecasts and annual budgets during the operational planning process for designated areas of responsibility and present this information to the Finance Business Partner. The post holder will support the wider planning process and contribute to the efficient and flexible management of resources within the clinical Division.
Working for our organisation
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Person specification
Skills, experience and training
Essential criteria
- CCAB part qualified, training or equivalent experience
- Evidence of CPD, or accounting upskilling
- Experience in medium or large Finance department
- Evidence of ability to present complex financial information clearly
- Evidence of experience in providing support to cost improvement programmes
- Evidence of an ability to communicate well to a wider range of stakeholders
- Evidence of analytical and reasoning skills
- Evidence of being able to work to deadlines and prioritise workload
- Evidence of (intermediate to advanced) proficiency in Microsoft Excel
Desirable criteria
- CCAB Qualified
- Educated to degree level
- Experience of knowledge of NHS Finance structures and frameworks
- Evidence of strategic or innovative thinking
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Barnaby Walker
- Job title
- Finance Business Partner
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01722 336262
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