Peripatetic Finance Manager Euxton Hall Hospital - Shared Service Centre- Chorley, Lancashire Full Time 37.5 Hours The peripatetic role is to work with the Commercial Accountants in supporting local SLT members by covering where there are vacancies; or supporting new Head of Finance in role; or supporting the Head of Finance where requested to do so by the Operations Directors. It may also involve mentoring some Head of Finance who are new in post. The Role As a member of the hospital's Se
Peripatetic Finance Manager Euxton Hall Hospital - Shared Service Centre- Chorley, Lancashire Full Time 37.5 Hours The peripatetic role is to work with the Commercial Accountants in supporting local SLT members by covering where there are vacancies; or supporting new Head of Finance in role; or supporting the Head of Finance where requested to do so by the Operations Directors. It may also involve mentoring some Head of Finance who are new in post. The Role As a member of the hospital's Senior Leadership Team, and working with the Commercial Accountant, the Peripatetic Finance Manager provides analysis and insight on the financial performance of the hospital, through the delivery of timely and accurate financial information. They develop and control the hospital's operating budget to ensure that all financial targets are met, working with the Hospital Director to set recovery plans where necessary. The Peripatetic Finance Manager partners with other departments in the analysis of their financial KPIs, challenging and offering guidance to support business growth plans, and also ensures a robust control environment through compliance with all policies and procedures. They additionally contribute ad-hoc analysis and insights as required for Cluster, Corporate, UK, or Global requirements. In addition, the Peripatetic Finance Manager is to support the Commercial Accountants in their role, through involvement in site, Super Cluster or group wide projects and discrete tasks
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Peripatetic Finance Manager Euxton Hall Hospital - Shared Service Centre- Chorley, Lancashire Full Time 37.5 Hours The peripatetic role is to work with the Commercial Accountants in supporting local SLT members by covering where there are vacancies; or supporting new Head of Finance in role; or supporting the Head of Finance where requested to do so by the Operations Directors. It may also involve mentoring some Head of Finance who are new in post. The Role As a member of the hospital's Senior Leadership Team, and working with the Commercial Accountant, the Peripatetic Finance Manager provides analysis and insight on the financial performance of the hospital, through the delivery of timely and accurate financial information. They develop and control the hospital's operating budget to ensure that all financial targets are met, working with the Hospital Director to set recovery plans where necessary. The Peripatetic Finance Manager partners with other departments in the analysis of their financial KPIs, challenging and offering guidance to support business growth plans, and also ensures a robust control environment through compliance with all policies and procedures. They additionally contribute ad-hoc analysis and insights as required for Cluster, Corporate, UK, or Global requirements. In addition, the Peripatetic Finance Manager is to support the Commercial Accountants in their role, through involvement in site, Super Cluster or group wide projects and discrete tasks, as required. This may also involve carrying out audits of financial operations and devising action plans on behalf of the Commercial Accountant. Key Responsibilities
Guide and perform operational and strategic planning, budgeting and forecasting, alongside the SLT. Submit weekly forecasts, and highlight sensitivities around these through risks and opportunities. Active member of the Hospital SLT; contributing to areas outside of functional expertise, including on-call. Responsible for the production of monthly management accounts, balance sheet reconciliation, financial reports and other required reports within company guidelines. Responsible and accountable for ensuring the hospital complies with the relevant statutory accounting requirements by delivering required reports. Finance Lead for the annual negotiation and monthly management of NHS contracts. Attend all NHS contract meetings with the ICB/Trusts to ensure any finance actions or queries are fully resolved within agreed timescales. Ensure accurate and timely NHS reconciliations on a monthly and quarterly basis through to consolidated invoicing and cash allocation. Manage interrelated finance systems to drive continuous improvements to systems, data and processes. Identify issues and trends and recommend solutions to address complex situations, applying modelling tools and techniques to deliver insights and analysis. Produce insightful, integrated and accurate management reporting information that enhances decision making. Influence and steer the development of business cases and investment proposals to enable effective decision making. Lead the preparation and evaluation of capital expenditure requests for the hospital. Control and governance over the Hospital's workforce utilisation across Perm; Bank and Agency staff. Ensuring the right conversations are happening to optimise operational efficiency and financial metrics. Manage payroll, billing and revenue capture processes. Manage risk through use of assurance and compliance frameworks relating to workplace safety, incident management and infection control. Evaluate, develop and maintain own performance through commitment to growing professional skills and industry knowledge. Write the financial section of the 3-year hospital plan and update annually. 100% compliance with report deadlines. Maintain days unbilled revenue at equal to or less than hospital target. Meet debtor day target. Meet or improve on departmental and hospital budget targets. Ensure weekly forecasts are submitted on time. Demonstrate and support the Ramsay leadership behaviours. Proactively support staff development, performance, and career progression. Actively manage 100% of workforce vacancies. Develop action plans to address areas for improvement arising from staff satisfaction surveys. Assess financial risks and maintain the financial components of the hospital risk reg What you will bring with you
Part qualified will be considered Strong commercial understanding and experience with finance transactions and accounting, preparation of reports and budgets, assurance, and compliance. Experience controlling budget preparation for a business. Strong business acumen and business partnering experience, with the ability to analyse, interpret and utilise data to determine insightful observations that contribute to business improvements. Demonstrated ability to identify opportunities through data analysis, and lead a project that improves business performance. Experience using business acumen skills to contribute broader benefits to the business, and expand remit beyond own hospitals. High standard of accuracy with financial and statistical data, and championing of data standards. Experience building and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Strong decision making and influencing skills. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including being inquisitive, empathetic, clear and concise. Demonstrated ability to liaise with all levels and functions of a business including the SLT. Demonstrated ability to foster collaboration and influence decision making amongst stakeholders in the SLT and in clinical teams. Experience successfully leading and motivating a diverse team. Experience managing poor performance within a diverse team. Experienced with successfully leading and motivating a wide team that extends beyond the finance function. Proven ability to plan and prioritise own workload to meet tight deadlines and take initiative. Sound computer skills using the MS Office Suite, especially Excel, with experience analysing large volumes of data to identify trends. Experience using SAP and Adaptive Planning (desirable), and comfortable learning new systems. Strong computer skills and experience accessing and analysing data, preparing accounts, and uncovering insights. Able to write and present reports to diverse stakeholders, to influence decision making and achieve improvements. Benefits
25 Days Leave + Bank Holidays Buy & Sell Flexi Leave Options Private Pension where Ramsay will match up to 5% after a qualifying period Enhanced Competitive Parental Leave Policies Private Medical Cover with option to add partner & dependants Life Assurance (Death in Service) x3 base salary Free Training and Development via the Ramsay Academy Free Parking on site (where possible) Subsidised staff restaurant (where possible) Concerts for Carers Employee Assistance Programme Cycle2Work scheme available, in partnership with Halfords The Blue Light Card Scheme About us Ramsay Health Care UK is a well-established global hospital group with over 60 years' experience. We are a global provider operating in 8 countries, with 88,000 staff who treat 8 million patients each year. It is well respected within the healthcare industry and is one of the leading providers of independent hospital services in England. We are well known for our strong, long-standing relationship with the NHS. We love people with a positive, "can do" attitude who want to make a difference in their work. "Our employees are Ramsay." The skills and commitment of our employees forms the basis for our success. We are able to support training and development to our employees, to deliver a high standard of clinical care whilst ensuring patient safety, dignity and confidentiality. We are a progressive and caring facility and support the Ramsay vision "People caring for People". We know our people are our greatest asset, our business is growing and we would like you to join us.
