Senior Finance Manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen with our finance team to recruit an experienced CCAB/CIMA-qualified Senior Finance Manager. The post will report directly to the Assistant Director of Finance and is a key member of the Income, Contracting & Costing team responsible for the management of all Commissioner contracts and funding streams and the delivery of an effective costing function. They will support in contract negotiations, securing and managing NHS income for the Trust in excess of £550 million

The post holder will play a key role in the production of monthly statutory returns to NHS England, ensuring high-quality reconciliation and financial reporting of the Trust income position. They will also have a key role in business planning and provide expert advice to the Divisional Teams., The post holder will be an experienced individual who will lead on the robust monitoring and development of all ICB and NHSE Contracts under a range of contractual forms, ensuring effective management of all funding streams. They will demonstrate strong communication skills and manage key relationships with a number of external stakeholders.

The post holder will be responsible for implementation and application of all NHS Payment Scheme guidance and will work closely with the Health Informatics Team to develop and monitor planned activity and associated income, providing a range of advice, information and analysis to a range of Trust staff as required

They will play a key role in Business Planning and the setting of Trust income and activity plans and have responsibility for robust monthly monitoring and reconciliation of all Trust income and reporting of this in the statutory returns to NHS England and internal Trust Boards and Committees.

The post holder will provide leadership to the Costing Manager in the delivery of robust and accurate costing information, meeting national costing submissions and the continual development and provision of robust costing information to the Trust. This will include supporting the Trust's Cost Improvement Programme.

CHFT is an integrated Trust of 6,500+ colleagues providing hospital and community services to patients and communities across Calderdale and Kirklees. We are rated as 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission, are a top performing Trust for Elective Recovery, Emergency and Cancer Care and widely acknowledged as a national digital lead when it comes to caring for people across our local and regional systems.

Our people are at the core of everything we do, hence our commitment to One Culture of Care. Our focus is to care for and support each other in order to provide outstanding compassionate care to our patients. That is why we are looking for an inclusive collaborative, creative, innovative and compassionate leader to join us in this role.