Assistant Finance Manager (Financial Management)

Job summary

Main duties of the job

The post holder will assist in the provision of financial support and advice to Trust Directorates working with non-finance leaders, which include Associate Directors of Operations, Divisional Leads and Directorate managers to establish a sound basis for the planning and development of service changes.

In doing so the post will ensure the department supports the Trust in the achievement of its statutory financial duties, and helping us on our journey to make the Mid Yorkshire Finance Department a great, innovative and diverse place to work.

Key Result Areas:

• Budget calculation and input to financial systems
• Costing of service and directorate based budget holder services & developments
• Investigation of expenditure and category C income financial codes
• Detailed analysis of complex service areas
• Identification and calculation of prepayments and accruals
• Attend management/budget holder meetings
• Provide financial support on business cases, value for money exercises and national returns
• Day to day Staff supervision
• Reconciliation of control accounts
• Year End Accounting

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.

Job responsibilities

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, car lease and home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.