Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Management Accounting Team at Wye Valley Trust in Herefordshire. As a Senior Finance Manager you will oversee the management accounts of two clinical Divisions and work collaboratively with operational leadership, clinical teams and be a key part of the Finance Senior Leadership team.
As a small Trust we are able to offer regular contact with both CFO and Deputy CFO and the wider Executive team, supporting career progression and exposure to a wide range of opportunities.
The aim of the role is to provide proactive financial leadership of the highest possible standard advising on all aspects of financial management.
The post holder will have a senior role in the financial performance management of the Divisions and be expected to support, challenge and positively influence financial management. Working collaboratively to improve efficiency, effectiveness and achieve best use of resources.
This role is based across the main NHS sites in Herefordshire while also embracing the option of agile working, through a combination of on-site working and working from home, should this flexibility be attractive to the right candidate.
Main duties of the job
The role requires an enthusiastic, motivated and dedicated individual with excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work as a Senior Finance Manager.
The post holder will be the financial lead for two clinical Divisions. You will lead on providing a timely and accurate monthly position, monthly analysis and reporting, service development, driving efficiency and producing an annual business plan for these areas.
You will lead and motivate the finance team and work closely with your Deputy Finance Manager in providing this service.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,000 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Details
Date posted
16 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8b
Salary
xc2xa362,215 to xc2xa372,293 a year pa pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working
Reference number
229-COR-7209072
Job locations
Wye Valley Trust
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Job description
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Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential

• Professionally qualified as an Accountant with current CCAB or CIMA professional membership.
• Commitment and evidence of continuing professional development in line with the post holder's professional accounting body.
• Further specialist finance training and experience related to wider Healthcare finance.

• Expert user of Financial systems and Microsoft Excel
• Demonstrable evidence of influencing and persuading.
• Highly numerate and analytical
• Excellent verbal reasoning.
• Advance report writing skills
• Understanding of current NHS structures and key policies
• Knowledge of acute hospital and community healthcare environment
• Ability to lead and motivate staff
• Ability to prioritise, plan and prioritise workload effectively and in a manner which is sustainable

• NHS Experience

• Extensive expert knowledge and experience in NHS Financial Management or equivalent.
• Significant experience at a senior level in the finance sector
• Acute Sector Experience

• Professionally qualified as an Accountant with current CCAB or CIMA professional membership.
• Commitment and evidence of continuing professional development in line with the post holder's professional accounting body.
• Further specialist finance training and experience related to wider Healthcare finance.

• Expert user of Financial systems and Microsoft Excel
• Demonstrable evidence of influencing and persuading.
• Highly numerate and analytical
• Excellent verbal reasoning.
• Advance report writing skills
• Understanding of current NHS structures and key policies
• Knowledge of acute hospital and community healthcare environment
• Ability to lead and motivate staff
• Ability to prioritise, plan and prioritise workload effectively and in a manner which is sustainable

• NHS Experience

• Extensive expert knowledge and experience in NHS Financial Management or equivalent.
• Significant experience at a senior level in the finance sector
• Acute Sector Experience