Finance Manager

The role will provide high-quality financial advice, analysis and insight to senior leaders, clinicians, commissioners and partner organisations across the Collaborative. The postholder will lead on budget management, financial reporting, forecasting and business case development, ensuring financial risks and opportunities are identified and managed effectively. They will also contribute to medium-term financial planning, service development and the delivery of the Collaborative's strategic objectives.

The postholder will work closely with partner organisations across the East of England to provide expert financial support, strengthen financial governance, and contribute to the delivery of high-quality, sustainable specialised mental health services across the region.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.

Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.

To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities' employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

All appointments for new employees to CPFT are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.

Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at https://www.cpft.nhs.uk

Essential: - Full professional accountancy qualification (CCAB or CIMA) or equivalent relevant experience.

Essential: - Specialist knowledge and practical experience of financial management, accounting concepts, NHS finance policies, procedures and reporting requirements.; - Experience of analysing complex financial information, identifying issues and presenting clear options and recommendations.

Desirable: - Experience of working within the NHS.

Essential: - Ability to interpret complex financial, activity and contracting information, compare options and make sound recommendations.; - Advanced analytical, spreadsheet and reporting skills, with the ability to maintain clear working papers and audit trails.

Desirable: - Ability to chair meetings, and support discussions with senior stakeholders; - Experience of developing dashboards, integrated reporting or financial performance packs.

Essential: - Specialist knowledge of financial and accounting procedures, NHS finance policy, financial reporting requirements and relevant governance arrangements.; - Understanding of budget setting, financial planning, forecasting, financial risk management and variance analysis.

Desirable: - Knowledge of specialised mental health commissioning, Lead Provider arrangements or NHS England delegated budgets.

Essential: - Ability to line manage a team providing a range of functions: budget setting; financial accounting; contract performance management and business analytics