Finance Manager - Consulting

Job description

Are you looking for a part-time opportunity to grow your skills, build on your finance career and support the NHS, with an organisation that just been recognised as one the UK Great Place's To Work?

Then we have just the next step you are looking to take in your career!

We are looking for an experienced Finance Manager or Business Partner to join our Consulting line of business on a part-time basis, to steer how the department will be growing in future. This includes being responsible for the reporting of the financial position at month end for both actuals and forecast, to the Director of Consulting and collaborating with other business managers to produce the budget.

This part-time, hybrid role will be predominantly based from home with two days a week working from home and only one day a week based from our recently refurbished, modern office setting in Leeds or Manchester.

What you'll be doing:

• Supporting the growth of the Consulting sector, according to NHS SBS strategic business plan
• Produce the sector's month end financial documents
• Processing financial transactions on Oracle and record accounting transactions in line with local and group policies
• Have a continuous focus on improving processes within F&A
• Perform checks, reviews and reconciliations to make sure the integrity of ledgers and sub-ledgers

What you'll bring:

• Previous experience as a Finance Manager/ Finance Business Partner
• A passion and enthusiasm for growing your area of the business and driving the NHS forward
• Strong MS Excel skills to produce MI and present to senior management
• An understanding of ERP systems, as well as accounting & internal control environments
• The knowledge to interpret accounting standards & policies and produce compliant financial reports
• A confident communication style, flexible enough to communicate complicated financial issues to non-finance people

It would be great if you had:

• A degree or equivalent experience in finance
• Recognised professional accounting qualification or equivalent (ACA, CIMA or ACCA)

If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we're looking for, please do apply, we'd love to hear from you!

Employment Type: Part-Time, Permanent
Location: Leeds/ Manchester
Security Clearance Level: DBS
Internal Recruiter: Rachel
Salary: Up to £50000 per annum pro rata - Depending upon experience and development needs
Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, health cash plan, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund

Loved reading about this job and want to know more about us?

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) was created by the Department of Health and Social Care to deliver corporate services to the NHS. A unique joint venture with Sopra Steria, a European leader in digital services and software development, we make life easier for NHS employees, patients, and suppliers, and deliver value for money to the taxpayer. Proud members of the NHS family, we provide finance & accounting, digital, procurement and workforce services to more than half the NHS in England, and our solutions are underpinned by cutting-edge technologies and our teams' expertise, in-depth understanding of the NHS, and commitment to service excellence.

We share common values and unity of purpose with the rest of the NHS family, are committed to being a force for good, and are dedicated and empowered to act responsibly and sustainably at organisational, team and individual level.

Would you like to join us on our journey?

We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida , the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format.
If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability, who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application.