Job summary
Employer heading
Finance Business Partner
Band 6
Digital Health and Care Wales is an ambitious organisation created by Welsh Government to lead on the digital transformation of health and care. It builds on the digital architecture and national services put in place by the NHS Wales Informatics Service over the past decade.
The organisation will lead on large-scale developments that make a significant difference to the people of Wales as well as to health and care professionals, such as expansion of the digital patient record and the creation of a National Data Resource. It will improve the way data is collected, shared and used. Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated finance professional with knowledge and experience over a range of subject areas supporting the financial sustainability and performance reporting requirements within the organisation.
We are looking for someone who can make a difference and drive service improvement - a person with the skills to actively engage with stakeholders both internal and external on a wide financial agenda.
This role will lead on the on the construction of financial planning and analysis. The post holder will also support the Associate Director of Finance and Senior Team in development of the organisations financial strategy, annual departmental plan and (Integrated Medium Term Plan). The post holder will have the key responsibility for providing vision and leadership in the development and implementation of the organisations forecasting and financial planning and analysis processes.
Applicants should be CCAB qualified with significant post qualification experience operating at a senior level within a Finance department.
Main duties of the job
- Responsible for the managing the production of monthly finance reports, including performance against delegated budget and analysis and reports on expenditure variances
- Monitor achievement against the DHCW overall Financial plan on a timely basis by producing reports from the finance ledger and undertaking detailed analysis
- Responsible for the calculation of monthly accruals and prepayments where required for ledger input and reporting purposes
- Responsible for identifying areas of possible budgetary savings
- Responsible for all complex budget adjustments to the Finance Ledger in line with the Financial Plan
- Responsible for providing all costing analysis for Business Cases
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) is part of the NHS Wales family and has an important role in changing the way health and care services are delivered through technology and data. The organisation supports frontline staff with modern systems and access to important information about their patients, while empowering the people of Wales to manage their own health through digital NHS Wales services.
Working for DHCW offers lots of employee benefits, including flexible working, a competitive salary, 28 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays and opportunities for career development. We are committed to recognising and celebrating our staff as the most valuable part of our organisation.
Join our game changing, life-saving team and start making a real difference to health and care services in Wales.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac
We welcome informal enquires to discuss any aspect of the role.
Person specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
- CCAB ( ACCA,CIMA, CIPFA) part qualified or AAT Membership ( NVQ 5)
- Evidence of post graduate development - education and/or training and CPD or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working within Finance
- Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills
- Experience of working with highly complex and sensitive information
Desirable criteria
- Supervisory experience
Skills and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Excellent financial analysis skills
- Excellent planning skills
- Ability to work well under pressure, prioritise workload and meet deadlines
- Good written skills
Desirable criteria
- Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh
Applicant requirements
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rachel Fudge
- Job title
- Senior Business Partner
- Email address
- [email protected]
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