Senior Finance Officer Band 4
Welcome to Swansea Bay University Health Board. We welcome applications from people who share our values: caring for each other, working together and always improving.
Swansea Bay University Health Board reserve the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.
Prior consideration for this vacancy will be given to staff currently awaiting redeployment and we therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.
This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Job overview
A fantastic opportunity to join the Swansea Bay University Health Board Finance Team, as part of the Operational Finance Team (OFT).
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team responsible for providing financial advice across the Health Board to support budgetary control and management processes.
We are looking to recruit dynamic, forwarding thinking individual, who wants to change and improve the way things are done within the Team and provide a first class service for the NHS. The Department is looking to encourage and support individuals in their development either through on the job learning and rotating through various part of the team to gain experience and/or through supporting formal accountancy qualifications.
Agile Working
We recognise the need to develop modern working practices to enable our employees to maximise their performance and productivity whilst maintaining a good work life balance and so have adopted an Agile working methodology support by the Health Board Home Working Policy and the Departments Agile Working approach.
Agile working options are automatically considered for all roles within the Department but there are options for those that would prefer to be office based. Please talk to the recruiting manager about what this means in practice for you if you have any concerns.
Main duties of the job
The Senior Finance Officer is an integral part of the Operational Finance Team (OFT) and assists in the provision of financial support, advice and information, including budgetary control, management and reconciliation processes, ensuring it is completed in both a timely and robust manner.
The role provides dual support to both the Finance Business Partnering (FBP) teams, Service Groups/Corporate Directorates, and the OFT. Provides the day to day administration and maintenance of the monthly financial reporting process in accordance with Health Board Financial Control Procedures (FCP’s) and Standing Financial Instructions (SFI’s)
Accurately and regularly performs required delegated monthly closedown processes, in line with the month end timetable and pro-actively undertakes required maintenance to income, expenditure and budgets within financial ledger, in accordance with FCPs and SFIs.Contributes to the monitoring of performance against delegated budgets, by analysing and reporting on expenditure variances, liaising with delegated budget holders and the FBP Team, to inform the month end financial position.
Working for our organisation
We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.
As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.
You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.
There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.
We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.
Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.
If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for a detailed outline of the job requirements.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Person specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential criteria- 5 ‘O’ Levels/GCSE’s including Mathematics and English
- NVQ 4/AAT Technical Level or equivalent experience
- Customer Care Training
Experience
Essential criteria- Working in a team
- Demonstrate Personal Achievement
- Experience of using IT applications, including Microsoft packages
- Knowledge of working in an NHS environment
- Use of Financial Systems and Packages
- Working in a hybrid way; with both office and home working
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential criteria- Understanding of technical accounting processes and procedures Personable, with well-developed communication & interpersonal skills
- Highly committed and self-motivated, with high professional standards
- Ability to work within a Team and as an individual
- Ability to plan and prioritise own workload
- Ability to work to deadlines, show resilience and work under pressure
- Flexible approach to work
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
Other
Essential criteria- Special requirements to perform in the role e.g. Ability to travel within geographical area
Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and applications are welcomed from persons with disabilities. A disability will not prejudice your application. If you are unable to submit your application in the requested format because of a disability please contact the Recruitment Team, who will agree a more suitable way for you to apply.All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria listed in the Person Specification will be invited to interview.
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK.If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.