Job vacancy: Assistant Finance Manager, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Chelsea

Job summary

Main area: Finance
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract: 6 months (Fixed term: 6 months)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 282-OD632

Employer: The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: The Royal Marsden Chelsea
Town: Chelsea
Salary: £44,806 - £53,134 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 26/08/2025 23:59

Assistant Finance Manager

NHS AfC: Band 6

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification

To be responsible for the production of the monthly budget statements and associated reports for a wide range of budgets in accordance with agreed timetables
To develop and maintain an integrated financial performance report, including a year end forecast, highlighting key variances and trends in activity and finance, commenting on influencing factors and advising on any necessary management action
To meet regularly with budget holders and Senior Managers to assess financial performance and to provide financial management information, analysis and advice to them regarding key risks and critical success factors in achieving financial targets
To ensure budget holders and managers have an awareness of financial performance requirements, including the need for budgetary control and adherence to SFIs, and to provide financial awareness training where necessary.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria

Degree level or equivalent
Significant progress towards the completion of a CCAB recognized accountancy qualification or in exceptional circumstances, to have gained experience with is considered equivalent to significant progress towards completion of such qualifications

Desirable criteria

Have completed a CCAB recognized accountancy qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

Significant experience in a Financial Management role and some costing experience

Desirable criteria

Costing experience within an acute hospital setting

Skills/Abilities/Knowledge

Essential criteria

Able to understand and apply the concepts and techniques for budgeting, financial planning, costing, pricing, variance analysis and reporting
Good, well presented written communication skills
Good verbal communication skills
Advanced excel skills
Able to demonstrate competence in word processing
Able to demonstrate competence in the use of the General Ledger and other financial systems within the department.
Able to demonstrate an ability to analyse and interpret financial data
Able to work effectively to tight deadlines, often involving the management and prioritization of multiple tasks with conflicting priorities.
Able to demonstrate an understanding of the link between financial data and influencing factors
Able to demonstrate an understanding of the rationale for budgetary control, Standing Financial Instructions/Standing Orders and the means for ensuring that they are adhered to
Able to deal quickly with questions and information requests and to respond in a way in which non-finance staff will understand and can make use of.
Able to demonstrate an active interest in the development of their skills, experience and career.

Desirable criteria

Advanced ECDL qualification
Able to demonstrate competence in the use of other software packages eg Access and powerpoint

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.

Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.