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

Job summary

Main area: Finance
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract: 12 months (Fixed Term : 12 months)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 282-OD1039

Employer: The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Marsden Chelsea
Town: Chelsea
Salary: £64,156 - £71,148 per annum inc HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 11/12/2025 23:59

Finance Manager

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

• Along with the management accountant, to manage and oversee the provision of financial management information, analysis and advice.
• To ensure the budgets for the Divisions/Directorates reflect the plans agreed by Management Executive and the Trust Board.
• To provide financial support to the Directors in respect of the monthly performance reviews.
• To assist the Directors/Service Managers in the production of robust financial forecasts.
• To develop and monitor action plans to address income, expenditure and activity variances and meet financial targets.
• To assist Trust managers in the negotiation of contracts for the provision of provider to provider services.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria

Have completed a CCAB recognised accountancy qualification or in exceptional circumstances demonstrating significant progress towards the completion of such a qualification.

Experience

Essential criteria

Substantial relevant experience

Skills/Abilities/Knowledge

Essential criteria

Able to demonstrate sound analytical skills with the ability to deal effectively with large quantities of complex data, both financial and non-financial.
Able to demonstrate a detailed knowledge of NHS finance and key performance targets for the Trust.
Knowledge of and competence in the use of spreadsheets. Understanding of the function of the spreadsheet and ability to develop models is essential. Advanced spreadsheet skills to macro level will cover this.
Ability to use word packages to produce letters and reports
Understand and be able to apply the concepts and techniques for budgeting, financial planning, costing, pricing and financial reporting
Understand and be able to explain or investigate income and expenditure accounts, balance sheet and cash flow statements.

Desirable criteria

Able to make effective contributions to the decision-making process within the Division/Directorate and more widely for the Trust
Able to provide budget holders and other Senior Managers with management reports and analysis in a manner which aids effective control and decision making.
Able to contribute to the strategic direction of the Trust and to approach issues with a broad and commercial view.

Personal and Managerial

Essential criteria

Able to plan and co-ordinate the work of their team and of other departments inside and outside of Finance to meet deadlines. Experience of negotiating and agreeing deadlines and standards and quality of work with other departments
Able to work on a number of projects simultaneously to meet agreed deadlines, concentrating and focusing on a range of issues in particular during the monthly reporting and business planning cycle whilst coordinating the workload of others.
Previous staff management experience and/or able to demonstrate an understanding of good personnel practice and its application
Excellent verbal and written and communication and presentation skills
Able to establish credibility and liaise effectively with senior managerial and clinical staff.

Desirable criteria

Able to adapt readily and respond constructively to change and to work effectively in a variety of situations with groups or individuals
Able to receive, to understand and to convey information and ideas effectively, both orally and in writing, to a range of different audiences
Able to persuade others at all levels, including Executive Directors and clinicians, of a particular course of action or viewpoint, whilst respecting their point of view.
Contributes to effective teamworking within the Finance Department and other senior teams in the Trust.
Regularly reviews policies and procedures and recommends and/or implements improvements to them
Contributes to the development of quality management systems
Acts as representative of the department in external meetings
Promotes the Finance Department within the organisation.
Able to operate independently
Able to manage and motivate junior members of staff

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.