Job overview

Are you a driven, proactive, and approachable professional who loves to work as part of a team and provide value adding financial analysis?

We are recruiting for a Charity Finance Manager to join us at our Littlemore Mental Health Centre in Oxford where you'll be responsible for ensuring the provision and delivery of financial services to the Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Charity – Oxford Health Charity (charity number 1057285).

You'll be supporting the Assistant Director of Financial Operations  in ensuring compliance with all statutory and mandatory external financial reporting requirements applicable under the Charity Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) and Financial Reporting Standard (FRS) 102.

This is a great opportunity to contribute to our long-term strategic plan to ensure our financial policies, procedures and systems provide an effective support structure for operational efficiency, whilst minimising financial risk to the trust and maximising use of our resources. 

If you have a strong background in charity finance management, financial accounting and reporting  then we would love to hear from you! 

This role supports all areas of Oxford Health Charity therefore you will engage with key stakeholders of the Charity.

Main duties of the job

• To provide, with direction, a professional finance service to Oxford Health Charity stakeholders, fund advisors, managers, clinicians and staff and to ensure that all relevant financial procedures and guidance are adhered to.
• Weekly liaison and engagement with the charity management team to ensure timely, accurate and effective management of funding requests, invoicing and payments.
• Preparation of the charity monthly management accounts information for presentation to the Charity Managers and Board of Trustees on a quarterly basis.
• The preparation and submission of the charity Annual Accounts in accordance with FRS 102 and the Charity SORP, with support from the Financial Controller plus the NHS Charity Comparison.
• Liaising with the appointed auditors in providing the supporting documentation to allow them to carry out their audits.
• Managing the bank accounts and cash positions of the charity to ensure cash if accessible when required, including unrestricted and restricted bank reconciliation and the company credit card.

Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties

Working for our organisation

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application you are encouraged to read the “candidate guide to making an application” which is attached to all roles. Please include details around qualifications (including years these were gained particularly if we need to assess for clinical roles that these are still valid) and ensure that the supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses the essential criteria found in the JD.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”

Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount
• Pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups