Job vacancy: Financial Governance Manager, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford

Job summary

Main area: Finance
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 321-CORP-7137984-B8a-PUB

Employer: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Unipart House
Town: Oxford
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 27/05/2025 23:59
Interview date: 04/06/2025

Financial Governance Manager

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

Many of our recruitment programmes use Value Based Interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit www.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Financial Governance

· Deputising for the Head of Financial Governance as required regarding all areas within the team’s remit

· Facilitating effective functioning of a range of Finance-led meetings across the Trust, including supporting agenda-setting, collation of papers and maintenance of meeting notes and action logs

· Providing advice on financial governance issues to finance and non-finance managers

· Supporting the Head of Financial Governance with updating, maintenance, review and queries on OUH’s Standing Financial Instructions (SFIs) and Limits of Delegation (LoDs); this will include working with the Corporate Governance team to ensure OUH’s Standing Orders are aligned to the SFIs and the LoDs

· Horizon scanning for/review impact of changes in government policy and accounting standards and guidance which would impact on the operation of OUH’s financial governance processes and rules

· Writing briefing papers for Committees and attend Committee meetings as required

Internal Audit, External Audit and Counter-Fraud

· Acting as the key point of contact for Trust’s Internal Audit provider and coordinating Internal Audit activity for the year, including dissemination of instructions to participating teams, documentation collation, follow up of management responses to findings and resulting recommendations

· Supporting the Head of Financial Governance in ongoing interaction with the Trust’s Counter Fraud specialist, including facilitating Trust engagement in proactive counter fraud work throughout the year

· Supporting the Head of Financial Governance in project managing the external audit process to ensure accounts are audited and submitted on time

· Coordinating the Trust’s response to outcomes of regional and national exercises, such as the National Fraud Initiative, and ensuring follow up is undertaken and learning is disseminated

· Developing initial processes and plans to address any control issues identified by external advisors

Annual Report

· Leading on compiling the Trust’s Annual Report according to NHSE/DHSC guidance and a prescribed timetable

· Liaising and working closely with key senior personnel of the Trust

· Taking the report through the internal governance process for Audit Committee and Trust Board approval

· Liaising with External Auditors for the purpose of annual report audits

· Ensuring the approved Annual Report is submitted to NHSE and Parliament as per guidelines and timescales

Training and Development

The postholder will be responsible for:

· Working with the Head of Financial Governance on developing and rolling out a comprehensive finance skills training for non-finance colleagues across the organisation

Risk Management

· Leading on the upkeep of the Finance team risk register and for managing circulation / update across the Senior Management team so that risks are recorded, reported and managed correctly

Freedom of Information Requests

· Acting as the first point of contact for all FOI queries shared with the Finance team, disseminating these to relevant individuals and following up on responses.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Educated to Master's level of equivalent level of experience working at a senior level

Desirable criteria

Member of a relevant professional body (CCAB or CIMA)

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of building effective working relationships with stakeholders across the organisation

Desirable criteria

Experience in compiling NHS Foundation Trust Annual Reports

COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment , we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at Oxfordshire County Council Website where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination.

Vacancy Closures: Please note, this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications are received.

Probation Period: This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with the Oxford University Hospitals, this will not apply. This statement does not apply to Medical staff or Executive Appointments.

Referencing: When providing employment reference details please provide correct work related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your first referee will need to be your line manager, supervisor or clinical lead from your current or most recent post or place of study. Please note that if you have previously worked for the Trust we will require a reference from your last Manager, this information is essential if your offer of employment is to be confirmed.

Next Steps: Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the short-listing process, usually within 2 weeks. (Please note that shortlisting times vary when applying for a Medical position within the Trust). The majority of correspondence will be via the e-recruitment system; therefore you should check your emails regularly including junk mail folders in web-based email products.

No unsolicited recruitment agency telephone calls or emails.