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.