Systems & Reporting Lead

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Location: University Hospital of North TeesJob Title: Systems and Reporting LeadBand: AfC 8aSalary: £48,526 – £54,619Hours: 37.5Contract Type : PermanentDisclosure Check: StandardThe successful candidate will report to the Head of Financial Services and will liaise with the Finance Senior Team and other finance staff to further develop reporting to all stakeholders, ensuring reports are of a high standard and fit for purpose.The post holder will work internally with finance colleagues and also with external system partners (e.g. NHS England and the Integrated Care Board) to ensure that the Trust remains up to date in terms of reporting requirements from our regulators.The post holder will also have responsibility for ensuring the general ledger and associated financial systems are designed and developed to support continued improvement and high levels of service (quality, relevance, accuracy and timeliness of information) and increase efficiency to allow Financial Management to better support operational managers.The post holder will also play an important role in supporting the Trust to remain up to date with ICS/ICB system opportunities and networking with wider NHS colleagues in order to ensure that the Trust is utilising the latest technology and optimising the resources and outputs from the department. This will also provide training and development opportunities for the post holder.Interviews will take place week commencing 7th August.To be the lead on all systems development within the finance department, including planning, project appraisal, systems review, implementation and training.To effectively maintain and develop all finance systems through the efficient management, formulation and implementation of coherent system policies. To utilise the latest technology and optimise the resources and outputs from the department, which facilitate decision support within a Foundation Trust environment.The post holder will take the lead on all corporate reporting requirements within the finance department. This includes ensuring outputs from the department (to both internal and external stakeholders) are to a high standard, regularly reviewing the appropriateness of reports, ensuring compliance with external requirements and ensuring reports are produced in the most efficient and effective way possible.To interpret and communicate NHSE (NHS England) guidance to the Senior Finance Team and the wider department to ensure that external statutory returns are accurate and correctly reflect the financial position of the Trust. Excellent communication skills will be required to fully explain complex finance and accounting guidance.At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition – a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.We recruit for values and “Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool”For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Helen Lane Job title: Head of Financial Services Email address: helen.lane17@nhs.net Telephone number: 01642 624836