Senior Finance Manager

Hays Senior Finance are delighted to be partnering with South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust on this key appointment

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services to the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. They also provide some medium secure (forensic) services to the whole of Yorkshire and the Humber.  Being a foundation trust means they are accountable to members, who can have a say in how the Trust is run and how they’d like services to be developed.

The Trust exists to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities. Their values are very important to them and finding a strong values match is an integral part of the recruitment and induction process.

The role

The Trust are looking to appoint a highly motivated individual to work as part of the Management Accounting team based in Wakefield. This is a challenging role requiring financial and budgetary expertise underpinned by excellent communication and negotiation skills. Enthusiasm, self-motivation and the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines is essential.

The Senior Finance Manager will lead a small team in supporting five of the Trust’s Business Delivery Units by delivering a high quality and timely financial management service to all budget holders. The post holder will also be expected to support the Deputy Director of Finance as required including report writing, completing statutory returns and attending meetings with both internal and external stakeholders.

The successful applicant will be a strong team player with good leadership skills, confident of working on their own and able to effectively liaise with key stakeholders to ensure an accurate financial position is reported whilst supporting managers to deliver and develop their service.

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust are a flexible employer encouraging a healthy work/life balance and they will consider part-time and flexible working opportunities for all of their positions.  Alongside a competitive salary and excellent wider benefits package, the Trust offer a wide range of well-being support to all employees. They are an inclusive employer and encourage and welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and healthcare needs.

If you would like more information on joining this award-winning team then please get in touch with Catherine Hill at Hays Senior Finance who are exclusively managing this vacancy on behalf of South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

Contact details

Catherine Hill, Business Director Hays Senior Finance

All third-party applications will be passed to Hays Senior Finance.

Key dates

Closing date: Monday 15th March

Preliminary interviews 18/19^th March

Final interviews week commencing 22^nd March