Description
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Background:
Summary of the Project As part of the Department of Health - Health & Care Reform Transition Programme, DH Finance is creating a dedicated function within it, for a time limited period, to ensure local financial arrangements are in place and operational post 1 April 2013 following the abolition of Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs) and Primary Care Trusts (PCTs). This post will be responsible for managing the set up of arrangements for, and managing, the clearance of outstanding balances and the residual banking and cash arrangements. The post can be based in London or Leeds and will involve occasional travel. The Health & Social Care Reform Transition Programme exists to deliver the changes to the NHS and Department of Health as proposed in the Health & Social Care Act 2012. The changes are the largest since the inception of the NHS and include the abolition of the current SHA and PCT organisations from 31 March 2013. The Finance Transition programme, headed by carl Vincent as SRO, is responsible for making arrangements for the successful financial closedown of NHS bodies (SHAs and PCTs), including production of statutory accounts for the closing organisations, and for managing the clearance of outstanding balances and the residual banking and cash arrangements as detailed elsewhere in this job description.
Key accountabilities:
* Provide guidance to the NHS for clearing the outstanding balances of PCTs and SHAs
* Oversee and performance manage the local arrangements for clearing balances
* Collect management information on expected and actual activity and any remedial action
* Management of stakeholder relationships and the provision of regular progress reports Key Roles and Responsibilities
* Ensure local arrangements (staff, systems, shared services and financial governance) are in place for settling outstanding balances
* Manage the banking arrangements, eg closing accounts and access to PCT/SHA bank accounts transferred to DH for on-going payments/receipts
* Establish a network of lead contacts for each SHA and PCT and agree respective roles
* Formulate a communication and performance management strategy
* Draft and issue guidance to explain local roles between April and July 2013
* Collect management Information to show activity and take remedial action where necessary
* Establish and resolve the potential for any unexpected payments/receipts
* Establish the expected profile of payments, cash requirement and sources of cash
* Provide DH Accounts Payable with the cash requirements for each bank account so that they can transfer the cash as necessary
* Reconcile balances with the bank account position
* Recruit further staff as necessary to help manage the process from March 2013
* Identify a policy/strategy within DH for transferring Legacy financial information
* Provide regular progress reports as required by the SMT ensuring that delivery exceptions are identified, with impacts and/or proposed resolutions outlined
* Manage and control project on a day-to-day basis
* Identification and management of project and programme risks, ensuring that these are monitored and effective mitigation activities are undertaken Key Working Relationships
* DH and NHS finance teams
* Handover and Closedown Programme team and SHA Directors
* NHS and PCT leadership and transition teams
* New and existing DH ALBs (especially NHS facing CB, NTDA, HEE, PHE etc)
* Internal and external stakeholders.
Skills/Experience Required:
* Personal Specification Essential:
* CCAB qualified
* Experience of NHS finance, and accounts payable, cash management and banking
* Getting the best from people in order to achieve organisational objectives
* Understands and communicates the organisation's priorities
* Works confidently with financial data when making decisions
* Engages with finance experts, and knows when to provide them with relevant information
* Understands and uses PPM techniques, including risk management
* Plans and delivers strong relationships with stakeholders
* Identifies and uses various sources of evidence and feedback to support outputs
* Understands and can interpret the most commonly used methods for summarising data
* Demonstrate understanding and application of sound principles of corporate governance
* Have practical skills in financial accounting and provide advice and guidance to other
* Develop systems/processes to meet business needs by interpreting user requirements
* Ability to manage multiple and conflicting priorities in a complex high pressure environment
* Ability to work effectively on their own or within an integrated team environment
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across various levels of an organisation, both internal and external
* Proficient in Lotus Notes and MS Office Software
If you have the skills required for this job and if you are interested, than please apply with the Word format CV and a covering letter.