Assistant Finance Manager

The Assistant Finance Manager plays a pivotal role in supporting the Finance and Operational teams across The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust.

The postholder will provide high-quality financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and support to budget holders and senior managers, enabling informed decision-making and financial sustainability.

Working closely with operational leaders, the role combines Technical Financial expertise with Business Partnering responsibilities, helping services understand financial performance, manage risks, identify opportunities, and achieve financial targets.

The successful candidate will take ownership of the month-end process for their areas of responsibility, assist with annual planning and medium-term financial strategy while supporting continuous improvement across finance systems and processes.

Main duties of the job

• To be responsible for the production of the monthly budget statements and associated reports for a wide range of budgets in accordance with agreed timetables.
• To develop and maintain an integrated financial performance report, including a year-end forecast, highlighting key variances and trends in activity and finance, commenting on influencing factors and advising on any necessary management action.
• To meet regularly with budget holders and Senior Managers to assess financial performance and to provide financial management information, analysis, and advice to them regarding key risks and critical success factors in achieving financial targets.
• To ensure budget holders and managers have an awareness of financial performance requirements, including the need for budgetary control and adherence to SFIs, and to provide financial awareness training where necessary.

Benefits

The Royal Marsden offers a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities, and clear career pathways.

Person Specification

• Degree level or equivalent
• Significant progress towards the completion of a CCAB recognised accountancy qualification or in exceptional circumstances, to have gained experience with is considered equivalent to significant progress towards completion of such qualifications
• Significant experience in a Financial Management role and some costing experience.
• Able to understand and apply the concepts and techniques for budgeting, financial planning, costing, pricing, variance analysis, and reporting.
• Good, well-presented written communication skills.
• Good verbal communication skills.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Able to demonstrate competence in word processing.
• Able to demonstrate competence in the use of the General Ledger and other financial systems within the department.
• Able to demonstrate an ability to analyse and interpret financial data.
• Able to work effectively to tight deadlines, often involving the management and prioritization of multiple tasks with conflicting priorities.
• Able to demonstrate an understanding of the link between financial data and influencing factors.
• Able to demonstrate an understanding of the rationale for budgetary control, Standing Financial Instructions/Standing Orders, and the means for ensuring that they are adhered to.
• Able to deal quickly with questions and information requests and to respond in a way in which non-finance staff will understand and can make use of.
• Able to demonstrate an active interest in the development of skills, experience, and career.