Description
Are you looking for a finance role where you can combine strong technical skills with innovation, improvement and real impact? At South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust, you will be joining an organisation with well-established community links and a strong reputation for delivering high-quality mental health services across Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth, as well as specialist services for people across the UK.
Guided by our mission of making life better together, and by our values of being respectful, open, compassionate, collaborative and consistent, we are looking for an ambitious and forward-thinking finance professional to join our Financial Management team at an exciting time for the Trust.
In this role, you will play an important part in helping the Finance Directorate deliver high-quality financial reporting, monthly management information and Trust-wide improvement projects. You will work closely with finance colleagues, operational and corporate teams, and digital partners to strengthen reporting, improve processes and make better use of data across the organisation.
A key part of the role will be identifying and delivering opportunities for innovation and automation, using tools such as Power BI, AI etc. to reduce manual processes, improve data quality and support better decision making.
Job responsibilities
You may be a CCAB qualified accountant, finalist or professionally recognised equivalent with strong financial management experience, excellent analytical skills and the confidence to work with senior stakeholders. You will be someone who is highly organised, able to manage competing priorities and motivated by improving how finance services are delivered.
We are particularly interested in candidates who bring curiosity, creativity and a practical approach to problem solving. If you enjoy challenging existing ways of working constructively, turning ideas into measurable improvements and using data to support better decisions, this could be a great opportunity for you. Experience of NHS finance, Power BI, automation or digital transformation would be valuable, but above all we are looking for someone with the enthusiasm and drive to make a difference.
Benefits
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
Person Specification
Qualifications/ Training
- CCAB qualified accountant, finalist, or professionally recognised equivalent.
- Qualification or certification in Power BI, Power Platform, RPA or data analytics.
Experience
- Significant experience within a complex financial environment.
- Experience of preparing monthly management accounts and financial reporting.
- Experience of delivering finance improvement, automation or transformation projects with measurable benefits.
- Experience of developing reporting solutions using Power BI, advanced Excel or similar business intelligence tools.
- Experience of analysing large datasets and presenting findings to senior stakeholders.
- Able to demonstrate determination and experience of resolving complex issues through effective analysis, negotiation and stakeholder engagement.