Efficiency, Productivity & Assurance Accountant Band 8a
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 13 Mawrth 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | £55,690.00 i £62,682.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £55690.00 - £62682.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 29 Mawrth 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Cheltenham, GL53 7QB |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9318-26-0217 |
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The post holder will be accountable to the Associate Director or Productivity & Efficiency, who in turn works primarily within the finance function, but has a matrix management reporting line to the Associate Director of Strategic Planning & Transformation. While specific targets and objectives will change, the key accountability areas for successful delivery for this post are: Play a key role in ensuring projects maximise delivery of Financial Sustainability and that financial (as well as non-financial where appropriate) improvements are managed and tracked effectively To provide oversight and governance with regard to the financial tracking mechanism of benefits associated with financial sustainability schemes, incl. written performance reporting and analysis, which will be both ad-hoc as well as to scheduled Boards and Committees; on the basis of financials provided by the Divisional Finance Business Partners. To ensure accurate, timely provision of savings information, both for in-year reporting and within the planning rounds, ensuring that there are robust controls to keep published information accurate. Maintain strong relationships with Divisional Finance Business Partners, Workstream leads, Project leads etc. to provide guidance and to enable consistency of financial savings and methodologies used; To complete external and internal savings reporting on a monthly basis within the month-end reporting framework, ensuring proactive adherence to all deadlines. To put effective controls in place within reports developed to enable assured reporting on Financial Sustainability performance Provide monthly, accurate, timely reporting for Trust, Division and Specialty productivity, ensuring reconciliation with published NHS England documents. Provide input on financial methodologies to support the Financial Sustainability Programme governance, tracking and reporting. This will include identifying and baselining of opportunities and benefits realisation measurement. To provide an advisory and support role to programme management function, pulling upon expert financial knowledge to ensure rigour and to assure the reported position. To communicate professionally and effectively in all situations, especially in more contentious situations. To be responsible for own analytical projects to enhance the quality of information available to the trust; with particular focus on producing accurate, timely, engaging reporting suites that help achieve a common understanding and drive progress within programmes. To work with the Senior Benchmarking Analyst and team in proactively looking for opportunities identified through the Model Hospital, PLICS, internal metrics and other benchmarks Work effectively with stakeholders to assist in gaining stakeholder support and buy-in; Provide reports and presentations around productivity and financial sustainability agendas, ensuring there is rigour and robustness in reporting Development and management of effective systems of reporting risk and likelihood of falling behind required level of productivity, efficiencies and cost improvements; Provide support across the Trust in the development of new schemes & business cases in the identification, measurement and quantification of cash and non-cash releasing benefits Utilise broad financial knowledge and experience base to provide professional support to Finance & S&T teams in adopting best practise methodologies in the benefits realisation process Develop and own a benefits realisation toolkit To operate within and assist in providing enhancements to current Financial Sustainability, benefits realisation and productivity reporting to enhance decision making processes, ensuring information is readily understandable and engaging Be an active participant in, and provide a coordination role for, programmes that improve the effectiveness of the finance function and its recognition within the wider NHS including Future Focused Finance accreditation work. This will include provision of training to the wider organisation, in addition to coordinating accreditation towards national schemes. Deputise where necessary and appropriate for the Associate Director of Productivity & Efficiency Act as a professional role model to both peers and stakeholders; Promote best value improvements and efficiencies actively within the Trust; Be responsible for own development needs; To assist non-financial colleagues and stakeholders in understanding complex data sets To build and maintain constructive relationships and networks of people both inside and outside the Trust, supervising and mentoring colleagues in a cross-functional way within the strategy and transformation function.