Deputy Finance Manager - ARC London

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the National Institute for Health and Care Research London Applied Research Collaboration, known as the NIHR London ARC, as a Deputy Finance Manager.

The London ARC is a £22 million, pan-London research infrastructure partnership involving more than 20 organisations across the NHS, universities, local authorities, and the voluntary and community sector. It brings together London’s research, practice, policy, innovation and commercial capabilities within a single applied research programme.

Hosted by Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, the Deputy Finance Manager will provide strategic and operational financial management support across this complex, multi-partner programme. The postholder will lead on financial planning, budget monitoring, forecasting, reporting and financial governance, ensuring that funding is managed effectively and in accordance with NIHR requirements, Trust policies and wider public-sector financial governance standards.

This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional who enjoys working collaboratively, analysing complex financial information and supporting senior stakeholders to make informed decisions. The successful candidate will need strong technical accounting and analytical skills, together with the ability to communicate financial information clearly to finance and non-finance colleagues.

The Postholder Will

• Develop and maintain robust financial plans, forecasts and budget-monitoring processes.
• Produce timely and accurate monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports for ARC leadership, governance groups, partner organisations and external funders.
• Monitor expenditure against budget, identifying financial risks, opportunities and appropriate corrective action.
• Oversee partner funding allocations, expenditure claims, reconciliations and financial returns.
• Support annual budgeting, business planning, grant applications, contract negotiations and funding submissions.
• Prepare and process budget adjustments, accruals, recodes and other journal transactions required to maintain an accurate financial position.
• Develop financial models and scenario analysis to support planning, investment decisions and business cases.
• Provide clear financial advice and guidance to researchers, programme managers, workstream leads and senior leaders.
• Maintain effective financial controls, documentation and audit trails.
• Support internal and external audit processes and help implement resulting recommendations.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, reporting systems and ways of working across the programme.

The role requires an individual who can work effectively across organisational boundaries and build strong relationships with stakeholders.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best-known hospitals: Guy’s Hospital, St Thomas’ Hospital, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton Hospital and Harefield Hospital. The Trust also provides community services in Lambeth and Southwark and has a long history of high-quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

The NIHR London ARC conducts applied health and care research addressing the priorities of patients, communities, practitioners and policymakers. Working across organisational and sector boundaries, the collaboration aims to improve health outcomes, reduce inequalities and accelerate the translation of research evidence into practice across London’s diverse communities.

Although the post is employed and hosted by Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, the successful candidate will work as part of the wider London ARC partnership. The role will operate through both local Trust management arrangements and the relevant London ARC leadership and governance structures.

Our Trust Values Are

• Caring – we put patients first.
• Ambitious – we innovate and strive for excellence.
• Inclusive – we respect each other and work collaboratively.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rhys Lawton / Jane Stafford Job title: Finance Manager / ARC Director of Operations Email address: jane.stafford10@nhs.net Telephone number: 02071887188