To provide the lead in the formulation and execution of financial and accounting policy and ensure internal control of the financial resources.

 The Finance Department’s responsibilities can be categorised into the following service areas:

Financial Services that directly affect the Public and Suppliers:

• Accounts Payable
• Credit Control
• Cashiering Service

Internal Financial Services:

• Financial Accounting
• Management Accounting
• Budget Preparation
• Administration of Fiduciary Accounts
• Capital Expenditure monitoring and analysis
• Revenue Income and Expenditure monitoring and analysis
• Strategic Revenue and Capital Financial Planning
• Formulation of Financial and Purchasing policies and procedures
• Purchase Card Administration
• Bank Account Reconciliation
• Internal and External Audit Liaison
• Project Management
• Corporate IT Systems Support

Information Management and Technology (IM&T)

Provides first line IT support to 1500 users across 40 sites throughout the Bailiwick. The clinical systems directly supported include: Patient Administration, Pathology, Radiology, Child Health, Pharmacy, Maternity, Theatres, Children’s Social Care Database, Health & Safety, Sterile Services, Community & Specialist Nursing. Various management & administration systems including: Desktop office products (Word, Excel, Powerpoint & Access), Web based developments (Intranet, Policy database, Phone book etc), Financial systems, HR systems. IM&T also provide a network management service across all sites to support voice and data communications Also provided is an ECDL accredited application training service. All hardware & software is centrally procured and implemented.

Service contracts

Responsible for the commissioning and management of off island services in acute care under the Reciprocal Health by:

• Managing all aspects of service level agreements between HSSD and UK NHS Trusts.
• Financial monitoring and control of service level agreements and off island treatment referrals
• Approve referrals off island.
• Negotiation of grant with St Johns Ambulance and rescue Service.
• Negotiate renal contract and operationally manage the renal service.
• Visiting consultants and peripheral acute care clinics.

Responsible for the commissioning of off island services in children’s, adult mental health and disability services by:

• Organising and coordinating off island placement panels.

Purchasing

• Corporate equipment & product purchasing for Capital, Revenue and Stock
• Competitive tendering for a wide range of goods and services
• Managing General Stores service
• Providing SAP support for HSSD SAP users using 'best practise'
• SAP data support for stock areas - SSD, Theatres & General Stores
• Corporate Resource of product information