Job overview
Barts Health NHS Trust
Assistant Management Accountant
Band 4
Barts Health NHS Trust is one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers and the largest Trust in the NHS with a turnover of approximately £1.5 billion and 16,000 employees, serving a population of 2.5m in East London and beyond.
We offer a full portfolio of services and are home to some of Britain’s leading specialist centres including cancer, cardiac, trauma and emergency care, including the London air ambulance. We also have one of the UK’s busiest children’s hospitals, internationally renowned surgical facilities and the new Heart Centre. The vision is to create a world-class health organisation with an international reputation for excellence in patient care, research and education.
We are now looking to appoint an Assistant Management Accountant aimed at driving improvement in the financial management team
We may close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications.
Main duties of the job
Within financial management and financial planning services the purpose of the role is to provide assistance to specific clinical or non-clinical and support service areas in producing timely and accurate financial information/data for use in preparation of monthly finance reports.
The role is with a focus on a specific non-clinical area with the following main duties:
• Liaise with the financial accounts team to clear any mismatches or queries.
• Maintain the monitoring process to minimise variances in reporting.
• Investigate any variances and summarise in monthly business unit reporting pack.
• Preparing journals, recharges and adjustments to enable accuracy in financial statements.
• Assisting the financial management team with Budget Holder meetings and prepare relevant information and analysis required of them.
• Resolving queries from Budget Holders and Managers in a timely manner with minimum supervision.
• Supporting regular team tasks within the month end reporting period.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate:
• Education to a degree or equivalent
• Demonstrating willingness to work toward CCAB qualification or equivalent
• At least 1 years’ experience within a finance function
• Ability to clearly communicate finance and non-finance issues
• Previous Corporate Services experience within the NHS is advantageous
• Demonstrate good team work and communication skills
This is an excellent opportunity to join a finance team within a large, specialist and complex organisation with great opportunities for learning and development.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
For further information please contact: Sally Perez-adamson by email
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Accounting Technician (AAT) Intermediate Level (NVQ 4 Level) or equivalent level of qualification, equivalent previous proven experience.
2. Demonstrate willingness for further study
Desirable criteria
3. Working towards a CCAB or CIMA Qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
4. Experience in a relevant financial Post
5. Experience in management accounts
Knowledge
Essential criteria
6. Up to date knowledge of NHS Developments
7. Ability to perform analysis of date from multiple sources and systems.
Skills
Essential criteria
8. Understand and able to apply fundamental accounting concepts and provide assistance in Financial Reporting
9. Good level of IT Skills
10. Able to work with finance colleagues, to resolve queries and assist in budget control
11. Able to producing financial statements and reports and ensure the Trust strict financial timetables are adhered to
12. Able to plan and organise workload to ensure weekly, monthly and annual plans are met
Desirable criteria
13. Excellent interpersonal and team player skills
Other
Essential criteria
14. Evidence of a commitment to personal development
15. Professional pro-active attitude and self-motivated
Desirable criteria
16. Meet conflicting deadlines