The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of around 250,000 people in the Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Waveney areas. The Trust provides an integrated hospital and community children’s service. Patient and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by: Putting patients first Aiming to get it right Recognising that everybody counts Doing everything openly and honestly ‘Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England' Job overview We are looking for a highly motivated person for the role of Divisional Support Accountant to join our finance department and work in our Financial Management team at the James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Reporting to the Financial Management Accountant, the Divisional Support Accountant will provide comprehensive professional financial management support to the Trust. Advert The principal role of the Divisional Support Accountant is to provide the necessary financial and statistical information and support to assist the Divisional Management teams achieve their corporate objectives. The successful candidate must possess the skills to assist in the production of monthly budget statements and preparation of other financial information, specifically requiring attention to detail. They must also have excellent verbal and written communication skills, and be confident in the use of Microsoft Excel to an advanced standard. Working for our organisation We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential. Detailed job description and main responsibilities The main responsibilities include: preparing accurate and timely budget statements each month in line with the financial reporting timetable communicating key financial information clearly and concisely to Trust Managers/budget holders to undertake the preparation and reconciliation of monthly accruals and prepayments to deputise for the financial management accountant and finance business partners in their absence to assist in year end financial accounting and annual planning process as required to undertake ad-hoc projects and to assist in any other accounting areas as necessary Details of further responsibilities can be found in the job description. The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recognises the requirement to promote health and reduce ill-health. The Trust is committed to the principles of improving working lives through a number of initiatives such as job share, flexible working and the development of a culture of openness and transparency. The Trust is committed to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. ‘Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England' Tier 2 Sponsorship : We are pleased to consider applicants who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK but it is unlikely that we would be able to appoint if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled UK/Right to work candidate is available. Applying for entry clearance into the UK, must provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) will also be subject to this requirement. Visa and Immigration If you are wishing to apply for this role and would require sponsorship (this includes if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change employer), you can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job. James Paget Hospitals uses tools to screen any applications generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI). Please check your account regularly under “My Applications” to view the progress of your applications. If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks, please assume your application has been unsuccessful. In submitting an application form, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. Please note that should we experience a high level of interest in this post, the vacancy may be closed prior to the stated closing date.