Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This vacancy is only open at this stage to internal employees of the following organisations within the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care System:
* Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
* North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
* University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, inclusive of Black Country Procurement Group and North Midlands and Cheshire Pathology Service.
* Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board
Benefits
* An annual salary of up to £34,581 (37.5 hours per week) depending on experience
* 35-41 days annual leave including bank holidays (depending on length of service)
* Ongoing career development training
* NHS Pension Scheme one of the most comprehensive and generous schemes in the UK
* Wellbeing support, such as MPFT Staff Psychology Service, and additional wellbeing days, along with activities throughout the year
* Annual recognition event recognising our employees who live and breathe our values
* Flexible working opportunities
There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers, a cycle to work scheme, an annual leave purchase scheme, and much more!
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
* Certificate Level/Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Member or equivalent experience to degree level
Desirable criteria
* Degree or equivalent Higher level of education.
* Member of HFMA
Experience
Essential criteria
* Significant experience in working in a finance environment alongside accounting experience equivalent to NVQ level 5.
* Experience and expertise in financial reporting, reconciliations, control accounts, coding structures, budget setting, financial forecasting and variance reporting.
* Experience and expertise in Budget Setting and Financial Forecasting systems.
* A good working knowledge of ESR or similar Payroll System to be enabled to investigate and use payroll information
* Experience of liaising with budget managers and external organisations.
* Motivated. Reliable. Flexible. Effective team player. Display a positive, professional, enthusiastic and helpful approach to meeting the requirements of the post, and dealing with requests and queries from internal and external sources to ensure that the best possible service is provided to the organisation's service users and carers.
Desirable criteria
* NHS / Public sector experience
* Supervisory and training experience of junior members of staff.
* Use of NHS financial ledger systems and Business Objects reporting package.
Skills
Essential criteria
* Good understanding of the NHS financial regime and associated NHS finance policies.
* Advanced Computing / Keyboard skills including the use of Microsoft office software packages.
* Excellent interpersonal skills /ability to communicate clearly to finance and non-finance staff in an appropriate manner.
* Ability to prioritise own work in an organised and accurate manner within deadlines.Analyse and make judgements upon a range of financial information including complex issues.
* Effective team member skills.
* Understanding of control accounts, reconciliations and budgeting processes.
* Understanding of professional accounting standards and legislation
* Detailed understanding of a range of financial procedures and practices.
Desirable criteria
* PowerPoint and Presentational skills.
* Excel and Word intermediate level.
* Understanding of NHS financial regime.
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn
Visa eligibility notice: The UK Home Office has imposed an emergency brake on specific visa routes.
* Skilled Worker visas cannot currently be issued to Afghan nationals.
* Study visas cannot currently be issued to nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar or Sudan. As a result, we are unable to progress applications requiring sponsorship under these routes.
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