Bank Management Accountant (Admin Clerical Band 5)

Bank Management Accountant (Admin Clerical Band 5)

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

Job overview

We are looking for Management Accountants to join our staff bank under Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust. **VISA SPONSORSHIP DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS ROLE**

We have a fantastic variety of work underway at our hospitals which will both stretch you professionally and ensure you have a rewarding workplace experience. You will be expected to quickly develop an understanding of the business of healthcare provision, to support and lead on quality decision making through provision of excellent analytical support.

Be part of a diverse, energetic and capable hospital group finance team, which is focused on supporting financial recovery and developing best in class finance reporting and business analytics. This opportunity is likely to suit a qualified accountant or near qualified with enthusiasm, drive and ambition.

Main duties of the job

The Post holder is responsible for management accounting for specific directorates encompassing both income and expenditure reporting but with specific emphasis on expenditure. Besides, the post holder will mainly look after the responsibilities outlined below:

1. To assist the Directorate Accountant to prepare appropriate financial reports to set timelines with written analysis/commentaries for the various departmental senior managers enabling them to manage their areas of the business.
2. To ensure that the period end reports for the directorates are accurate, error free and include all accruals necessary to present an accurate picture of the financial situation of the directorate.
3. To contribute towards the preparation of the Monthly Management Reports and Board briefings, ensuring that information is prepared in a timely manner and is accurate.
4. To assist the Directorate Accountant to prepare incisive commentary on the period end reports explaining major variances to budgets/forecasts.
5. To assist the Directorates to prepare annual I&E budgets in the correct form and according to timelines.
6. To undertake any other duties appropriate to the role and grade as specified by the line manager.

Working for our organisation

You will be expected to quickly develop an understanding of the business of healthcare provision, to support and lead on quality decision making through provision of excellent analytical support. You will be an integral member of the hospital finance team and be expected to contribute to the development, agreement and implementation of priorities.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Royal Free World Class Values: The post holder will offer World Class Care to service users, staff, colleagues, clients and patients alike.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR POLICY AND SERVICE DEVELOPMENT

1. The post holder will contribute towards the production of financial reports, ensuring these are complete and accurate and provide the information required to brief senior management team on financial performance of the service line.
2. Recommend improvements and changes to working practices within the Finance Division. This will require strong Excel skills and a good working knowledge of Word and PowerPoint.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL AND PHYSICAL RESOURCES

1. The post holder will assist in providing reports to budget holders. They will be expected to ensure that concise, accurate, relevant, business focused comment is given to users of financial information and seek to ensure that the information is used to support continuous improvements in operational performance within the Trust.
2. The post holder will support the analysis of data relating to highly complex problems to provide advice regarding financial decisions and financial risks where there is no precedent and where other leading opinions may conflict.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR LEADING AND MANAGING

1. The post holder will be expected to manage their own time effectively and work to achieve agreed objectives within broad professional policies and act as lead specialist in particular financial areas.
2. The post holder will be expected to attend meetings and communicate effectively with budget holders both orally and in writing.

Person specification

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Proven management accounting or equivalent experience.
• Good working knowledge of double entry book-keeping.
• Experience of presenting and explaining financial information in a manner that can easily be understood by non-finance managers.

Desirable criteria

• Extensive management accounting experience in similar organisations.
• Knowledge and understanding of the NHS financial environment.

Education & Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Existing qualifications at least equivalent to CCAB Certificate level.
• Studying for a Professional qualification in accountancy (CIMA, ACA, CIPFA, ACCA).

Desirable criteria

• Graduate.
• CCAB Finalist.

Skills and Aptitudes

Essential criteria

• Able to communicate clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to make use of systems (Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word) to prepare and present accurate, clear information and to identify what can be produced from other financial systems.
• Record of delivering to tight deadlines.

Desirable criteria

• Advanced excel skills.
• Advanced analytical skills with the ability to communicate clearly the results of such analysis.

Personal Qualities & Attributes

Essential criteria

• Team player, willing to ‘roll up sleeves’ where necessary.
• Positive ‘can do’ attitude.
• Embraces change.

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