At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead financial reporting and budget setting for a dynamic healthcare division.
- Company: Join Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation Trust, dedicated to patient care and staff wellbeing.
- Benefits: Enjoy a supportive work environment with opportunities for professional growth and development.
- Other info: Potential for permanent position after 12-month fixed term.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in healthcare finance while working collaboratively with passionate professionals.
- Qualifications: Experience in financial management and a knack for innovative problem-solving.
The predicted salary is between 37035 - 45265 £ per year.
Senior Management Accountant | Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Company
Company: Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation Trust
Reporting to the Finance Business Partner, the post holder will be responsible for reporting and financial management for Division and will jointly support leading the management accounts team.
The post holder will coordinate and manage the provision of a robust and accurate financial reporting service both internally and externally and adapt to meet new or changing information needs.
This post will work collaboratively with the Finance Business Partner providing exemplary financial performance reports.
An experienced and highly motivated finance manager who will look for innovative solutions to deliver the financial reporting requirements which supports the Trust’s financial performance agenda.
This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term basis for 12 months as it has been established to provide cover for an employee on secondment.
Whilst this post is advertised on a fixed term / secondment basis there is the potential that this post may become permanent in the future.
Lead the financial reporting of the Divisional care group in line with required timescales, ensuring information is accurate, timely and robust.
An ability to adapt to changing reporting requirements will be a key part of the role and innovative efficient solutions sought.
Support the Finance Business Partner with the consolidation of the internal financial performance reports and external financial monitoring returns, in line with required timescales ensuring they have been reviewed for consistency and accuracy for the division.
Lead the annual budget setting process for the Division care group ensuring that budgets are developed to take account of operational plans that are aligned with workforce and activity plans.
Also provide support and advice on financial and non-financial aspects of the Business Plans
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas.
At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’.
We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values.
- People at the Heart
- Listen and Involve
- Kind and Respectful
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity.
We are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
At WWL we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.
- Lead the financial reporting of the Divisional care group in line with required timescales, ensuring information is accurate, timely and robust.
An ability to adapt to changing reporting requirements will be a key part of the role and innovative efficient solutions sought.
- Support the Finance Business Partner with the consolidation of the internal financial performance reports and external financial monitoring returns, in line with required timescales ensuring they have been reviewed for consistency and accuracy for the division.
- Lead the annual budget setting process for the Division care group ensuring that budgets are developed to take account of operational plans that are aligned with workforce and activity plans.
Also provide support and advice on financial and non-financial aspects of the Business Plans.
- Work collaboratively with the Management Accountants and provide exemplary financial performance reporting for the division.
- To provide the Associate Director of Financial Management with the information necessary to enable corporate financial reporting.
This will include explanation of significant variance movements for inclusion in the Trust Finance Report.
- Ensure that a continuous improvement and learning culture is promoted and embedded throughout the department, maintaining high quality, streamlined and efficient services.
- Work with the Financial Services to support internal and external audits in their role in auditing the Trust’s accounts and financial information, ensuring issues of contention are brought to a satisfactory conclusion.
- Have a working knowledge of all financial and accounting procedures, legislation, NHS financial policy.
- To lead on development and production of monthly financial performance reports that consider activity, income & expenditure, workforce, CIP progress and encompassing risks & forecasts.
- To support Deputy Divisional Directors, Deputy Medical Directors and Directors of Nursing and AHP’s in identifying and achieving cost improvement and income generation targets, undertaking reviews of all existing practices with the aim of improving efficiency and supporting CIP delivery.
- To provide input as required to the Trust's statutory financial reports.
- To ensure that the Trust's standing financial instructions and codes of procedures are always adhered to.
- To assist generally in the financial management of the Trust.
- Deputise for other senior colleagues as required.
- Contribute to the effectiveness of accounting systems.
- Make recommendations to reduce costs and enhance value.
- Undertake other duties as agreed with the Associate Director of Financial Management.
- This advert closes on Monday 31 Aug 2026
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