Management Accountant in Harrow

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public. Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put "Quality at our HEART". Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff:

• Honesty
• Equity
• Accountability
• Respect
• Teamwork

LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

This role will report directly into the Senior Finance Manager. We offer hybrid working; however, we are just as keen for you to develop new friendships and professional networks within the finance department and clinical areas as part of your development. We invite applications from all sectors, particularly from newly graduated undergrads or post grads who are looking for their first permanent role post university, but have graduated in a degree such as accounting or finance, and have had previous recent work experience working in a finance team and can demonstrate some of the key skills. This includes applicants who have previously worked as a Sandwich Placement Student in the NHS or other industry in an accounting team as part of their degree.

Candidates need to be, as a minimum, AAT qualified or equivalent, and possess sufficient recent and relevant experience or study in a finance department or accounting. The ideal candidate will be pro-active with strong communication skills and have good analytical skills.

Main duties of the job:

The post holder will be responsible for providing a proactive management accounting service to one of the Trust's divisions. This includes working closely with Senior Managers and Clinicians within the Trust, advising on financial issues and dealing with complex financial matters and enquiries. The Management Accountant will be expected to produce monthly budget statements from the ledger in accordance with the Trust reporting timetables and high quality financial reports and analyses, including non-financial data and identifying and explaining directorate variances and trends. They will support the finance manager with the directorate's annual budget setting, regular budget holder meetings and preparing forecasts and performance reports. The post holder is expected to ensure a customer focused service is delivered to the divisions and provide technical finance support to non-finance colleagues.

Essential criteria:

• Has finance experience

Desirable criteria:

• Has NHS experience

Education and Training:

Essential criteria:

• AAT qualified or equivalent

Desirable criteria:

• Part qualified accountant

IT Skills:

Essential criteria:

• Advanced ability to use excel and financial packages. Must be able to handle data in excess of 30,000 lines in excel, be able to manipulate and interrogate

Desirable criteria:

• Advanced ability to use Powerpoint, Word, etc.

Working to deadlines:

Essential criteria:

• Proven track record of working to deadlines

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We promote the wellbeing and safety of all our patients and carers by acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately, according to the standards determined by our policy and procedures.

All posts working with vulnerable groups will be subject to an enhanced criminal records check upon appointment and staff will need to give their consent for the Trust to receive regular updates on their criminal records status throughout their employment.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive for certain posts, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. After the closing date we strongly advise you check the email account which is registered. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Our employment checking processes require that all shortlisted applicants provide the contact details of their current HR Department. If shortlisted you will be sent an email reminder to present the contact details of your HR Department at the interview. Please note the Trust uses identity checking software for verifying the authenticity of identity documents provided by candidates.

As part of our commitment to Equality and Diversity at LNWUH, we are encouraging applications from BME (Black, Minority Ethnic) candidates as we seek to ensure our workforce structures are representative of the diversity of the communities we serve.