Job summary
Employer heading
Management Accountant
NHS AfC: Band 4
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Management Accountant within the NEECS Division mainly supporting the Community service.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and hardworking individual to support and develop the service provided by the finance team.
You will be hard working, reliable, have excellent communication and organisational skills, be able to work to tight deadlines and be computer literate.
With a generous study leave policy, this is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic, proactive and professional individual to join a successful and friendly finance team.
The role is predominantly working from home, with regular onsite working at either Colchester or Ipswich.
Main duties of the job
- The Management Accountant has responsibility for day to day management of the Divisional budget portfolio within the management accounts section. Responsible for all budget preparation, adherence to budgetary control systems and production of cost and performance management statements and reports relating to the budget portfolio.
- To support the Deputy Finance Manager regarding the on-going development and maintenance of budgetary financial systems and procedures
- To support the Finance Manager to ensure financial management statutory returns and information are completed correctly and to deadlines.
- To provide adhoc training and education to finance and non-finance staff as required
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to GCSE or A Level (incl GCSE Maths and English) or equivalent
- Fully qualified AAT or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Management accounts experience
- Use of computerised systems
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Detailed understanding of accounting procedures
- Working knowledge of current NHS Trust financial regime
- Knowledge of current NHS Trust performance targets
- IT skills, particularly with Excel and finance ledger system(s)
- Relevant experience to understand coding structures
- Strong communication skills both written and verbal
Desirable criteria
- Good knowledge of budgetary control in the NHS
- NHS IT systems
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Juliet Oladipo
- Job title
- Finance Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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