Job summary
- Main area
- Finance
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 342-CS027-0425
- Employer
- Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bath NHS House
- Town
- Bath
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Band 7 Senior Management Accountant - Bath
Band 7
Job overview
If you believe in putting patients first and supporting the delivery of sustainable mental health services then we want to hear from you.
We make it our priority to give the best possible care in the right place at the right time to help our users recover and live their best life.
You can help us achieve this by joining a collaborative, hardworking and inclusive finance team who encourage development and high standards.
We are currently looking for a UK qualified accountant to work as a Senior Management Accountant for the corporate directorates.
Main duties of the job
You will work closely with senior managers and directors within the corporate directorates, providing financial analysis, support, advice and challenge to help them deliver a financially sustainable service.
You will also ensure the timely and accurate production of monthly management accounts and forecasts for the corporate directorates within the Trust.
Working for our organisation
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Fountain Way site is located only a short stroll away from the centre of Salisbury, a beautiful cathedral city, with direct trains to London. Salisbury offers all the advantages of city living, whilst surrounded by beautiful countryside, and iconic archaeological sites including the world famous Stonehenge.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This role will help budget holders to deliver a financially sustainable service, by providing financial analysis, support, advice and challenge as necessary.
The role will ensure the timely and accurate production of monthly management accounts and forecasts for the corporate directorates within the Trust.
The role includes the management of other staff within the Finance department.
The role will also ensure budget holders are trained to understand their financial position and support the budget holders with strategic financial queries.
This role will support the Deputy Director of Finance and Head of Financial Management & Costing by providing relevant analysis of data to support contract negotiations and other work.
This role fits within a busy finance department and will include other Trust wide and ad hoc tasks appropriate to the grade.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- CCAB Qualified
Experience
Essential criteria
- Must be able to demonstrate in depth knowledge and experience of financial procedures and reporting requirements in the NHS or other Public Sector.
- Must be able to demonstrate experience in developing the management accounting function in a Public Sector organisation.
- Must be able to demonstrate experience at budget setting, reporting and forecasting including use of financial modelling.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of a management accounting role in an NHS Trust
Communication skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal and presentation skills
- Ability to write technical reports in a clear and concise manner
Skills
Essential criteria
- Thoroughly proficient in using Excel to develop models and analysis
- Ability to explain complex professional technical matters clearly to colleagues and non-finance managers
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Wendy Cashmore
- Job title
- Head of Financial Management & Costing
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01225 258185
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