Job vacancy: Management Accountant, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol

Job summary

Main area: Finance
Grade: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 387-TS-6768-IB

Employer: University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Bristol Royal Infirmary
Town: Bristol
Salary: £28,407 - £34,581 pa pro rata (plus recruitment & retention premium of 5%)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 08/05/2024 08:00

Management Accountant

Band 5

As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.

Click on this link to find out about our values https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/p/about-us/our-trust-values

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description attached to this vacancy.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria

Degree Level Education or AAT Qualified.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

Previous experience of working in a management accounting environment
Experience of producing monthly management accounts using accruals and prepayments
Experience of preparing year end statutory accounts in line with audit requirements
Experience of preparing budgets for large financial areas
Experience of resolving queries in a large complex financial environment
Experience of discussing complex financial issues with non-financial managers

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

A good technical knowledge of management account techniques, including: Budget Setting, Preparing Year End Management Accounts, Preparing Monthly Management Accounts, Monthly Budget Reconciliations, Costing New Services, Variance Analysis, Preparing Trust Financial Returns
Good knowledge of legislation relating to both general and NHS accounting practice
Good knowledge of accounting for VAT
Proven ability to interpret and analyse complex financial information
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Able to communicate complex financial issues effectively with colleagues and external customers
Ability to lead and contribute on financial issues in multidisciplinary meetings
Excellent working knowledge of Excel, including functions such as Pivot Tables, V Look-Ups and SumIf Statements
Proven ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
Proven ability to be pro-active
Proven ability to work in an organised way
Proven ability to be flexible and adaptable
Proven ability to work as part of a team

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

· As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

· The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.

· UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

· To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.

· If you require sponsorship for a visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check to ensure you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.

· The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

· By applying for this post, you are agreeing to University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

· Please be aware of scams – unless specified above, we will only communicate with you via @recruit.trac.jobs or nhs.net e-mails and we will never ask you for any payments.

IMPORTANT:

Please note that if you apply for a position with this Trust, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac account and email accounts. We may also contact you by texting the mobile number, if provided, on the application form.

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.

When providing employment reference details, please provide correct work-related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your referee must all be known to you in a line manager or professional lead capacity.