Job summary
- Main area
- Finance
- Grade
- NHS AfC; Band 3 to 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Home or remote working
- Job ref
- 370-ADM4FIN-135
- Employer
- Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Warrington Hospital
- Town
- Warrington
- Salary
- Either a Band 4 or development Band 3
- Closing
- 03/08/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 21/08/2024
Employer heading
Management Accounts Assistant
NHS AfC; Band 3 to 4
Job overview
Are you passionate about improving patient care and making a difference? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and hard-working individual to fill the post of Management Accounts Assistant.
We are interested in people who are keen to develop their skills in management accounts.
This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional looking to take their career to the next level. We are looking to recruit to a Band 3, which will progress to a Band 4 upon satisfactory completion of set out training, competences, and experience, or to Band 4 if all competencies and experience have been achieved.
Main duties of the job
The role will support the Assistant Business Accountant in the provision of financial information, analysis, and advice to budget holders.
You will support with the production of monthly financial management information, completing variance analysis and forecasting.
You will report to the Assistant Business Accountant and aid with costings.
You will also assist in the budget setting process and reporting systems that enable an effective financial management service to Planned Care/Unplanned Care.
Working for our organisation
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.
Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.
Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.
A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.
Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. To support the team in the production of monthly financial management information to facilitate the production of monthly reports to the Trust and other appropriate bodies.
2. Assist in the identification and investigation of any variances in expenditure from budget and report on findings or conclusions to the Assistant Business Accountant.
3. To ensure on a monthly basis that appropriate accruals for recharges and other adjustments are accurately reflected in the Trust’s financial position.
4. Assisting in monitoring manpower budgets, staff changes and liaising with budget holders as necessary.
5. To provide financial analysis, and appropriate documentation for meetings and attend as necessary.
6. To assist with and provide ad hoc analysis to both finance and non-finance managers.
7. Assist in the preparation of annual revenue budgets for divisions ensuring consistency with the financial objectives and plans of the Trust.
8. Establish good relationships with Care Groups, Clinical Business Units and other NHS bodies.
9. Assist in providing finance training to non-finance staff to ensure financial management of the Trust’s resources is managed in an effective way.
10. Exercise independent judgement and initiative when problems arise and take appropriate action to resolve or if unable to resolve pass to an appropriate person.
11. To work as part of a team with the ability to adapt to different situations.
12. Planning and prioritising own workload to meet deadlines including, month end reporting, budget setting and payroll information.
13. Regular use of the computerised general ledger system, supplies system and payroll system in order to answer queries from budget holders and other managers.
14. To assist in the processing of all monthly interfaces (financial information from 3rd party systems, example- Payroll, Pharmacy and NHS Supply Chain) to the main financial system.
15. The design and creation of spreadsheets to provide information to finance and non-finance managers.
16. Write and maintain desk procedure notes for own area of responsibility.
17. Ensure all correspondence is appropriately dealt with and comprehensive files are maintained and regularly updated.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ level 3 in accountancy/finance (AAT Level 3 Diploma, BTEC Level 3 Diploma, Apprenticeship in Accounting or A-levels) or equivalent experience. ICDL or equivalent computer experience.
Desirable criteria
- AAT qualified or equivalent experience.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Some finance experience
Desirable criteria
- Some financial management or management accounts experience
Skills, knowledge and competencies
Essential criteria
- Good written and verbal communication skills and proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel.
- Ability to organise own work load and to work with limited supervision.
Desirable criteria
- Good analytical skills with knowledge of computerised ledger systems and coding structures.
- Knowledge of financial management and budget setting.
Specific role requirements
Essential criteria
- Enthusiastic, determined, motivated, positive, open, honest and approachable.
- Confident, hardworking, committed, reliable and able to work on your own or as part of a team.
Physical effort
Essential criteria
- Significant computer use, switch tasks at short notice and unpredictable workload.
Mental effort
Essential criteria
- Work under pressure to meet tight deadlines and have a high level of concentration especially when making calculations.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Paul Ellison
- Job title
- Business Accountant - Unplanned Care
- Email address
- [email protected]
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