Job summary
- Main area
- 202081 Finance
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4-5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 262-A-24-6430391
- Employer
- North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Parkhouse Building South
- Town
- Carlisle
- Salary
- £25,147 - £34,581 salary dependent upon experience and training needs. PA pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Assistant Management Accountant
NHS AfC: Band 4-5
Job overview
Senior Assistant Management Accountant
We are looking to recruit a Senior Assistant Management Accountant to join the team based at Parkhouse, Carlisle,
The post holder will contribute to an effective budgetary control and forecasting service to the Trust, and will provide assistance and advice to budget holders in managing their budgets through regular meetings, provide support in identifying potential efficiencies and responding to queries from budget holders.
The post holder will regularly liaise with budget holders to identify and understand the reasons for any variances in expenditure and income against budget.
The post holder will contribute to the preparation of accurate and timely monthly management accounts by preparing and posting journals for budgets and income and expenditure, and ensuring that appropriate prepayments and accruals are included in the Trust’s Income and Expenditure account. The post holder will ensure that financial information is processed in accordance with DoH, NHSI and Trust policies and guidance.
The post holder will be expected to work on their own initiative by planning and organising their workload in order to meet monthly timetable deadlines.
Starting salary dependent upon experience and training needs (Band 4-5 or Annex 21)
Main duties of the job
You will have a good background in Finance, preferably AAT qualified, and be adept at using a range of finance and information systems and be proficient in the use of MS Excel. You will need good communication skills to discuss income issues with a range of staff.
The role will include:
Assisting in Financial Planning and Performance
Supporting the production of month-end and year-end reporting
Raising accounts receivable invoices
Regular meetings with budget holders
Working for our organisation
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout North Cumbria and beyond. We’re responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’.
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
· Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
· If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Important Information
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:
- Junk Mail is checked regularly
Disclosure and Barring Service:
On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.
The changes mean that:
- youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
- the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.
If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.
Nacro – Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: [email protected]
Unlock – Tel: 01634 247350, email [email protected] or complete the online form on the Unlock website
The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Certificate level/Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) member, or demonstrable experience of successfully performing a substantially similar role to degree level
- Good general education including Maths and English at GCSE level or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Actively studying towards higher CCAB/CIMA qualification
- ECDL or equivalent.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Developed specialist knowledge of financial management in a healthcare/commercial environment
- Computerised ledger systems.
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Expert knowledge of accounting concepts, e.g. accruals, prepayments, debtors and creditors.
- Understanding of internal financial control systems.
- Demonstrable knowledge of technical accounting issues, e.g. VAT
Desirable criteria
- Advanced Excel skills
- NHS financial regime.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Preparation of complex written and numeric reports.
- Undertaking financial analysis.
- Significant practical financial management experience, including budget setting, management reporting and variance analysis.
- Working effectively in a team and on own initiative
- Application of accounting standards
Desirable criteria
- Management Accounting experience, particularly within the NHS
Skills & aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Self-motivated, proactive and flexible.
- Ability to use initiative appropriately.
- Ability to work accurately to deadlines and under pressure, and prioritise workloads.
- Ability to frequently switch between tasks as priorities and deadlines change.
- Highly numerate and accurate.
- Ability to concentrate for long periods of time on data input and analytical tasks.
- Advanced IT and spreadsheet skills, with ability to create and maintain complex spreadsheets to reconcile, analyse and manipulate large volumes of data.
- Good communication skills in order to explain complex financial issues and procedures and to convey financial information to both a finance and non-finance audience.
- Excellent time management skills.
- Ability to analyse, manipulate and present complex information using a range of analytical and IT skills.
- Ability to identify and resolve errors and discrepancies.
- Ability to work with non finance staff.
- Advanced keyboard skills
- Ability to raise queries and discuss with budget holders adverse performance which is not being satisfactorily addressed.
Desirable criteria
- Good personal organisation and planning
Personal Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Act in a diplomatic and professional manner at all times.
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
- Ability to travel to various sites in Cumbria and beyond.
Desirable criteria
- Driving licence
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Flexible approach to working hours when there are heavy workloads
- Must be able to travel independently of public transport to enable attendance at meetings throughout Cumbria and occasionally out of area.
- Act in ways that support equality and value diversity
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nicola O'Dowd
- Job title
- Management Accountant
- Email address
- nicola.o'[email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01228 936282
- Additional information
For further details please contact
Nicola O'Dowd - nicola.o'[email protected]
Lee O'Dowd- lee.o'[email protected]
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