Job vacancy: Assistant Management Accountant, Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, Birkenhead

Job summary

Main area

Finance

Grade

Band 5

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time
Part time
Flexible working

37.5 hours per week

Job ref

844-6881162

Employer: Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: St Catherine's Health Centre
Town: Birkenhead
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum, pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 27/01/2025 23:59

Assistant Management Accountant

Band 5

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust's common purpose:

We will support you and your community to live well.

Our values:

Compassion
Supportive and caring, listening to others.

Open
Communicating openly, honestly and sharing ideas.

Trust
Trusted to deliver, feeling valued and safe.

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust provides high quality community health and care services which are responsive to the needs of our local population. Services are delivered by our dedicated and innovative multi disciplinary professionals and supported by equally committed staff behind the scenes. We strive to continue developing and improving our services by working with and listening to our populations, partners, commissioners and staff.

WCHC offers you a great opportunity to be a part of a talented, passionate and committed team delivering excellent community based services across Cheshire and Merseyside.

We are proud to support our Armed Forces Community as a Veteran Aware NHS Trust and are pleased to share that we recently achieved Bronze Award accreditation, in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We support the armed forces as an employer; recognising the experiences and skills ex-military personnel have gained through their service.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description

Person specification

Qualifications and professional training

Essential criteria

AAT Qualified or Equivalent experience to degree level
5 GCSEs at Grade C or above including English and Mathematics
ECDL or equivalent proficiency

Desirable criteria

Studying CCAB

Experience and knowledge

Essential criteria

Significant experience of working with a finance team
Experience and knowledge of finance computer systems and ledgers, coding structures, SFI procedures
Track record of performance in delivering against tight deadlines
Knowledge and experience of the annual accounts process

Desirable criteria

Knowledge and understanding of NHS Finance

Skills and attributes

Essential criteria

Ability to work accurately under pressure
Ability to work using own initiative
Ability to prioritise demands from different sources
Ability to communicate across a wide range of professional groups and influence others effectively
Ability to capture, manipulate, analyse and interpret financial and non -financial data from a range of sources
Excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise as well as work under pressure with competing demands to meet deadlines
Ability to challenge managers in a positive and effective way
Developed IT skills in Excel and finance systems for accurate processing

Desirable criteria

Demonstrate willingness to share knowledge and experience with the team

Personal qualities

Essential criteria

Self-motivated with the ability to adapt and change
Perseverance, flexibility, and determination

Important Information

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record system.

For further information explaining how we use your information in line with GDPR please see our ‘Guidance for applicants’ document under the section 'Additional documentation'.

We are a Disability Confident and Mindful Employer. WCHC is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of disability, age, sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, maternity/pregnancy, marriage/civil partnership or transgender status. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities. We actively encourage BAME, LGBTQ+ and disabled applicants and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce and are keen to support reasonable adjustments to support our new and existing staff.

Further Information:

Closing Dates: Candidates are advised to apply early. The Trust reserves the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date if a high number of applications are received.

Reference Information: Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/ education history over the last three years and include valid business email addresses for them. The Trust will not accept personal references from friends or family.

Salary Expectations: The Trust pays staff in line with national NHS Terms and Conditions. Relevant experience may be considered when salary offers are made. For all part-time positions, salaries are pro-rata.

Restricted Applications: Staff on the Trust's Redeployment Register will be given priority access to vacancies at their substantive band.

Flexible Working: Flexible working is very important to the Trust in both the provision of this to staff and also in staff supporting the provision of our services.

Student Visas: Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment.

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust is committed to discharging its statutory duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and adults and will support staff to fulfil this duty.