Job vacancy: Band 4 Assistant Management Accountant - Bath NHS House, Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, Bath

Job summary

Main area: Finance
Grade: Band 4
Contract: Permanent: Substantive
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 342-CS183-1224

Employer: Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Bath NHS House
Town: Bath
Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 05/01/2025 23:59

Band 4 Assistant Management Accountant - Bath NHS House

Band 4

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The main requirements of this role are:

To assist in the preparation of accurate monthly management accounts, forecasts and production of annual budgets .
To work with staff to explain variances between budgeted and actual expenditure and help them to take corrective action.
To maintain and enhance the customer-orientated approach of the Finance Team through the provision of timely and professional help and advice.
To investigate financial enquiries, providing assistance and advice as required.

Person specification

Qualifications

Desirable criteria

AAT part qualified

Role Experience

Essential criteria

Demonstrates significant, relevant experience of working in a Finance department
Demonstrates experience of preparing management accounts

Desirable criteria

NHS or Social Services experience
Experience of working with staff with a non-financial background.

Communication skills

Essential criteria

Demonstrates strong written communication skills
Demonstrates strong verbal communication skills
Flexible and supportive team member

IT skills

Essential criteria

Experience of using IT in the workplace e.g. Microsoft - word processing, spreadsheets, modern general ledger accounting packages

We are proud to be fostering a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. A key commitment to this is improving staff representation from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, those from the LGBTQ+ communities, people with ‘lived-experience’ of mental health conditions and people living with disabilities,– we are a ‘Disability Confident Employer’ offering a guaranteed interview to Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. This includes people with a variety of disabilities and neurodivergent conditions (for example autism, ADHD, sensory, physical and learning disabilities).

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service users.

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