About this role
Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Assistant Management Accountant, acting as a key member of the Financial Management team. The postholder will provide accurate and timely financial information and reporting to colleagues internal and external to Finance, including providing support to budget holders across the organisation.
The successful candidate will have strong numeracy skills and attention to detail, alongside excellent I.T. and communication skills.
The department currently has a hybrid working policy, so the successful candidate will be required to work a minimum of 3 days a week in the office. With sites at both Southport and Knowsley.
Interview Date is yet to be confirmed.
Main duties of the job
The Senior Assistant Management Accountant's main duties will be to:
Ensure the provision of high quality financial information and accurate advice to budget holders and other non-finance managers. Develop good working relationships with budget holders, regularly meeting with them to review their financial information and provide advice. Assist Financial Management colleagues in ensuring income and expenditure is monitored and is recorded accurately, including monitoring variances from planned income and expenditure and resolving queries with budget holders and Finance colleagues. Use Excel and other software to provide financial reports and conduct financial analysis, using formulae and other functionality as required. Complete regular tasks accurately and in line with the monthly timetable, including where relevant internal recharges between departments and updates to the ledger to reflect an accurate financial position. Ensure most effective use of the Trust's financial resources, including assisting with the annual budget setting/financial planning process by updating and reviewing information for the new financial year, including staffing information. To liaise with budget holders as part of this process, to ensure accurate information is used. Proactively review regular tasks within their areas of responsibility, identifying opportunities for improvements and more efficient working to support continuous improvement of the Finance function.
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our Services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
o Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
o Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
o National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Job description Job responsibilities
For the main responsibilities and requirements of this position, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Our Values Essential
We are Kind We are Open We are Inclusive
Qualifications Essential
High standard of general education (to A-Level or equivalent) GCSE Level C or above in Maths and English Qualified full member of AAT or equivalent and actively studying for CCAB or CIMA qualification or equivalent experience
Knowledge and Experience Essential
Significant Financial Management experience Experience within a finance function of a large organisation Experience of providing training and support to others in own specialist area Evidence of planning and organising tasks required to achieve a specific outcome within a specified timeframe without direction from line manager Experience of analysing, interpreting and presenting complex data and producing robust forecasts Highly computer literate including MS Word, Excel, able to extract data, create and manipulate complex spreadsheets
Desirable
Substantial NHS Finance experience working in a provider or commissioning NHS organisation in a relevant role Experience of the Oracle General Ledger System including Business Intelligence Experience of providing financial and /or business advice to clinical and / or budget holders
Skills Essential
Good standard of communication skills including the ability to effectively communicate complex financial information to non-finance managers Acts professionally in all dealings with colleagues and in liaising with external bodies; must be able to adapt style appropriately to deal diplomatically with senior personnel Good standard of written communications To be able to carry out business ensuring all accounting treatments are adhering to Generally Agreed Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Accounting Standards (IAS) Excellent problem solving and analytical skills to identify weaknesses in the feeder systems to the General Ledger and management accounting processes and implement improvements Well organised, able to plan and prioritise own workload Good negotiating and influencing skills Ability to work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines Ability to support change Ability to manage conflicting priorities Ability to produce high quality financial information to managers and budget holders Ability to understand and interpret detailed financial information Excellent electronic records management
Other Essential
Ability to work effectively as a team player and the ability to work under own initiative. Demonstrate drive and enthusiasm Be willing to learn new skills and develop knowledge: committed to own and others continued professional development Concentration required for effectively multi-tasking, analysing data, writing detailed reports etc. The post holder has to be able to work successfully under pressure of time and resources The ability to get on with others and build good relationships with a wide variety of individuals both internal and external to the organisation Standard keyboard skills Occasional requirement to move office equipment Regular requirement for long periods of concentration are required for when exploring reports for accuracy Frequent interruptions in the form of telephone enquiries, Microsoft Teams calls and support required from colleagues Requirement to deal with difficult discussions concerning budgets Frequent requirement to travel independently across sites Requirement to use VDU equipment for a majority of the working day
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address Knowsley Community College
Stockbridge Lane
Huyton
L36 3SD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)