About this role
Job summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our Finance Team asa Band 5 Management Accountant.
Therole is suited to candidates with relevant finance experience who can contribute from the outset. Applicants should have experience supporting financial reporting, month-end processes, management accounting activities, budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis. The ability to interpret financial information, investigate variances and support decision-making is essential.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for providing a proactive management accounting service to one of the Trust's divisions. This includes working closely with Senior Managers and Clinicians within the Trust, advising on financial issues and dealing with complex financial matters and enquiries.
The Management Accountant will be expected to produce monthly budget statements from the ledger in accordance with the Trust reporting timetables and high quality financial reports and analyses, including non-financial data and identifies and explains directorate variances and trends.
They will support the finance manager with the directorate's annual budget setting, regular budget holder meetings and preparing forecasts and performance reports.
The post holder is expected to ensure a customer focused service is delivered to the divisions and provide technical finance support to non-finance colleagues.
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
o Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
o St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
o Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
o Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Job description Job responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Has NHS finance experience Essential
Has finance experience
Desirable
Has NHS experience
Education and Training Essential
AAT qualified or equivalent
Desirable
Part qualified accountant
IT Skills Essential
Advanced ability to use excel and financial packages. Must be able to handle data in excess of 30,000 lines in excel, be able to manipulate and interrogate
Desirable
Advanced ability to use Powerpoint, Word, etc..
Working to deadlines Essential
Proven track record of working to deadlines
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.
Employer details Employer name London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Address Northwick Park
Harrow
HA1 3UJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)