About this role
Job summary
This is a pivotal role in supporting operational managers and the Senior Finance Manager with timely, accurate financial reporting, insightful analysis, and effective budget management.
Main duties of the job
The Management Accountant plays a critical role in achieving financial excellence within HPL. Key responsibilities include, BUT not limited:
o To assist the Finance Manager / Head of Finance in the provision of a complete professional financial service to the service area.o Delivering high-quality management accounting and business partnering services to HPL & the clients.o Providing timely, accurate financial information to clinical and non-clinical colleagues.o Provide monthly budget statements and financial reports analysing variances and trends in accordance with the reporting timetables.o Assisting budget managers with financial information and recommendations for action.
About us
Established in 2018, Healthcare Partners Ltd (HPL) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust.
We offer a consultative, collaborative approach -- based on a genuine desire to make healthcare provision outstanding, and respecting the opinions and skills of our fellow clinical professionals to produce exceptional outcomes.
We are a substantial company in our own right, with an annual turnover of around £50m and over 80 staff. We partner with other healthcare providers throughout the UK in both the public and private sectors, reinvesting our profits and savings back into the NHS.
At Healthcare Partners Ltd, the patient is at the heart of all we do. We're proud to be part of the NHS, helping to make healthcare better.
Healthcare Partners Ltd does not hold a sponsorship licence and is therefore unable to offer visa sponsorship now or at any point in the future
Job description Job responsibilities
The Management Accountant's core responsibilities include:
Business Planning & Forecasting: Assisting in the production of integrated financial and business plans. Contributing to annual budget setting and financial planning. Identifying cost pressures, service developments, and cost improvements. Maintaining financial ledger and budget system reconciliations.
Accounting and Financial Reporting: Producing monthly budget statements and reports. Providing information for internal and external purposes. Ensuring financial documentation is accurate and updated. Managing accruals, pre-payments & adjustments
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Business related Bachelor's Degree or AAT Level 4 Completed or CIMA Certificate level completed or ACCA - Minimum 6 Papers Completed or CIPFA Certificate in Management and Financial Accounting completed or qualified with experience.
Knowledge Essential
Experience in ERP System using the Finance Module - minimum of 2 years
Desirable
Experience using Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point and Microsoft 365 (Cloud Suite)
Skills Essential
Able to analyse and interpret complex financial and non-financial data, able to present this in a clear and intelligent way. Excellent written and verbal communication skills - able to communicate at all levels within and external to the organisation, and to communicate complex financial information clearly to non-financial staff.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details Employer name Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Address Priestly Road
Guildford
GU2 7AU
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)