About this role
Job summary
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust are seeking a proactive and detail-focused Management Accountant to join our Financial Management team.
Reporting to a Finance Manager, you will help provide a comprehensive financial management service to operational divisions. You will support accurate month-end processing, management reporting, forecasting and budgetary control, while building effective working relationships with finance colleagues, managers and budget holders.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with practical finance experience who is looking to develop their management accounting skills in a supportive NHS environment.
Main duties of the job
- Prepare accurate and timely month-end journals and adjustments, including accruals, prepayments, income deferrals and budget transfers.
- Support the production of monthly management accounts, forecasts and financial reports for assigned divisions and cost centres.
- Analyse financial information, investigate variances and provide clear explanations and practical advice to finance and non-finance colleagues.
- Maintain the accuracy and integrity of financial data through cost centre reconciliations, correct coding and appropriate budget allocation.
- Raise sales invoices promptly and accurately, maintain income registers and liaise with Trust colleagues and external organisations to support income recovery.
- Support the Trust's monthly and annual accounts, including responding to information requests from internal and external auditors.
- Work closely with Finance Business Partners, Finance Managers, Financial Accounting colleagues and divisional teams to ensure complete and accurate financial information.
About us
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.
We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles.
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the role.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please check the job description & person specification document for more information on the requirements for this job.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Association of Accounting Technicians full qualification ; or Consultative Committee Accountancy Bodies (CCAB) or Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) - part qualified; or qualified by significant relevant experience in financial management
Desirable
- A full CCAB/CIMA qualification would be an advantage
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience in finance
- Experience of calculating and preparing accruals, prepayments and income deferrals, whilst understanding their impact on cost centre monthly budget variances and forecasts
- Experience of analysing and summarising complex financial information, and providing advice and options for resolution of issues arising
- Experience of managing own workload, working to tight and often changing timescales.
- Experience of using Microsoft Office and financial ledger systems
Desirable
- Experience of Oracle Financials is desirable
- Demonstrable experience in financial management
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
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
18 Mole Business Park
Randalls Road
Leatherhead
KT22 7AD
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)