About this role
Job summary
The Management Accountant provides expert financial support for a defined portfolio of budgets, delivering accurate, timely management information, insightful analysis and robust financial control. The role partners with budget holders to plan, monitor and forecast resources, supports statutory and regulatory requirements, and drives continuous improvement so the ICB can make sound, value for money decisions that improve outcomes for our population.
Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship and therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.
Main duties of the job
oEnsures that financial information provided to others is accurate, timely and useful.
oMaintains, monitors and develops through the ledger, income and expenditure budgets.
oProduces ad-hoc reports and analysis as required and answers queries promptly and accurately.
oPrepares ad-hoc requests for invoices to be raised and ensures income is recorded accurately.
oProvides information to support the completion of annual financial and other external returns.
oMaintains the budget plan, reconciling it to the ledger in order to accurately illustrate budget movement.
oAssists with the preparation for budgetary meetings and may lead straightforward, routine meetings with budget holders.
oWrites and maintains procedures for own area of responsibility striving to improve them where appropriate.
oActively supporting the ICB's financial sustainability and delivery of statutory financial targets.
oInvestigates variances on budgets and makes required budget or expenditure adjustments in accordance with established procedures and through engaging with budget holders.
oAssists in preparing information for business plans and for financial performance reporting as required.
About us
We are committed to a culture that supports all staff at NHS Kent and Medway to be the best version of themselves.
Our ability to improve outcomes for our population depends on how effectively clinical, operational, financial and strategic professionals work together to make informed commissioning decisions. That's why our workforce works a minimum of two days-a-week on-site, with the expectation that all one-to-ones are held face-to-face and that colleagues will regularly visit the services we are commissioning to understand more about them.
We believe regular on-site working supports stronger collaboration, faster problem-solving, peer learning, visible leadership and the integration of colleagues into our organisation. We also know that culture is built through shared experiences and day-to-day interactions.
We are a flexible working friendly organisation; we aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.
We work with staff to agree objectives through regular supervision, annual appraisal and access to training opportunities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity. In order to reflect the diversity of our population, we positively encourage applications from all areas of the community regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
- Educated to a degree level or equivalent qualification or experience
- CCAB part qualified or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Experience and understanding of evaluating and measuring the performance of health services
- Experience in communications and stakeholder management
- Experience of working in an accountancy role
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to analyse and interpret information, pre-empt and evaluate issues, and recommend and appropriate course of action to address the issues
- Supervision of Management Accountant/ Management Accounts Assistant.
- Maintains financial control systems and implements control measures identified by audit.
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
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
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
Address
Gail House
Maidstone
ME15 6NB
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.kentandmedway.icb.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)