About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a suitably experienced and motivated Senior Management Accountant to join our Level 3 One NHS Finance Towards Excellence Accredited Finance Department, Financial Management function at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.
The role is a key part of our finance team providing financial support and guidance to the organisation and supporting the financial strategy of the department. We are seeking an enthusiastic individual who is passionate about what they do in order to support delivering the best care for patients.
In return we will offer you a warm and welcoming environment where you will be fully supported.
We operate an agile working policy, whereby, the team are based on site for a proportion of the week and have the option to work at home, for 2 days per week, on a rota basis.
We are an ACCA approved employer, CIMA premier partner and a Member of the AAT Employer Scheme.
This role is positioned to enable excellent personal development and career progression opportunities.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will support the Associate Care Group Accountant in providing financial management advice, information and support to Care Group Management teams.
To provide a comprehensive financial management and business advice service to the Clinical Care Group to facilitate the Care Group to meet their overall service and business objectives within the resources allocated to them and to ensure corporate finance responsibilities are delivered.
To oversee the work of and provide support to Management Accountant and Assistant Management Accountant within the team.
About us
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You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.
We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.
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Job description Job responsibilities
To prepare and distribute monthly financial reports.
To monitor Income & Expenditure variances against budget.
To create spreadsheets as required and input data into existing Spreadsheets.
To input into the Oracle Financial Management System (i.e. journals, budgets and data from feeder systems (Payroll/Stock/Debtors/Creditors)
The collation of basic information from a number of sources (internal and external) required to produce the monthly financial reports.
To lead on the initial preparation of annual budgets, and support Associate Care Group Accountant through to final sign off.
Ensure all General Ledger input is correctly coded and reported.
To provide ad hoc costing information as requested by budget managers.
To ensure that departmental standards and agreed deadlines are met.
To ensure that all invoice-able activity is accurately captured and raised on invoices in a timely manner
To attend monthly budget manager meetings and to encourage / raise the awareness of the need for cost efficiencies throughout the division.
To assist the Associate Care Group Accountant in the day-to-day management, supervision and organisation of the team, ensuring departmental standards and agreed deadlines are met.
To contribute to the continuous review and improvement of financial procedures to drive efficiency and quality.
To perform any other duties as may be delegated from time to time.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Minimum of 5 GCSEs / O Levels (A* - C) including Maths and English
Desirable
Experience of working within a NHS finance function. Evidence of continuing personal and professional development CCAB part qualified with clear plan to gaining qualification within 3 years CCAB part qualified or equivalent NHS Financial Management Experience
Experience Essential
Minimum 2 years experience within the finance function
Desirable
Experience of working within NHS finance
Specials Skills & Knowledge Essential
Knowledge and understanding of current NHS funding regime Strong IT skills with experience of Microsoft Office particularly Excel and Word, General Ledger Proven interpersonal and communication skills The ability to convey complex financial information to financial and non-financial staff orally, in writing or electronically in a professional manner. Ability to communicate and negotiate with staff at all levels within and outside of the Trust Able to provide training, advice and review the work of more junior team members. Has an understanding of the financial requirements of a business case for a capital or service development. Good team player with ability to work collaboratively to achieve shared objectives Ability to work under pressure, achieving tight and often conflicting deadlines Ability to manage own workload and that of staff responsible for, including the ability to liaise with other staff, both finance and non-finance, to ensure timely financial input into Trust processes and the ability to prioritise To commit to delivering the actions in the Trusts Behaviours Framework Ability to show knowledge and understanding of promoting care, compassion, competence, communication, courage and commitment within their role
Desirable
Experience of month end and budget managers meetings Knowledge and understanding of current NHS financial developments and initiatives, such as Service Line Reporting and Patient Level Costing Knowledge / experience of recruitment, appraisal, delegation, training, staff discipline and relevant HR policies and procedures Experience of using Oracle General Ledger
Special Requirements Essential
A commitment to the continuous development of the finance department to be innovative and to constantly seek new ways of working / improving performance. Full driving licence and use of car during business hours.
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 County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Address Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust
Hollyhurst Road
Darlington
County Durham
DL3 6HX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.cddft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)