About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Management Accountant to provide high quality financial management support to both clinical and non clinical budget holders. The role includes meeting with budget holders, preparation of monthly reports and forecasts, involvement in financial bids for new business, financial process improvement and completion of year end working papers.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking an enthusiastic, confident, flexible, hard working individual who has experience of working within management accounts, preferably in an NHS setting. You will need to be an excellent communicator, in both written and oral formats, to explain financial issues to non finance managers and clinicians. The ability to work independently and know when to ask for further advice and support is also required.
About us
NHFT is an NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county - as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties. We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person-centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning, to improve the care and safety of our patients and colleagues. We have achieved our 'outstanding' rating by encouraging opportunity, innovation, development and growth across our workforce.
At NHFT we believe that work should be rewarded in every sense which is why we are proud to an accredited living wage employer.
We aim to support financial wellbeing and create an environment where are people feel valued and able to thrive.
Job description Job responsibilities
The financial management team seeks to achieve optimum value for money in all of the trusts services. It does this by supporting managers to understand the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of the resources within their control. The post holder will need to produce insightful financial analysis and be persuasive when dealing with conflicting priorities, ensuring financial opportunities and risks are quantified and understood by a variety of stakeholders.
The senior management accountant reports to the senior finance business partner. They will build close relationships with service managers across the trust in a variety of settings. Utilising their expertise to identify, collate and analyse key information from operational and support services. The post holders responsibilities will include; management accounts, budgets, forecasts, financial bids for new business, financial process improvement, and year-end working papers. They will use all of these outputs to help secure the trusts financial risk ratings and audit opinion. As a senior member of the team, the post holder will be expected to work independently and use their own initiative within their own sphere of work. Guidance will be available, when required , from the senior finance business partner. The post holder will be expected to become involved in financial matters relating to the whole Trust as and when required and contribute to the continuous improvement of the team and Finance department procedures.
We want to recruit a diverse workforce, who are values driven, compassionate and have a desire to deliver high quality care every day. This role is about planning for the future and making sure the actions we take today will maintain the long-term financial sustainability of the trust and support the delivery of the NHS long term plans. In return we offer a role that will allow the post holder to gain valuable wide-ranging experience, helping develop their own career, and help this trust deliver outstanding care to its patients.
Person Specification
Shortlisting Essential
Part qualified CCAB accountant
Desirable
Knowledge of NHS finance
Shortlisting Essential
2-3 years management accounts experience
Desirable
Other knowledge and experience
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 Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address Dryland Block, St Mary's Hospital
77 London Road
Kettering
NN15 7PW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)