Assistant Management Accountant

Health Education and Improvement Wales; Nantgarw; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A health education organization in Wales seeks an enthusiastic Assistant Management Accountant to join their finance team. This role includes supporting financial management and reporting to help achieve strategic goals. Candidates with NHS finance experience and relevant qualifications are encouraged to apply. Welsh language skills are desirable. This position offers a unique opportunity to impact health services positively.

Qualifications

• Management accounting experience required.
• Experience in an NHS finance setting is preferred.
• Ability to travel for external meetings when necessary.

Responsibilities

• Assist Finance Business Partners in financial management.
• Ensure financial information is processed accurately.
• Support the finance team and maintain financial system integrity.

Skills

High level of numeracy

Strong analytical skills

Attention to detail

Education

AAT member or CCAB Certificate level qualification

Educated to Degree level in a relevant subject

Tools

Oracle general ledger systems

Qlikview

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and dedicated finance professional to join HEIW's finance team as Assistant Management Accountant. The role will assist the Finance Business Partners in the provision of financial management and financial reporting to support the delivery of HEIW strategic priorities and outcomes both in the short and long term.

Main duties of the job

The Assistant Management Accountant will be a key post in the finance team and will provide support across the wider finance team and the organisation, working to ensure that the integrity of the financial systems is maintained.

The post holder will ensure financial information is processed timely, accurately and in accordance with procedures to support internal reporting to senior managers, Directors and the HEIW Board.

The post holder will also be required to provide support to other roles within the Finance Department and other departments within HEIW as necessary.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is the strategic workforce body for NHS Wales with statutory functions that include education and training, workforce planning, workforce development and transformation, leadership and succession planning, and careers. Our purpose is to develop a workforce that delivers excellent care to patients/service users and excellent population health. We are a Special Health Authority working closely with our partners; Social Care Wales, education providers, professional and regulatory bodies and Welsh Government.

HEIW's is committed to developing an internal culture of choice. Our Values reflect our thoughts, feelings and beliefs in how we will, and will not, behave and treat others:

- Respect for All in every contact we have with others,

- Ideas that Improve: Harnessing creativity and continuously innovating, evaluating and improving,

- Together as a Team: Working with colleagues across NHS Wales and with partner organisations.

HEIW received the HPMA Award for Employee Engagement in 2019.

What you can expect:

- a corporate induction and 90 day Welcome itinerary,

- a meaningful values based performance appraisal process,

- the opportunity to impact upon health and social care services and the lives and wellbeing of the people of Wales.

Many of our colleagues and stakeholders have commented on the buzz and atmosphere we create by working together as "One HEIW Team". Do you want to join that team?

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

We would be delighted to hear from you and if you would like any further information or to have an informal chat, please contact [e-mail].

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• AAT member or CCAB Certificate level qualification or equivalent
• Educated to Degree level in a relevant subject or equivalent experience
• Use of Oracle general ledger systems
• In-depth knowledge of NHS Finance regime and NHS finance policies

Experience

• Management accounting experience
• Experience of working in an NHS finance setting
• Knowledge of ORACLE and Qlikview

Other

• Ability to travel on occasions when a meeting cannot be held virtually with external stakeholders

Skills and Attributes

• High level of numeracy
• Strong analytical skills
• Demonstrate ability to show attention to detail
• Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading and writing in Welsh

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.