Assistant Management Accountant

NHS; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS is seeking an Assistant Management Accountant to join their finance team at the Sunderland GP Alliance Head Office. This role involves providing financial support, ensuring compliance with financial regulations, and participating in budget preparation. The successful candidate will work collaboratively to maintain high financial standards, contributing positively to the overall management and development of financial processes.

Benefits

33 days annual leave

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience with financial systems and processes is essential.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail required.
• Ability to train and mentor junior staff preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely and accurate financial information to stakeholders.
• Assist in the preparation of quarterly management accounts.
• Support preparation of annual budgets and forecasts.

Skills

Financial analysis

Compliance

Data management

Education

Degree in Accounting or Finance

Job description

Job title: Assistant Management Accountant

Responsible to: Finance Manager

Location: Sunderland GP Alliance Head Office, North East BIC

Salary: £34,180.00 per annum

Contract Type: 12 month Fixed Term

Hours: Full time, 37.5

Main duties of the job

The assistant accountant will provide support to the management accountants in the provision of timely and accurate financial information to all business stakeholders to allow informed decision making and to provide assurance throughout the organisation.

To assist in ensuring robust financial controls and processes are implemented and adhered to, therefore ensuring compliance and management of business risk.

Ensure, with the support of the accountants and finance manager, compliance with statutory and contractual requirements.

To support the business as part of the finance team to provide financial guidance and information to all managers and business areas.

Provide financial support and guidance in relation to financial requirements of PCNs.

About us

Sunderland GP Alliance has been listed in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work and received the Better Health At Work - Gold Award for two consecutive years, offering 33 days annual leave and other benefits.

Sunderland GP Alliance is owned by the GP Practices of Sunderland and helps GPs work collaboratively for the benefit of patients and staff. We are a not-for-profit organisation, reinvesting any surplus into better services for patients.

Our community provides innovative services across the city, including Enhanced Access, Clinical Pharmacist provision, and ECG services, working with key system partners. All our practices have been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission.

Job responsibilities

Management Accounts

• Maintain finance system daily, verifying accuracy of coding and project costing.
• Verify and post journals as required.
• Calculate and post income and expenditure accruals and prepayments.
• Prepare quarterly balance sheet reconciliations and P&L analysis.
• Prepare income reconciliation and analysis.
• Recognize revenue in line with accounting standards.
• Assist in preparing quarterly management accounts.

Budget and Forecast Process

• Support accountants in preparing annual budgets and periodic forecasts.

Procurement

• Identify and explore sustainable cost savings with business managers.
• Review suppliers periodically and recommend contract renewals or alternatives.
• Account for and reconcile NHS pension contributions for all schemes.

Property Costs

• Verify costs and reimbursements in line with contractual agreements.
• Prepare reports on financial performance of partly completed projects.

Other

• Support, train, and mentor finance assistants as needed.
• Support transactional processes in the absence of finance assistants.
• Develop and implement robust financial processes and policies.
• This list is not exhaustive; role will evolve with the business.

Training & Development

• Participate in training funded or part-funded by the Alliance.
• Engage in ongoing support and feedback to maximize training benefits.

Confidentiality

• Handle confidential information related to patients, staff, and the business in accordance with policies.

Health & Safety

• Promote and maintain health, safety, and security in line with policies.
• Report and investigate accidents or dangerous incidents.

Equality and Diversity

• Support rights and diversity of patients, carers, and colleagues.

Quality

• Alert team members to quality and risk issues.
• Assess own performance and contribute to team improvement.

Communication

• Communicate effectively within the team and with patients and carers.