Assistant Management Accountant (Band 4)

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust; Bradford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Assistant Management Accountant to join our Finance Management team. Based in the hospital's Finance department, you will support one of our main clinical areas and work closely with the Finance Business Partner to deliver high-quality financial information, planning and reporting.

You will help manage budgets and provide advice to ward and department managers to enable effective resource use.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Finance Business Partner with the production of the monthly financial management information for the Surgery and Diagnostics and Women's and Children's Division
• Assist in the production and investigation of monthly variance analysis
• Assist in the production of budgets / forecasts for specific areas of reporting
• Assist with the maintenance, input, updating and reconciliation of computerised budgetary control systems
• Provide financial training, advice, and support to ward / department managers in understanding and interpreting financial information
• Carry out complex calculations including those relating to maternity and sick leave
• Assist the Finance Business Partner with the production of ad-hoc financial reports for internal management decision making and external reporting
• Plan and organise processes and procedures to meet current and future needs
• To undertake any other duties appropriate to the role, including working with PLICS, Model Hospital, efficiency plans, Community Staff Data Sets

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our award winning Finance team for a Assistant Management Accountant to join our Financial Management team. The role supports one of our main clinical areas and gives a great opportunity to get hands on involvement in a wide range of tasks and work with a wide variety of our amazing colleagues. Based in the Finance department within the hospital, the team work closely with operational colleagues to support robust financial management and control. The role advertised is vital in ensuring colleagues are able to manage their budgets effectively and confidently. Working closely with the Finance Business Partner this is a role which is focussed on delivering high quality finance, planning and reporting information to the Surgery & Diagnostic Division and the Womens, Childrens & Specialist Services Division. The post holder will have a key role in ensuring the effective use of resources through providing high quality financial information, advice and support. We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed individual with a real commitment to excellent service delivery and great communication skills., The main duties of the Assistant Management Accountant include, but are not limited to:

• Assist the Finance Business Partner with the production of the monthly financial management information for the Surgery and Diagnostics and Women's and Children's Division
• Assist in the production and investigation of monthly variance analysis
• Assist in the production of budgets / forecasts for specific areas of reporting
• Assist with the maintenance, input, updating and reconciliation of computerised budgetary control systems
• Provide financial training, advice, and support to ward / department managers in understanding and interpreting financial information
• Carry out complex calculations including those relating to maternity and sick leave
• Assist the Finance Business Partner with the production of ad-hoc financial reports for internal management decision making and external reporting
• Plan and organise processes and procedures to meet current and future needs
• To undertake any other duties appropriate to the role, including working with PLICS, Model Hospital, efficiency plans, Community Staff Data Sets

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is a forward looking dynamic well managed organisation with an award winning finance department. Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is located close to Skipton, with the nearby Yorkshire Dales and is regarded as a very pleasant place to work., We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. We are a national centre for telemedicine and introduced telehealth to the UK offender healthcare sector and also provide the service to patients in their care homes. Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.We want to attract staff who embrace our 'Right Care' behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients - we want to make these part of our DNA.