Band 5 Senior Management Accountant

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare trust in Birmingham is seeking a finance professional to manage monthly budgetary control reports and ensure accurate accounting of income. This role involves working with diverse teams across the Trust, making it suitable for a self-motivated candidate with relevant finance experience. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills and the ability to manage deadlines effectively while contributing to the ongoing commitment to integrated care within the NHS.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience within a Finance department.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of monthly budgetary control reports.
• Analysing and reporting resultant variances to Senior Managers.
• Ensure all income due to the Trust is correctly accounted for.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Able to work to tight deadlines

Experience of Microsoft Office

Experience in IT software packages

Education

Good level of numeracy and analytical skills (GCSE 'C' or equivalent - Maths & English)

Job description

The post holder will be responsible for the preparation of monthly budgetary control reports, analysing and reporting resultant variances to Senior Managers of the Trust.

The post holder will also be responsible for ensuring that all expenditure and income due to the Trust is correctly accounted for, including raising of any necessary charges to both internal and external bodies and the monitoring of actual expenditure incurred and income received.

The post holder will also be expected to assist in the preparation of financial returns for the Trust.

Main duties of the job

BCHC delivers a range of healthcare services across a number of sites and specialties. The Finance Department provides financial expertise and support to the budget holders for the delivery of these services.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the corporate financial management team at Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, following the promotion of the previous post-holder.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the preparation of monthly budgetary control reports, analysing and resulting the resultant variances to senior managers at the trust, and will also be responsible for ensuring that all income due to the trust is correctly accounted for, including raising of any necessary charges to both internal and external bodies and the monitoring of actual income received.

This role provides exposure to fast-moving and varied teams within the trust, including estates, research and innovation, and corporate functions. The increased focus on system-working, for example our Community Care Collaborative, will make this a varied role suitable for a self-motivated candidate interested in the wider NHS.

About us

Be Part of Our Team...

BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.

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Job responsibilities

For further details on the main responsibilities, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Good level of numeracy and analytical skills (GCSE 'C' or equivalent - Maths & English)

Experience

• Relevant experience within a Finance department

Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Able to work to tight deadlines and maintain a high standard of work
• Experience of Microsoft Office
• Experience in IT software packages

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.