Directorate Accountant

NHS; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Directorate Accountant for a fixed term role. The ideal candidate will be CCAB/CIMA qualified with strong financial management skills. This role involves providing financial advice, preparing financial plans, and supervising junior staff. The position offers a chance to contribute significantly to the Trust's financial management and service improvement.

Benefits

Professional development

Support for work-life balance

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience of the full range of management accounting duties.
• Management of the co-ordination and direction of staff producing timely and accurate information.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial advice and support to Clinical Directorates.
• Prepare the annual Financial Plan for the Directorates.
• Supervise and guide junior finance team colleagues.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Numeracy

Education

CCAB or CIMA Qualified

Tools

Advanced Excel

Budgeting software

Access Database

Job description

Go back Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Directorate Accountant

The closing date is 28 May 2025

The Financial Management Department is responsible for delivering an effective financial management service within the Trust, providing strategic advice on business developments, annual planning and budget management.

A fixed term Directorate Accountant role is being advertised which will provide financial advice and management accounting support to a range of Clinical and Corporate Directorates.

This is an excellent role for an ambitious individual who likes challenges, is self-motivated and wants to use their financial skills to add value and understand how financial resources can be used to support service improvement.

The ideal candidate will be a CCAB/CIMA qualified accountant or passed finalist, who is able to demonstrate a proven track record in financial management, academic success and with strong personal qualities, including communication skills, persuasion and team working. In return this post offers a breadth of experience and an excellent development opportunity.

Main duties of the job

Within the financial policies set out for each Directorate by the Head of Management Accounting Team:-

To provide financial advice and support to one or more Clinical Directorates in line with the delegation arrangements issued by the Chief.

Executive and as such will be a full member of the Directorate Team.

To be responsible for the preparation of the annual Financial Plan for the Directorates and for monitoring, correcting and formally reporting on the financial performance of the Directorates.

To influence the operational policies of the Directorates in order to optimise performance and efficiency.

To be responsible for the production of financial information contained within the Directorate's annual Business Plan and the financial information provided in support of the production of cost pressure, service development and activity bids from the Directorate.

To facilitate the production of, and feedback from, annual Reference Costs.

To ensure that the Directorates' decision making and financial activities comply with Standing Financial Instructions, Standing Orders, Schemes of Delegation and best practice.

To provide day to day supervision, leadership and guidance to more junior Directorate finance team colleagues.

To undertake specific projects as determined by Senior Staff within Financial Management team acting as his/her deputy.

To provide sound financial information to network partners.

About us

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of 9 months due to maternity leave of the substantive post holder. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts and statutory maternity provisions.

Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager.

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• CCAB or CIMA Qualified

Further Training

• Evidence of current CPD

Experience

• Demonstrable experience of the full range of management accounting duties
• Working Knowledge of finance and accounting practices, procedures and policies particularly pertinent to the NHS
• Management of the co-ordination and direction of staff producing timely and accurate information.
• Experience of financial systems and in particular demonstrably good IT skills including Advanced Excel skills and Budgeting software
• NHS Finance in an Acute Hospital
• Experience of Integrated ledger systems
• Access Database skills
• High degree of numeracy.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Interpersonal skills to communicate with external bodies.
• A proven ability to work independently with clients managing discrete blocks of work.
• Ability to meet deadlines through effective organisational and planning skills.
• Concentration skills to undertake complex and involved analysis.

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.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£46,148 to £52,809 a yearpa/pro rata for part time staff