Divisional Accountant

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Newport; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS organization in Newport seeks a Divisional Accountant to support the Finance Business Partner team in the Surgery division. The role involves providing financial advice to budget holders, implementing financial policies, and leading the annual budgeting process. The ideal candidate will be a fully qualified accountant with strong communication and analytical skills. The role offers agile working options and a comprehensive benefits package including generous leave and training opportunities.

Benefits

28 days annual leave

Attractive pension scheme

Flexible working opportunities

Paid mandatory training

Qualifications

• Fully qualified CCAB or CIMA accountant.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills required.
• Desirable to speak Welsh.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional financial advice and support to budget holders.
• Contribute to financial policy development and implementation.
• Implement annual budget setting processes.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Analytical abilities

Ability to work across multiple sites

Welsh language skills

Education

Qualified accountant (CCAB body or CIMA)

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to support the Finance Business Partner team covering the division of Surgery for Aneurin Bevan. The role is based at block 9 on the Royal Gwent Hospital site, with the opportunity to work in an agile manner across all the Health Board’s sites and remotely. You will be the finance lead responsible for several directorates within the surgery division. This permanent role represents an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic, highly motived and curious individual with excellent benefits such as 28 days annual leave, an attractive pension scheme, salary sacrifice schemes and flexible working opportunities.

Main duties of the job

The Divisional Accountant will provide professional financial advice and support to budget holders within the Division/Locality/Directorate, to contribute to achieving financial targets.

The post-holder will be expected to contribute to the development and implementation of financial policies, which facilitate the achievement of the Health Board’s financial objectives.

The post-holder will be expected to implement an annual budget setting process and to provide financial advice to all interested parties.

The post holder will be a fully qualified (CCAB body or CIMA) accountant with excellent communication skills and significant analytical abilities.

The post holder will be required to work across multiple Health Board sites.

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

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build their career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work-life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high-quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

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