Financial Systems Accountant

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking a Finance Systems professional to join their team, overseeing the management and development of financial systems across multiple hospitals. The role involves ensuring system integrity, providing expert financial advice, and managing the Financial Systems Team to support operational needs effectively.

Benefits

Competitive salary and a broad range of employee benefits

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified accountant or enrolled in accounting qualifications.
• Experience in managing financial systems is essential.
• Strong knowledge of finance systems is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist with management of Trusts' financial systems for data integrity.
• Manage Financial Systems Team and improve service quality.
• Provide first-line support and troubleshoot financial system issues.

Skills

Financial systems management

Stakeholder engagement

Problem solving

Education

Qualified accountant or currently enrolled on qualification

Job description

Recruiter Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

This is an exciting time to join the Finance Systems team as we support the new implementation of Integra Centros at Bolton Hospital and prepare for the subsequent implementation of Centros within MFT. This role will specifically work across MFT and as well supporting Greater Manchester Mental Health in the provision of their core finance system - currently Integra2 at both organisations, with MFT planning to migrate to Integra Centros later in 25/26.

Main duties of the job

• To assist with the management of the Trusts' financial systems ensuring that these are robust, data integrity is maintained and ensuring that stakeholders receive relevant, accurate and timely financial and business advice and providing expertise in ensuring that financial systems are fit for future
• Provide management for the Financial Systems Team, managing workloads and providing guidance and support with tasks. Actively identify development opportunities and contribute to adding value to a high quality Finance Systems service
• Contribute to the vigorous testing and implementation of future financial systems upgrades or improvements with responsibility for identifying and reporting any issues that arise throughout the projects
• Support the first-line Finance Systems support for all non-procurement finance system users. This will require good knowledge of finance systems to establish the problem, impact and solution whilst providing support and guidance to the end user
• Advise on complex systems issues and develop solutions to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of financial systems and processes including being a key point of contact with Trusts' service managers
• Manage the maintenance of all financial systems by scheduling and reviewing closedowns, implementing updates and liaising with system suppliers to ensure that the service is available as agreed under the terms of the contract

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Job description
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The detailed job description and person specification is attached to the advert for candidates to review

Person Specification

Finance Qualification

Essential

• Qualified accountant or currently enrolled on qualification

Person Specification
Finance Qualification

Essential

• Qualified accountant or currently enrolled on qualification

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .

Additional information
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .

Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Trafford

Manchester

M41 5SL

Employer's website

• Competitive salary and a broad range of employee benefits
• Competitive salary and a broad range of employee benefits