Management Accountant

Integrated Care System; Exeter; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health service provider in Exeter is looking for a Management Accountant to oversee the finance systems function. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in accountancy and team management, particularly within healthcare. This role focuses on ensuring efficient financial processes, managing system upgrades, and supporting data reporting projects. Ideal for those committed to improving financial transparency and service quality.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as an Accountant, including at least 2 years in a staff management role.
• Experience of working in a healthcare setting.
• Full understanding of accounting principles.

Responsibilities

• Provide and manage the day-to-day running of the finance systems team.
• Ensure robust controls for accurate financial information.
• Line manage members of the finance systems team.

Skills

Finance systems (ERPs)

Microsoft Visual Basic

SQL

Project Management

Power BI/data visualisation

Education

CCAB/CIMA Qualified (or equivalent)

Educated to degree level

Tools

Computerised accounting systems

Advanced Excel

Job description

Due to maternity leave within the team, an excellentopportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and flexibleprofessional to temporarily join our finance team as a Management Accountant working withinthe Finance Systems function.

The Finance Systems team oversees vital daily operations,focusing on the seamless functioning of financial processes. They troubleshootissues and collaborate with departments for data analysis. Managing systemupgrades, reconciling financial data and generating reports to enhancefinancial transparency. The team ensures accurate and reliable financialinfrastructure, supporting informed decision-making and streamliningorganisational processes.

As the Management Accountant heading upthe Finance Systems Team, you contribute towards the planning andprioritisation the teams objectives, identifying and allocating tasks asrequired. You will be a key contributor towards the departments success throughyour work to develop and improve our data and data reporting processes by workingcollaboratively with colleagues and other Trust system leads to ensure systemsare aligned.

To thrive in this role, the ideal candidate will have skills andexperience in some or all of the following areas: finance systems (ERPs) andfinance reporting, Microsoft Visual Basic, SQL, Project Management and Power BI/datavisualisation.

Working as part of Devon PartnershipNHS Trust, you will make a difference to peoples lives from the moment youstart.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a key member of the Finance team with responsibility to provide and manage the day to day running of the finance systems team having specific responsibility for providing systems support to services across the Trust, ensuring robust controls are in place to provide a good standard, accurate, timely and relevant financial information.

The post holder will have the ability to interpret complex data and present it to a range of stakeholders. They will be able to identify process inefficiencies and suggest and implement improvements through collaborative working as well as effectively managing changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

The post holder will be responsible for the allocation of work within the systems team, ensuring efficiencies maximised by the automation of systems where appropriate, generic tasks are identified and efficiently managed and resources are allocated effectively and efficiently.

They will also line manage members of the finance systems team, and be required to work alongside other management accountants across the finance team as well as colleagues from other departments to achieve departmental objectives.

About us

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the full Job Description andPerson specification attached to this advert which will provide furtherinformation on this role

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of line and performance management of staff
• Experience of working for at least three years in an accountancy role including at least two years in a staff management role.
• Experience of working in a healthcare setting

Knowledge

• Full understanding of the principles of accounting
• Specialist knowledge of, and ability to apply and advise others of professional accounting standards
• Detailed knowledge of computerised accounting systems and advanced knowledge of Excel or similar
• Knowledge of and ability to apply and advise others of Trust/NHS financial and other regulations and procedures

Communication Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong management and leadership skills
• Enthusiastic and good motivator
• Proactive and can do attitude towards the continuous development of systems, processes and procedures
• Excellent presentation skills both verbal and written
• Ability to transfer knowledge to non-financial managers
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
• Skills partnership working within and across organisations
• Ability to communicate with and relate to a wide range of people throughout the organisation

Qualifications

• CCAB/CIMA Qualified (or equivalent) / 5 years as an Accountant
• Educated to degree level
• Prince2 Training

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.