Management Accountant

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Kettering; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is inviting applications for a Management Accountant to provide high quality financial management support to clinical and non clinical budget holders. You will meet budget holders, prepare monthly reports and assist with annual accounts and robust forecasting.

We seek an enthusiastic, flexible individual with management accounts experience, ideally within the NHS, and strong communication skills to explain financial issues to non-finance managers

Qualifications

• Part qualified or AAT finalist
• Knowledge of NHS finance
• Experience in management accounts and budgeting

Responsibilities

• Meet with budget holders to understand financial needs
• Prepare monthly management accounts and reports
• Assist with annual accounts preparation and forecasts
• Explain financial issues clearly to non-finance managers and clinicians

Skills

Management accounts

NHS finance

Communication

Education

Part qualified or AAT finalist

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Management Accountant to provide high quality financial management support to both clinical and non clinical budget holders. The role includes meeting with budget holders, preparation of monthly reports, assisting with the completion of the annual accounts and producing robust forecasts.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking an enthusiastic, confident, flexible, hard working individual who has experience of working within management accounts, preferably in an NHS setting. You will need to be an excellent communicator, in both written and oral formats, to explain financial issues to non finance managers and clinicians. The ability to work independently and know when to ask for further advice and support is also required.

Working for our organisation

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.

Person specification

• Part qualified or AAT finalist
• Knowledge of NHS finance

Shortlisting

• 2-3 years management accounts experience
• Other knowledge and experience

We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

All roles are subject to the home office immigration rules and therefore eligibility must meet certain requirements for any sponsorship to be considered. Please visit the government website for more information regarding eligibility,

At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.

All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly , the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy. For further information please visit: DBS Update Service: applicant guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary.

Please note that all new starters to the trustare subject to a probationary period.