Management Accountant

The Methodist Church in Britain; Newsham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Support to work flexibly

Access to training opportunities

Regular supervision and annual apprais

Job summary

NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board is seeking a Finance post to provide financial support across budgets, with on-site work and face-to-face one-to-ones. The role focuses on accurate management information, budget planning, forecasting, and investigating variances, ensuring right-to-work in the UK and no sponsorship.

You will work closely with budget holders, prepare for budget meetings and contribute to statutory financial targets, with opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience.
• CCAB part qualified or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of continued professional development (CPD).

Responsibilities

• Ensure financial information provided to others is accurate, timely and useful.
• Maintain, monitor and develop income and expenditure budgets through the ledger.
• Produce ad-hoc reports and analysis, and answer queries promptly and accurately.
• Raise ad-hoc invoice requests and ensure income is recorded accurately.
• Provide information for annual financial and other external returns.
• Maintain the budget plan and reconcile it to the ledger.
• Support budget meetings and lead face-to-face meetings with budget holders.

Skills

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Accountancy experience

Education

Degree-level qualification

CCAB Part Qualified

CPD evidence

Job description

This is a finance post at NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board, providing financial support across a defined portfolio of budgets. The work centres on accurate management information, budget planning, forecasting and investigating variances, with close working alongside budget holders. Staff are expected to work on site at least two days a week, with one-to-ones held face to face. Sponsorship is not available, so applicants must be able to evidence their right to work in the UK.

What the job involves

• Ensure financial information given to others is accurate, timely and useful
• Maintain, monitor and develop income and expenditure budgets through the ledger
• Produce ad-hoc reports and analysis, and answer queries promptly and accurately
• Raise ad-hoc invoice requests and ensure income is recorded accurately
• Provide information for annual financial and other external returns
• Maintain the budget plan and reconcile it to the ledger
• Help prepare for budget meetings and lead straightforward routine meetings with budget holders
• Write and maintain procedures for own area, improving them where appropriate
• Support the ICB's financial sustainability and delivery of statutory financial targets
• Investigate budget variances and make adjustments in line with procedures, working with budget holders
• Help prepare information for business plans and financial performance reporting

Qualifications

• Degree-level or equivalent qualification or experience
• CCAB part qualified or equivalent experience
• Evidence of continued professional development

Experience

• Evaluating and measuring the performance of health services
• Communications and stakeholder management
• Working in an accountancy role

Skills & knowledge

• Analysing and interpreting information, pre-empting and evaluating issues, and recommending courses of action
• Supervising a Management Accountant or Management Accounts Assistant
• Maintaining financial control systems and implementing control measures identified by audit
• Problem solving and responding to sudden, unexpected demands

Checks & eligibility

• Documentary evidence of right to work in the UK

What's offered

• Support to work flexibly
• Access to training opportunities
• Regular supervision and annual appraisal