Management Accountant

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust; Wynyard; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust in the United Kingdom is seeking a Finance Assistant to support monthly directorates reporting and budgeting processes. You will input data into the Oracle Financial Management System, assist in preparing annual budgets, and help identify variances with commentary for budget holders.

You will work with the Deputy Finance Business Partner to ensure accurate coding, timely invoicing, and robust month-end procedures, developing strong working

Qualifications

• Proficiency with MS Excel and finance systems for reporting and month-end tasks.
• Experience inputting into a general ledger and generating standard/ad-hoc reports.
• Able to communicate financial information clearly to non-financial staff.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparation and distribution of monthly directorates financial reports.
• Input data into Oracle Financial Management System (journals, budgets, feeder data).
• Provide information and support to identify and interpret variances from budget.
• Assist in annual budget preparation to reflect service requirements.
• Ensure income is identified and invoices issued in a timely manner.
• Liaise with Financial Services to code income and expenditure correctly.
• Maintain budget control and monthly reconciliations.
• Prepare ad-hoc costing information as required.
• Support development/improvement of financial procedures for efficiency.
• Develop relationships within the finance team and answer queries under supervision.

Skills

MS Excel

Financial data handling

Prioritisation

Education

AAT Part Qualified

Tools

Oracle Cloud

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To assist in the preparation & distribution monthly directorates financial reports

To input into the Oracle Financial Management System (I.e. Journals, budgets and data from feeder systems (Payroll/Stock/Debtors/Creditors))

To assist in providing information and support to allow identification and interpretation of variances from budget. Provision of monthly commentaries on the key financial issues for the Deputy Finance Business Partner to ensure any trends are identified

Assists the Deputy Finance Business Partner in the preparation of annual budgets, ensuring that budgets reflect service requirements.

Helps ensure all Income is accurately identified and invoices are raised in a timely manner.

Liaise with Financial Services to ensure all income and expenditure is correctly coded.

Maintaining the control and accuracy of budgets as directed by the Deputy Finance Business Partner ensuring that budgetary controls are reconciled and balanced off on a monthly basis.

To prepare ad-hoc costing information as requested by budget managers under supervision.

Contribute to and support the development and improvement of financial procedures to drive efficiency and quality.

To work as part of the overall financial management department and to develop close working relationships with other financial management assistants.

To develop effective working relationships, and under supervision, provide advice and answer financial queries for key personnel at various levels of seniority working within the

To ensure that departmental standards and agreed deadlines are met, deputising for the Deputy Finance Business Partner as required.

To perform any other duties as may be delegated from time to time.

Person specification

Skills

Essential criteria

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office functions, particularly MS Excel
• Ability to input into and interrogate a finance general ledger, to obtain standard and ad-hoc reports, whilst producing / utilising working papers and audit trails for month end
• Ability to provide and receive complex financial information to/from financial and non-financial staff orally, in writing or electronically in a professional manner
• Ability to work under pressure and flexibly to deal with changing priorities and tight deadlines
• Must have excellent prioritisation and organisational skills

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of Oracle Cloud and its Financial Reporting Workspace
• Knowledge of Standing Financial Instructions, Standing Orders and Schemes of Delegation
• Knowledge of NHS Finance and Payment Scheme
• Knowledge of calculating and processing tax, NI, superannuation and VAT
• Knowledge of the production, monitoring and reporting of service level agreements

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• AAT Part Qualified and minimum of 2 years' experience in Financial Management

Desirable criteria

• AAT Qualified
• NHS Experience

Experience

Essential criteria

• Minimum of 2 years' experience in Financial Management

Desirable criteria

• Previous NHS experience

Important

Once sufficient applications have been received this vacancy may close early.

Disclosure and Barring Checks (DBS)

It is the policy of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost for their DBS certificate. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay on commencement with the Trust. The DBs check will be undertaken during the pre-employment check screening.

Qualifications

Please note the essential qualifications required for the post are outlined within the Person Specification. You are required to provide original evidence of the necessary qualifications for the post at interview should you be shortlisted. You will also be required to provide original copies as part of the pre-employment check screening.

New Starters - Probationary Period

For any new employees commencing employment with North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, you will be subject to satisfactory completion of a 6 month probationary period. Please note that internal applications and individuals that are appointed to fixed term appointments of less than 6 months duration are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or a bank member of staff).

Employment References

As part of our pre-employment screening process, all applicants are required to provide references covering their last three years employment history including any gaps. Applicants are requested to ensure e-mail addresses for all referees are included on their application form. Personal references are not acceptable.

Working Hours

If the hours advertised for the post are up to full time (37.5 hours per week), applications are still welcomed from individuals who may be seeking to work less than full-time hours and all requests will be considered in line with the post being appointed to for the successful applicant.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Everything we do is shaped by our values: Respect, Support, and Collaborate.

At University Hospitals Tees we want our workspaces to be places where everyone feels welcome, valued and safe. We treat people with respect, and we celebrate the differences that make each of us unique.

We welcome applications from everyone, no matter your age, background, race, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family circumstances or beliefs.

We are here to support you throughout your application and at every stage of your career with us. We believe we work best when we collaborate, learn from each other and build teams that reflect the communities we serve.

Disability

We are a Disability Confident Lead employer. This means we give fair and full consideration to applicants and will offer reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. If you need help with your application, or need the information in a different format, please contact our recruitment team and we will support you.

Right to Work in the UK

The Trust welcomes applications from all candidates who meet the criteria for the role. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless they have permission to work via another route. Non UK/RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here: Work in the UK - GOV.UK (