Management Accounts Assistant

Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital and Charity; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Management Accounts Assistant to maintain financial ledgers and provide accurate support to senior finance colleagues. The post-holder will process accounting information in alignment with the monthly timetable and assist in preparing Directorate budget startpoints.

They will generate standard reports to monitor budget performance, analyse variances, and inform management of budget decisions.

Qualifications

• Maintain financial ledgers and provide accurate support to senior finance colleagues.
• Process accounting information to meet the monthly accounting timetable and ensure department reporting requirements are met.
• Assist in preparing annual startpoint budget proposals for Directorate per budgeting policies.
• Generate and circulate standard reports to monitor actual performance of budget centres against budget.

Responsibilities

• Analyze variances against budget and inform effective management of budgets.
• Calculate and input budget amendments, income and expenditure accruals and adjustments to the general ledger system.
• Maintain records and controls of approved budgets to provide a clear audit trail of changes.
• Prepare cost estimates in a timely manner for managers and budget holders to inform resource decisions.

Job description

A Management Accounts Assistant will maintain the Trust’s financial ledgers and assist in providing valued, accurate support and advice to senior finance colleagues.

The post-holder will process accounting information in accordance with the agreed monthly accounting timetable thereby ensuring that department reporting requirements are consistently achieved.

To assist in the preparation of annual startpoint budget proposals for Directorate in accordance with the Trust’s budgeting policies.

To generate and circulate standard reports to enable the effective monitoring of actual performance of budget centres against budget.

To provide robust analysis of variances against budget, including the impact of clinical activity where appropriate, and to inform effective management of budgets within the group

To calculate and input budget amendments, income and expenditure accruals and adjustments to the Trust’s general ledger system thereby maintaining the integrity of financial reporting.

To maintain records and controls of approved budgets to provide a clear audit trail of changes both non-recurring and recurring.

To prepare cost estimates in an appropriate form and in a timely manner for use by Managers and other budget holders, which will inform decisions about the efficient use of resources, including the workforce.

To discuss a range of financial and non-financial issues with Managers, Directorate staff, external organisations and non-financially minded personnel, which may require the explanation of semi-complicated and/or contentious points.

To collect data from a variety of sources to investigate, analyse and resolve a range of semi-complex financial and non-financial queries.

To adapt information systems to meet the specifications of others.

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family‑centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Aaron Parmar Job title: Deputy Commercial Finance Manager Email address: [e-mail]