Management Accounts & Budgeting Assistant

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 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. You will process information in line with monthly timetables to ensure department reporting is consistently achieved.

The post-holder will assist in budget preparation, generate standard reports for monitoring budgets, and provide robust variance analysis. Proficiency with Oracle and spreadsheets is expected.

Qualifications

• Actively studying towards AAT or equivalent qualification.
• Good level of accounting competency.
• Experience with computerised ledgers.
• Experience providing budgetary support to non-finance staff.
• Experience in NHS environment with a Shared Service provider.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparation of annual startpoint budget proposals.
• Generate and circulate standard reports for monitoring budget centres.
• Provide robust variance analysis against budget and inform budget management.
• Input budget amendments, income/expenditure accruals and adjustments to the general ledger.
• Maintain records and audit trail of approved budgets and changes.
• Prepare cost estimates for Managers and budget holders to inform resource decisions.
• Discuss financial and non-financial issues with Managers and external organisations.
• Collect data to investigate and resolve semi-complex financial queries.
• Adapt information systems to meet user specifications.

Skills

Accounting proficiency

Budgetary support

NHS experience familiarity

Oracle familiarity

Education

Actively studying towards AAT or equivalent qualification

Tools

Oracle

Job description

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. You will process information in line with monthly timetables to ensure department reporting is consistently achieved.

The post-holder will assist in budget preparation, generate standard reports for monitoring budgets, and provide robust variance analysis. Proficiency with Oracle and spreadsheets is expected.