(*) Management Accounts Trainee

VerseOne Group; Southend-on-Sea; Sur place; GBP 23 000 - 28 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Management Accountant Trainee to join the Financial Management/reporting Team. The role supports the Finance Manager, Finance Analyst and Management Accountant in delivering robust financial information to multiple sites and directorates.

You will work primarily with Excel, Word, Access, Oracle, Power BI and ESR payroll, contributing to timely reporting, cost control and assist in budget setting and staffing cost validation.

Qualifications

• Ability to understand routine work based procedures applicable to this role.
• Evidence of Knowledge of Finance procedures.

Responsabilités

• Assist with production of accurate and timely financial performance reports from systems to support financial management decisions by the Trust.
• Ensure that all relevant income and expenditure is accurately reported in the financial statements of the Trust in accordance with monthly reporting timetables.
• Support service with changes and recruitment of staffing. This will involve working with the service, Management Accountants and Deputy Finance Business Partners to ensure these are actioned, challenged and appropriately approved in a timely manner.
• Support the service and Financial services team with resolution of coding of invoices where appropriate.
• To perform a program of analysis work as appropriate to each Service and to assist in ensuring that the program remains up to date. This will include reports with the use of Power BI reports, pivot tables, graphs and tables.
• To provide financial advice and assistance as required, to other finance staff, budget holders and external customers on matters arising.
• To assist with the preparation of budget setting, particularly with regards to the validation of staff in post and the costing of those staff.

Formation

GCSEs including Mathematics & English

Description du poste

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

(**) Management Accounts Trainee

The closing date is 11 November 2026

We are seeking Management Accountant Trainee within our Financial Management/reporting Team. The job involves assisting the Finance Manager, Finance Analyst and Management Accountant in the provision of a complete, professional financial service to a range of Sites/Departments, providing timely and accurate financial support and advice through the provision of robust monitoring information.

The aim of the role is to provide support to the Management Accountant in the provision of accurate and timely financial reporting and advice to a number of directorates, through the application of regular analysis and ad hoc tasks.

You will be required to work a significant proportion of their time (more than 80%) using computer applications. The computer applications used include the software packages Excel, Word, Access, Oracle, Business Intelligence and our Trust payroll system ESR.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will be expected to engage with a variety of staff both within and outside of the Trust and at different levels.
• To assist with the production of accurate and timely financial performance reports from systems to support the financial management decisions by the Trust
• Ensure that that all relevant income and expenditure is accurately reported in the financial statements of the Trust in accordance with monthly reporting timetables
• Support service with changes and recruitment of staffing. This will involve working with the service, Management Accountants and Deputy Finance Business Partners to ensure these are actioned, challenged and appropriately approved in a timely manner
• Support the service and Financial services team with resolution of coding of invoices where appropriate
• To perform a program of analysis work as appropriate to each Service and to assist in ensuring that the program remains up to date. This will include reports with the use of Power BI reports, pivot tables, graphs and tables
• To provide financial advice and assistance as required, to other finance staff, budget holders and external customers on matters arising
• To assist with the preparation of budget setting, particularly with regards to the validation of staff in post and the costing of those staff

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Job responsibilities

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Unfortunately, there is no Visa Sponsorship available for this role. Whilst we are able to employ candidates on a graduate Visa, we are unable to offer sponsorship once the graduate visa expires.

Knowledge & Experience

• Ability to understand routine work based procedures applicable to this role
• Evidence of Knowledge of Finance procedures

Qualifications

• At least 5 A*-C grade GCSE incl. Mathematics & English

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

£25,272 a yearPer Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)