Senior Assistant CSU Accountant (XN06)

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a proactive Senior Assistant CSU Accountant to join their dynamic Management Accounting Team. In this pivotal role, you will provide essential financial management and leadership, collaborating closely with clinical and corporate departments. Your expertise will be vital in budget planning, financial analysis, and reporting, ensuring sound financial decision-making in a fast-paced environment. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a leading healthcare organization dedicated to delivering high-quality services and improving patient care. If you're passionate about finance and want to contribute to meaningful outcomes, this role is for you.

Qualifications

• Strong financial management and accounting experience is essential.
• Education equivalent to a professional accountancy qualification is required.

Responsibilities

• Support financial management and advice to managers and clinicians.
• Monitor and report on financial performance and results.

Skills

Financial Management

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Postgraduate Diploma in Accountancy

5 GCSEs including Maths and English

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Finance Software

Job description

Job Summary

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is looking for a highly motivated and proactive Senior Assistant CSU Accountant to join our high performing Management Accounting Team supporting the Leeds Children's Hospital CSU.

This is a key role in providing excellent financial management and leadership skills, working closely with both clinical and corporate departments to ensure sound financial decision-making. You will play a vital part in budget planning, financial analysis, and reporting in a fast-paced and rewarding environment.

What We're Looking For

• A passionate and enthusiastic finance professional who wants to make a difference.
• Strong financial management and accounting experience.
• A team player with a proactive and resilient approach.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate complex financial information effectively.
• A relevant accounting qualification (or working towards one) is desirable.

Expected Shortlisting Date

28/04/2025

Planned Interview Date

14/05/2025

Main Duties of the Job

The purpose of the Senior Assistant CSU Accountant role is to:

• Support the Senior CSU Accountant in providing financial support and advice to managers and clinicians in a number of business units.
• With support from senior staff, promote the active engagement of business units in delivering sustainable financial improvement.
• Assist both managers and clinicians in developing plans to meet savings targets.
• Monitor and report on the results of intended actions.
• Communicate the Trust's financial strategies and policies and how their actions impact upon it.
• Provide financial analysis and information to support their understanding of current performance and how this can be improved.
• Develop business cases for service change.

About Us

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) is one of the largest and busiest acute hospital trusts in the country currently rated Good by the CQC. Every year, LTHT provides healthcare and specialist services for people from the city of Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber and beyond. We also play an important role in the training and education of medical, nursing and dental students and are a centre of world-class research and pioneering new treatments.

Our Vision Is To Be The Best For Specialist And Integrated Care. Our Staff Helped To Define The Values And Behaviours That We Should Work To So That We Can Achieve This Vision. This Has Become Known As The Leeds Way, And Forms The Foundation Of Our Culture, Our Ethos And How We Work Every Day. These Values Are:

• We are patient-centred;
• We are fair;
• We are collaborative;
• We are accountable;
• We are empowered.

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

PRINCIPAL DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

• Business planning, business cases and value for money: Communicate to the business unit management team the Trust's financial strategy and policies with support from their Senior CSU Accountant.
• Performance reporting and management: Provide accurate, timely and comprehensive financial reports for the business units. Develop appropriate non-financial indicators to support understanding of the financial position.
• Setting Budgets: Assist in the setting of budgets and the development of annual and longer-term financial plans in accordance with the Trust's guidelines and timetable.
• Human Resources and training: Regularly provide training to staff throughout the Finance Team and other closely associated functions.
• Governance and compliance: Ensure that day-to-day work is carried out in line with the agreed policies and procedures and quality standards and that appropriate financial controls are met.
• Policy and service development: Support in developing improved ways of reporting information to business units, the Board and external customers making best use of the reporting tools available.

Person Specification

Other Criteria Essential

• The ability to analyse and interpret very detailed financial information and perform complex calculations and reconciliations in an environment of ever-changing priorities and demands.

Qualifications Essential

• Education and knowledge equivalent to the postgraduate diploma level of a professional accountancy qualification.
• 5 GCSE Grade 4-9 (old system A*-C) or equivalent, to include Maths and English.

Desirable

• Part qualified status (of CCAB or CIMA).
• AAT qualified or equivalent.

Skills and Behaviours Essential

• A confident, pleasant approach with the ability to build excellent working relationships and to engage with a wide range of colleagues both internal and external confidently and diplomatically.
• A customer focus, acknowledging the importance of service quality and the need to add value to customers.
• Commitment to taking responsibility and facilitating the successful achievement of desired outcomes.
• A commitment to reviewing own performance, assessing own strengths and weaknesses, taking corrective action and identifying areas for personal and professional development.
• Ability to stand up for a personal point of view, even against articulate and powerful opposition.
• Ability to handle confidential, sensitive and contentious information appropriately.

Experience Essential

• Knowledge of Microsoft applications including Excel.
• Specialist knowledge of accounting concepts, conventions, policies and procedures.
• Detailed understanding of financial ledgers and finance software business tools.
• The provision of management accounting information and advice to managers and other staff.
• Substantial experience of working in an office environment, within a finance discipline.

Desirable

• Experience of working in finance within the NHS.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address: St. James's University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds, LS9 7TF
Employer's website: https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/