Senior Assistant Management Accountant | Hybrid (3 days/wk)

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Knowsley; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Senior Assistant Management Accountant to join the Financial Management team. You will provide accurate financial information, support budget holders, and contribute to annual budgeting within a hybrid working pattern across Southport and Knowsley sites.

The role requires strong numeracy, attention to detail, and excellent IT and communication skills, with a responsibility to deliver timely reports and robust forecasts for

Qualifications

• Experience in a finance function of a large organisation.
• Experience providing training and support to others in own specialist area.
• Experience analysing, interpreting and presenting complex data and producing robust forecasts.
• Substantial NHS finance experience in a provider or commissioning NHS organisation.
• Experience using Oracle General Ledger and BI tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality financial information and reporting to budget holders and non-finance managers.
• Develop relationships with budget holders and review financial information.
• Assist with monitoring income/ expenditure and resolve queries with budget holders and Finance colleagues.
• Use Excel and other software to provide financial reports and analysis.
• Update ledger and complete monthly timetable tasks accurately.
• Assist with annual budgeting and staffing information for the new financial year.
• Identify opportunities for improvements and efficiency in Finance.

Skills

Numeracy

Excel

Financial reporting

Budgeting

Communication skills

Attention to detail

IT skills

Education

AAT qualification or CCAB/CIMA in progress

A-Level or equivalent

GCSE Maths and English (C or above)

Tools

Oracle General Ledger

BI software

Job description

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Senior Assistant Management Accountant to join the Financial Management team. You will provide accurate financial information, support budget holders, and contribute to annual budgeting within a hybrid working pattern across Southport and Knowsley sites.

The role requires strong numeracy, attention to detail, and excellent IT and communication skills, with a responsibility to deliver timely reports and robust forecasts for