Senior Financial Accountant

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in Manchester is seeking a Senior Financial Accountant to oversee financial management and lead a diverse team. The ideal candidate must have a Professional Accountancy qualification, extensive knowledge of NHS accounting principles, and at least 5 years of relevant experience. This role is critical for ensuring accuracy in financial transactions and cooperation in a complex NHS environment, offering competitive compensation and benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years relevant accountancy experience.
• Demonstrable post qualification development and continued achievement of CPD.
• Significant experience within a large NHS organization.

Responsibilities

• Ensure financial transactions are processed and statutory accounts produced.
• Analyze complex information and determine solutions.
• Lead and motivate a diverse team.

Skills

Financial management

Analytical skills

Team leadership

Knowledge of NHS accounting principles

Education

Professional Accountancy qualification (CCAB, CIMA)

Master's degree in relevant discipline

Tools

Financial software packages

Job description

Overview

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the 'Candidate Essentials Guide' that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how 'we care for you as you care for others'. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

We're looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Professional Accountancy qualification (CCAB, CIMA) with current membership registration
• Demonstrable post qualification development and continued achievement of CPD
• Study to master's degree in a relevant technical, scientific or information systems discipline or equivalent job-related experience.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Extensive knowledge, experience and expertise in all aspects of financial management at a management level in a large, complex organisation
• Thorough understanding of current NHS accounting principles and procedures including audit requirements
• Sound understanding of software packages

Experience

Essential criteria

• Minimum 5 years relevant accountancy experience.
• Ability to analyse complex information and determine solutions
• Significant experience in a large, complex NHS organisation
• Substantial experience in the implementation and development of financial systems and processes
• Ability to lead and motivate a team whose roles are quite diverse
• Ensures the function processes financial transactions and produces statutory accounts and financial returns
• Experience in a complex partnership-dependent environment

Desirable criteria

• Substantial experience of working in NHS finance

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Documents to download

• Senior Financial Accountant JD & PS (PDF, 449.9KB)
• Functional Requirements (PDF, 369.1KB)
• Candidate Essential Guide Non Medical (PDF, 1.3MB)