Senior Management Accountant

NHS National Services Scotland; Dundee; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Tayside is seeking a Senior Management Accountant to contribute to the financial and operational management of NHS Tayside. In this role, you will deliver a management accounts service, support financial management, and collaborate with various teams to ensure effective operation and reporting. Ideal candidates will have relevant finance qualifications and strong analytical skills. The position offers a full-time workload in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering a management accounts service.
• Strong understanding of financial regulations and standards.
• Ability to communicate effectively with non-financial staff.

Responsibilities

• Deliver management accounts service to an organisational area.
• Support financial management within NHS Tayside.
• Assist in operational management and reporting.

Skills

Financial management

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Education

Relevant Finance Qualification

Professional Accountancy Qualification

Tools

Excel

Job description

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced finance professional to join NHS Tayside as Senior Management Accountant. This role offers the chance to work in a fast-paced, complex, and rewarding environment, contributing to the financial and operational management of NHS Tayside. As a Senior Management Accountant, you will play a vital role in shaping the financial future of health and social care services, making a real difference to communities across Tayside.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, the post holder will have responsibility for delivering a management accounts service to an organisational area/service/department. As a member of the Finance Team, the post holder will assist in supporting the organisation to ensure strong financial management within NHS Tayside.

NHS Tayside covers the Angus, Dundee, and Perth & Kinross localities, serving a population of 414,000, employing over 14,000 staff. We work collaboratively with our three Integration Joint Boards and other stakeholders: local authorities, universities and third sector partners. One of the four teaching hospitals in Scotland we provide a comprehensive range of services across primary care, community services and acute hospitals.

The time to join NHS Tayside is now, as we respond to the Scottish Government’s ambitions of a more accessible, more person-centred NHS by using digital and technological innovation to improve access to care. We will undergo a process of reform and renewal to design services that are safe, effective and of a high quality.

You will be required to achieve the mandatory Induction standards for Healthcare Support Workers in Scotland and to comply with the Code of Conduct throughout your employment.

Informal enquiries to: Jennifer Ward, Finance Manager, email: [e-mail] or Michael O’Boyle, Finance Manager, email michae­[e-mail]

Hours of work are 37 per week - Monday – Friday, office hours.

Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

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