Senior Management Accountant

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Newport; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Management Accountant to offer high-level financial information and advisory support to Clinical Services. The position requires excellent communication skills and a strong understanding of financial management. You will work closely with finance and clinical teams to ensure accurate financial performance, supporting budget managers and addressing complex financial discrepancies. The role includes flexible working options and career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting a clinical function is desirable.
• Strong understanding of financial management is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial advice and support to budget managers.
• Assist in reconciliation of the Trust's income and expenditure position.
• Support the budget setting cycle.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Problem-solving

Financial management understanding

Education

Part qualified or actively studying for CCAB qualification or AAT Qualified

Job description

Overview

Senior Management Accountant role in the Financial Management team at Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The post provides high level financial information and advisory support to Clinical Services. The Financial Management Team delivers accurate financial information and advice to help divisions make the best decisions for the Trust. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills and an interest in investigating and solving problems using various information sources and systems. Experience supporting a clinical function is desirable, but a strong understanding of financial management is essential.

Main duties

Work closely with finance and clinical/operational teams to provide financial advice and support as part of an innovative finance team. Ensure expenditure and income are accurately apportioned and recorded, provide financial support (face to face and online) to budget managers to achieve planned performance, support the budget setting cycle, and identify, analyse and investigate complex financial queries and discrepancies.

The post holder will be required:

• To provide a comprehensive, professional management accounting service within Hampshire and IOW Healthcare NHS FT.
• To assist the Finance directorate in the overall reconciliation of the Trust\'s income and expenditure position, and the production of the Trust\'s finance and performance reports.
• To assist the Finance directorate in the overall Trust financial planning process including completion of the NHSE Annual Plan template in relation to income and expenditure.

While a specific division may be allocated, reporting structures may change in the normal course of business. The post holder should be flexible about potential changes to reporting lines.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation bringing together mental health, learning disabilities, community and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. With over 13,000 staff across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of our work to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation and meet local needs. We unite services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, and Hampshire CAMHS, to deliver more seamless care across the region.

Join us to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are committed to CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, with opportunities for career development, training and collaborative working.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role is available in the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are open to flexible working arrangements; discussions can be held as part of the interview process. The role involves hybrid remote/office working with a minimum of 2 days per week spent in one of the Trust\'s core office locations: Tatchbury Mount (Calmore), the Isle of Wight (St Marys or other agreed base), or Fort Southwick, as agreed with the Line Manager.

We are committed to accessible and inclusive recruitment. If a candidate is concerned that a person specification may unintentionally create barriers on grounds of sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability, please contact the Trust\'s Recruitment team as detailed in the advert. We will seek to resolve issues wherever possible.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Part qualified or actively studying for a CCAB qualification (with evidence of recent passes) or AAT Qualified

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure to be submitted to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer details

Employer: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address: St. Mary\'s Hospital (IOW), Parkhurst Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5TG

Employer\'s website