Senior Management Accountant

NHS; Walsall; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in Walsall is seeking a Management Accountant to join their Financial Management team. This role involves providing financial support and advice for a key Clinical Division with a budget of approximately £50-60m. Candidates should have a part-qualified CCAB Accountant status and previous experience within NHS finance. Strong communication skills and the ability to handle complex financial issues are essential.

Qualifications

• Previous experience of working within a management accounts role.
• Previous experience of working within an NHS Finance department.
• Substantial experience in the accountancy profession.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Divisions are fully aware of all aspects of financial control.
• Ensure that the Divisions financial records represent a true and fair view.
• Take responsibility for management, development, training, and performance of the staff.

Skills

Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills

Experience of business planning and budget setting processes

IT literate and able to design and use spreadsheets and databases

Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise workload

Adaptable, flexible and keen to learn

Education

Part qualified CCAB Accountant (in final year of study)

Educated to A-level or equivalent

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for Management Accountant to join the Financial Management team at Walsall Healthcare Trust taking the lead with one of our key Clinical Divisions and supporting the attainment of the Trust's financial performance.

The post holder will provide financial support and advice on behalf of the Deputy Divisional Business Accountant to a Division with a budget of circa £50-60m, and the provision of support will involve dealing with complex, emotive and contentious issues. It will involve the requirement to constrain managers to ensure financial targets are met. Financial support will include advising the managers and Directors on how to make the most effective use of finance and other resources to bring about increased efficiency and service improvement. The post holder will be key to developing commercial awareness throughout the clinical divisions and will understand the linkages between financial and other performance targets.PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS.

Main duties of the job

Working as a business partner to the Division to ensure value for money, appropriate financial control, develop business cases.

Producing Monthly Management Accounts for the Services they are supporting and presenting these positions at regular meetings.

Having challenging conversations to ensure efficiency targets are achieved.

Taking responsibility for management, development, training, and performance of the staff accountable to them.

About us

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state-of-the-art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.

Job responsibilities

Ensure Divisions are fully aware of all aspects of financial control, probity and stewardship, including standing financial instructions, standing orders.

Ensure that the Divisions financial records represent a true and fair view and meet financial timescales and requirements of the Trusts corporate reporting system, external statutory returns and accounts and accounting policies and legislation.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Part qualified CCAB Accountant (in final year of study), with relevant experience in financial management or AATtancy Bodies (CCAB) or equivalent
• Educated to A-level or equivalent

Experience

• Previous experience of working within a management accounts role
• Previous experience of working within an NHS Finance department.
• Substantial experience in the accountancy profession

Skills/Knowledge/Attributes

• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
• Experience of business planning and budget setting processes.
• Experience of supervising and training more junior members of staff
• IT literate and able to design and use spreadsheets and databases
• Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise workload.
• Adaptable, flexible and keen to learn
• Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times and to ensure compliance with the Data Protection Act, reporting any problems etc in the appropriate manner

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.