Senior Management Accountant

Swbh; West Bromwich; Sur place; GBP 50 000 - 65 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust is seeking an enthusiastic Senior Management Accountant to lead a high‑performing finance team. You will provide comprehensive financial support to budget holders and Group Management teams, driving improvements and ensuring timely, accurate reporting across the Trust.

The role requires NHS financial management experience, a relevant degree, and professional accounting qualifications with ongoing CPD.

Qualifications

• Experience in NHS financial management.
• Proven ability to lead a team.
• Excellent Excel and financial systems skills.
• Educated to degree level; professional accounting qualification.
• CPD ongoing development.

Responsabilités

• Lead and develop the Finance Management Team.
• Provide high‑quality financial support to the Trust and budget holders.
• Deliver timely, clear financial information to non‑financial managers.
• Drive improvements and change within the finance function.
• Collaborate with senior finance colleagues across the Trust.

Connaissances

NHS finance experience

Leadership

Analytical skills

Excel

Communication skills

Formation

Degree in Accounting or Finance

CCAB or equivalent

CPD evidence

Outils

Microsoft Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Financial systems

Description du poste

Here at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust we’re committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all parts of the community. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities whilst employing people to our organisation who meet our Trust values of ambition, respect and compassion. With the opening of our new hospital, Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, it’s the coming together of expertise from every corner of our organisation and a show of our commitment to provide better healthcare and create more jobs and so much more. We at the Trust actively encourage Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) and disabled applicants, as well as members of the armed forces community and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce.

Job overview

Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust is looking for an enthusiastic, experienced, and motivated individual to take up the post of Senior Management Accountant.

As a member of the Financial Management Team, which is part of a well-established and hardworking Finance team with an excellent reputation within the Trust; you will lead in the provision of comprehensive high-quality financial support across the Trust to the Group Management teams, individual budget holders and other relevant colleagues both internal and external to the Trust, as well as manage and provide support and development to staff.

Main duties of the job

The ideal applicant will possess in-depth and extensive experience of working in financial management environments, preferably in the NHS. The candidate will be responsible for leading and developing their own team, promoting change and improvements within the workplace, and working closely with senior members of the finance team.

A sound knowledge of Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and computerised financial systems will be necessary. The ability to work to strict deadlines and provide clear and concise financial information and advice to non-financial managers is essential.

Working for our organisation

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.

Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population . ” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose.When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on what this role entails.

Person specification

Experience

• Financial management experience within the NHS
• Record of significantRecord of significant personal achievement at a development level personal achievement at a development level
• Demonstrate strong communication skills and confident presentational skills.
• Operational experience and working knowledge of Microsoft Office Software (Word, Access, Excel and Powerpoint)
• Broad experience of the Finance discipline including experience within Financial Services
• Staff Development
• Ability to meet challenging, competing and multiple tight deadlines
• Knowledge of Clinical Environment and structures

Personal

• Very highly developed hands on analytical and data interpretation skills

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Professional accounting qualification to Post Graduate diploma level e.g. CCAB or equivalent experience
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

The four partner Trusts of the Black Country Provider Collaborative (Dudley Group NHS FT, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust) are actively working in partnership to deliver a collective vision focused on providing "better, faster and safer care to the population of the Black Country and beyond" .

Better protect elective / planned care service delivery across the system by organising on a 'hot and cold' arrangement

Consider the optimal use of resources through consolidation and specialisation, and

Seek to reduce unwarranted variance, level up / standardise care through a 'Networked Service Solution' approach across the four sites

Against this context, although this post is hosted by Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, there may be an expectation to work flexibly across the four partner Trusts to better meet patient and service needs.

As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.

Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department by joining our Green Impact programme.