Senior Management Accountant

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust; West Bromwich; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust is seeking an enthusiastic Senior Management Accountant to join the Financial Management Team. You will lead in providing comprehensive high-quality financial support across the Trust to group management teams, budget holders and colleagues, and develop staff.

The ideal candidate will have NHS financial management experience, strong Excel and MS Office skills, and the ability to meet strict deadlines while delivering concise financial information to

Qualifications

• Financial management experience within the NHS.
• Record of significant personal achievement at a development level.
• Demonstrate strong communication skills and confident presentational skills.
• Operational experience and working knowledge of Microsoft Office Software.
• Broad experience of the Finance discipline including experience within Financial Services.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop their own team, promoting change and improvements within the workplace.
• Work closely with senior members of the finance team.
• Provide clear and concise financial information and advice to non-financial managers.

Skills

NHS financial management

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Leadership

Deadline-driven

Education

Degree level education

Postgraduate accounting qualification (CCAB or equivalent)

Continuing Professional Development

Tools

Excel

Word

Access

PowerPoint

Job description

Job summary

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.

About us

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 "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.

Person Specification

• 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

Desirable

• 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

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

Employer details

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

SWB NHS Trust

Sandwell Health Campus

West Bromwich

B71 4HJ

United Kingdom

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