Senior Management Accounts Assistant

Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Chester; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is inviting applications for a Band 4 Senior Management Accounts Assistant within the Finance team. The role offers an excellent platform to develop a career in NHS finance, with a supportive team and clear progression pathways.

You will assist in budgeting, monthly management information, and cost analysis for clinical and corporate services, communicating with budget holders and providing timely insights to support decision making.

Qualifications

• Experience in management accounting or NHS finance is desirable.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to analyse financial information.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation of detailed budgets for care groups and clinical services.
• Provide timely monthly management information and variance analysis to budget holders.
• Communicate budget information and financial insights to managers to support decision-making.

Job description

Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has an exciting opportunity to join the Finance team as a Band 4 Senior Management Accounts Assistant.
This role provides an excellent platform for an ambitious professional looking to develop their finance career within a strong team. The team structure provides a clear route of progression in a rewarding and challenging environment. We are also proud to hold a Level 3 Towards Excellence Accreditation from OneNHS Finance/Skills Development Network.
The Senior Management Accounts Assistant will play a key role in the Management Accounting Team and provide support in providing timely, relevant and accurate financial information to clinical and non-clinical services., To assist the Business & Value Partner in the preparation and compilation of detailed budgets, provide monthly and ad hoc financial management information for budget queries in a tactful, timely and efficient manner for both information and planning purposes for the Care Group or Clinical Support service.
To communicate with budget holders in all aspects of budget management, to analyse, investigate and resolve financial queries and budget variances. To provide managers with the relevant information, including sensitive information such as staff pay costs through supplying trend analyses and reconciliations to enable budget holders to take corrective action on under/overspent budgets.
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.
We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.
Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.
As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.
Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you'll find something to suit you at CWP.