Strategic Management Accounts Assistant

Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital and Charity; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Management Accounts Assistant to maintain financial ledgers and provide accurate support to senior finance colleagues. The post-holder will process accounting information in alignment with the monthly timetable and assist in preparing Directorate budget startpoints.

They will generate standard reports to monitor budget performance, analyse variances, and inform management of budget decisions.

Qualifications

• Maintain financial ledgers and provide accurate support to senior finance colleagues.
• Process accounting information to meet the monthly accounting timetable and ensure department reporting requirements are met.
• Assist in preparing annual startpoint budget proposals for Directorate per budgeting policies.
• Generate and circulate standard reports to monitor actual performance of budget centres against budget.

Responsibilities

• Analyze variances against budget and inform effective management of budgets.
• Calculate and input budget amendments, income and expenditure accruals and adjustments to the general ledger system.
• Maintain records and controls of approved budgets to provide a clear audit trail of changes.
• Prepare cost estimates in a timely manner for managers and budget holders to inform resource decisions.

Job description

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Management Accounts Assistant to maintain financial ledgers and provide accurate support to senior finance colleagues. The post-holder will process accounting information in alignment with the monthly timetable and assist in preparing Directorate budget startpoints.

They will generate standard reports to monitor budget performance, analyse variances, and inform management of budget decisions.