Assistant Management Accountant- Management Accounts Plymouth, England
Job description
We are looking for someone who wants to use their finance skill to make a difference to the healthcare services we provide.
Following some internal changes an opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and hardworking individual to join us. As part of the Management Accounts Team, you will provide a high quality accounting service to a range of Service Lines in the Care Groups. This is a rewarding and challenging role requiring financial and technical accounting expertise, underpinned by excellent communication and organisational skills.
The successful candidate should educated to Degree level in the relevant subject and / or have equivalent demonstrable experience.
We would love to hear from you if you are interested in being part of our team, for an informal discussion please contact Charlotte Caton, Service Line Accountant ([email protected]).
This role it to provide basic management accounting support to a number of service lines and to support the work of the Management Accounts team with financial and technical accounting support. The role involves utilising detailed understanding of accounting procedures, processes, regulations, financial techniques and relevant legislation, for individual Service lines.
Some of the key responsibilities of the role will include assisting in the production of management accounting information and high quality financial reports in line with required timescales, ensuring information is accurate, timely and robust, regularly liaising with Budget Holders and Operational Managers .
Plymouth offers an outstanding quality of life, with its fantastic location by the sea and the dramatic expanse of Dartmoor National Park as a backdrop and the beaches of Cornwall and Devon within easy reach. There are unlimited opportunities for water-based and outdoor activities. Plymouth also has a fantastic range of nurseries and schools including three grammar schools and a number of private schools.
Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS at Risk staff throughout Devon who is able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.
This role it to provide basic management accounting support to a number of service lines and to support the work of the Management Accounts team with financial and technical accounting support. The role involves utilising detailed understanding of accounting procedures, processes, regulations, financial techniques and relevant legislation, for individual Service lines. The role gives an opportunity to expand and develop these skills within and with the support of the team.
This includes:
1. Providing routine financial support and general guidance to the designated budget holders on all aspects of management accounting, utilising specialist knowledge of complex NHS accounting regulations and relevant legislation
2. Utilising detailed understanding of accounting procedures to assist with the production of timely and accurate monthly financial reports on the activity, income and expenditure positions of the Care Groups to Service line Managers, Budget Holders and Senior Finance Managers
3. To assist the Management Accountants in the production of month end and year end financial reports using knowledge of financial systems and other software packages including a narrative where required explaining key issues and reasons for budgetary variances, forecast outturn, discretionary staffing analysis and FIP progress
4. To assist Service Line Managers and Budget Holders with complex funding, expenditure and manpower queries
5. To review all staff change forms and vacancy panel forms in a timely manner and in line with Trust financial control procedures, liaising with Budget holders where not completed accurately, and HR department for processing
6. Apply best accounting practices to ensure an accurate representation of the Service Lines’ financial performance
7. Use persuasion, motivation and negotiation skills to encourage and influence Service Line Management Team Budget Holders within the Service Lines to ensure cost-effective decision making by management
8. Work with Budget Holders to understand their needs for financial information and to promptly provide it, allowing and ensuring budget holders understand and achieve budgetary control
9. Assist the Management Accountants with the budget setting process for Service Lines ensuring that budgets are reflective of the resources required to deliver services
10. Be able to use the Trust accounting packages to a high standard, thereby ensuring maximum information is available to the Service Lines and Trust
11. To analyse variances by comparing actual income and expenditure versus budget, to take account of the complex interaction between activity and income and expenditure and highlight areas of concern to the Management Accountant, Service line Managers and Budget Holders to identify any financial and activity problem areas to persuade Managers to implement appropriate action
12. Identify and maximise the financial impact of Service Line Financial Improvement Programme (CIP) schemes
13. Work with the relevant Managers to generate accurate financial forecasts for Service Lines, forecasting expenditure and non-contract income
14. To input and manipulate financial data in detailed computer spreadsheets and reports, where speed and accuracy are essentia
15. To undertake light physical effort and extended periods of computer use in an office environment
16. To concentrate when inputting data, checking and reconciling information and making calculations
17. To supply internal and external auditors with any information and explanations they require with regard to any aspects of the above
18. Liaise with the Head of Financial Management to agree the level of service and nature of information provided by the Financial Support team
19. The post holder will be required to travel on occasion.
