Job summary
To provide an effective, high quality Financial Management service to managers and clinicians. Provide monthly financial management reports, provide support and advice for managers, undertake financial analyses and investigate queries. Ensure that all relevant financial procedures and guidance are adhered to.
Main duties of the job
In conjunction with Management Accountants provide accurate and timely financial information to non-financial managers, incorporating both financial and non-financial data. Responsible for producing draft budget statements for review by Finance Manager.
To maintain and update information in the finance systems, including the calculation of accruals and prepayments, reviewing interfaces from other systems such as payroll and NHS Supplies and the calculation of recharge invoices
To calculate pay costs for both existing staff establishments and proposed developments. Work with managers to ensure that non-pay budgets reflect the current activity within relevant service areas.
To organise and undertake monthly meetings with budget holders where appropriate, to review the financial statements and associated reports. Ensure that variances are highlighted to budget managers, where necessary advising on the causes
To help ensure the full commitment of expenditure within the relevant accounting periods and to assist in the month end financial reporting process.
To act independently and show initiative under the supervision of the Deputy Head of Finance.
To provide administrative support to the Management Accounts team as well as the Deputy Chief Finance Officer.
To assist in the sending out of budget statements and nominal rolls as required by the financial reporting timetable.
About us
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.
With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification document for detailed information about the job description for this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification document for detailed information about the job description for this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified to AAT Level 3 (or equivalent) or nearing completion.
- Willing to work towards AAT Level 4 (or equivalent).
- 5 GCSE passes (Grade C+) incl. Maths / English.
- Willing to undertake further training as applicable to the post
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience in a relevant finance environment.
- Ability to analyse, interpret and communicate useful finance information from large volumes of data in accordance with strict timetables
- Experience of working to strict deadlines
- Knowledge and understanding of fundamental accounting principles.
- Ability to plan own workload in order to meet strict weekly, monthly and annual deadlines and reassess workload for changing priorities
- Ability to work under pressure with constant interruptions at the same time as using considerable prolonged concentration
Desirable
- Knowledge of NHS Financial procedures.
- Knowledge of budgeting and planning
- Knowledge and understanding of financial transactions and accounting procedures.
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- Good written and verbal communication and numeracy skills
- High professional standards.
- IT literate, including knowledge of spreadsheets and word packages and computerised finance systems.
- High level of numeracy, literacy and legibility.
- Reliability, speed and accuracy of information produced.
- Confident Approach
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified to AAT Level 3 (or equivalent) or nearing completion.
- Willing to work towards AAT Level 4 (or equivalent).
- 5 GCSE passes (Grade C+) incl. Maths / English.
- Willing to undertake further training as applicable to the post
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience in a relevant finance environment.
- Ability to analyse, interpret and communicate useful finance information from large volumes of data in accordance with strict timetables
- Experience of working to strict deadlines
- Knowledge and understanding of fundamental accounting principles.
- Ability to plan own workload in order to meet strict weekly, monthly and annual deadlines and reassess workload for changing priorities
- Ability to work under pressure with constant interruptions at the same time as using considerable prolonged concentration
Desirable
- Knowledge of NHS Financial procedures.
- Knowledge of budgeting and planning
- Knowledge and understanding of financial transactions and accounting procedures.
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- Good written and verbal communication and numeracy skills
- High professional standards.
- IT literate, including knowledge of spreadsheets and word packages and computerised finance systems.
- High level of numeracy, literacy and legibility.
- Reliability, speed and accuracy of information produced.
- Confident Approach
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.
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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
