Management Accounts Assistant

Job summary

We require an enthusiastic, organised and confident individual to join our finance team, based at Trust Headquarters, Exeter and making use of homeworking.

The role is responsible for supporting the delivery of an efficient and effective management accounting service and you will work within a busy financial management team. Responsibilities will include supporting the team in the day to day function in the provision of a highly professional and efficient management accountancy service, Using Excel for preparing journals, supporting the month end closedown process and carrying out tasks to assist the wider finance team.

The successful candidates will be willing to undertake studies to obtain an AAT qualification that will allow you to develop within the role and be considered for senior posts within the team.

Right to work / Certificate of sponsorship

This role does not meet the criteria for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship under current Home Office regulations. You must have the existing right to work in the UK to be considered for this position.

For further information on visa sponsorship and eligibility, please refer to the UK Government guidance on Skilled Worker visas:www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

Main duties of the job

This job will cover a range of tasks that will help the team meet its deadlines and targets. This work will help the candidate with their accountancy studies and prepare them for future roles in finance. Task include:

Preparing monthly excel schedules for finance team to complete.

Keeping records of reports and queries up to date, and chasing responses from budget holders

Assisting the month end process with posting journals.

There will be a range of other task which you'll be helping other team members with while developing your accountancy skills.

About us

Working for us is an experience like no other. We provide emergency and urgent care, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, operating across the largest ambulance region in England of 10,000 square miles and responding to an average of 2,650 incidents every day.

We remain committed to ensuring that we provide the best possible care for all our patients, which is reflected in our new five-year strategy which has continually improving patient care at its very core.

At the heart of our beautiful and diverse region we employ over 6000 people and are supported by over 575 volunteers.

If you embody our values of one team, compassionate and innovative and are looking to make a real difference to peoples' lives, then we would love to hear from you.

In return we will equip you with the skills, resources and development you need to thrive in your role.

You will have opportunities to progress to roles at a higher pay grade and enjoy continuous professional development.

Benefits

• Competitive NHS salary
• A standard working week of 37.5 hours
• Holiday entitlements of 27 days per year, plus general and public holidays, rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Pay enhancements for out of hours, shift and overtime working
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Career and salary progression
• Car leasing scheme
• Free parking across Trust sites
• Cycle-to-work and other salary sacrifice schemes
• Staff networks
• Access to a wide range of discounts from various organisations across the UK

Employer details

Employer name

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trust HQ

Abbey Court, Eagle Way, Sowton Inductrial Estate

Exeter

EX2 7HA

Employer's website

https://www.swast.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trust HQ

Abbey Court, Eagle Way, Sowton Inductrial Estate

Exeter

EX2 7HA

Employer's website

https://www.swast.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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