Job summary
The
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is looking for a highly motivated
Assistant Accountant to join our Management Accounting Team. This is a key
role in providing excellent financial management and leadership skills within
the organisation, working closely with clinical and corporate departments.
We
are looking for an enthusiastic, finance professional who will play a key
role in shaping what our service delivery looks like and making a difference
in the challenging financial environment.
We
need a team player, who is proactive, resilient and driven to succeed, with a
real commitment to work as part of the team taking the finance function
forward and making a difference to our patients.
Expected Shortlisting
Date
08/01/2025
Planned Interview
Date
20/01/2025
Main duties of the job
The
purpose of the Senior Assistant CSU Accountant role is to:
Support the Senior CSU Accountant
in providing financial support and advice to managers and clinicians in a
number of business units.
With support from senior staff, to
promote the active engagement of business units in delivering sustainable
financial improvement.
Assisting both managers and
clinicians in developing plans to meet savings targets.
Monitoring and reporting on the
results of intended actions.
Communicating the Trusts financial
strategies and policies and how their actions impact upon it.
Providing financial analysis and
information to support their understanding of current performance and how
this can be improved.
The development of business cases
for service change.
About us
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) is one of the largest and busiest acute
hospital trusts in the country currently rated Good by the CQC. Every year,
LTHT provides healthcare and specialist services for people from the city of
Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber and beyond. We also play an important role in
the training and education of medical, nursing and dental students and are a
centre of world-class research and pioneering new treatments.
Our
vision is to be the best for specialist and integrated care. Our staff helped
to define the values and behaviours that we should work to so that we can
achieve this vision. This has become known as The Leeds Way, and forms the
foundation of our culture, our ethos and how we work every day. These values
are
We
are patient-centred;
We
are fair;
We
are collaborative;
We
are accountable;
We
are empowered.
Our
Trust has a strong track record of financial performance.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See
job description for full details
PRINCIPAL
DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Business
planning, business cases and value for money
To
clearly communicate to the business unit management team the Trusts
financial strategy and policies with support from their Senior CSU
Accountant.
With
direction from the Senior CSU Accountant, provide financial support to
managers in developing and reviewing expenditure, income and activity plans
to meet financial and other targets that are in accordance with the Trust
strategy.
Performance
reporting and management
Provide
accurate, timely and comprehensive financial reports for the business units.
Develop appropriate non-financial indicators to support understanding of the
financial position. Support the business unit management team in delivering
sustainable performance improvement.
Setting
Budgets
To
assist in the setting of budgets and the development of annual and
longer-term financial plans in accordance with the Trusts guidelines and
timetable.
Human
Resources and training
To
regularly provide training to staff throughout the Finance Team and other
closely associated functions.
Governance
and compliance
To
ensure that day to day work is carried out in line with the agreed policies
and procedures and quality standards and that appropriate financial controls
are met.
Policy
and service development
To
support in developing improved ways of reporting information to business
units, the Board and external customers making best use of the reporting
tools available, for example the financial ledger and, spreadsheets.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See
job description for full details
PRINCIPAL
DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Business
planning, business cases and value for money
To
clearly communicate to the business unit management team the Trusts
financial strategy and policies with support from their Senior CSU
Accountant.
With
direction from the Senior CSU Accountant, provide financial support to
managers in developing and reviewing expenditure, income and activity plans
to meet financial and other targets that are in accordance with the Trust
strategy.
Performance
reporting and management
Provide
accurate, timely and comprehensive financial reports for the business units.
Develop appropriate non-financial indicators to support understanding of the
financial position. Support the business unit management team in delivering
sustainable performance improvement.
Setting
Budgets
To
assist in the setting of budgets and the development of annual and
longer-term financial plans in accordance with the Trusts guidelines and
timetable.
Human
Resources and training
To
regularly provide training to staff throughout the Finance Team and other
closely associated functions.
Governance
and compliance
To
ensure that day to day work is carried out in line with the agreed policies
and procedures and quality standards and that appropriate financial controls
are met.
Policy
and service development
To
support in developing improved ways of reporting information to business
units, the Board and external customers making best use of the reporting
tools available, for example the financial ledger and, spreadsheets.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience of working in an office environment, within a finance discipline which has included experience of a range of accounting areas and financial systems.
- Knowledge of Microsoft applications including Excel
- Specialist knowledge of accounting concepts, conventions, policies and procedures.
- Detailed understanding of financial ledgers and finance software business tools and how to use these to produce bespoke reports and analysis.
- The provision of management accounting information and advice to managers and other staff.
Desirable
- Experience of working in finance within the NHS.
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- A confident, pleasant approach with a willingness and ability to build excellent working relationships and networks and to engage with a wide range of colleagues both internal and external.
- A customer focus, acknowledging the importance of service quality and the need to add value to customers, monitoring quality and acting upon feedback appropriately
- Commitment to taking responsibility and facilitating the successful achievement of desired outcomes, facing competing challenges in a calm manner and coordinating input from a number of sources.
- A commitment to reviewing own performance, assessing own strengths and weaknesses, taking corrective action and identifying areas for personal development.
- Ability to stand up for a personal point of view, even against articulate and powerful opposition.
- Ability to handle confidential, sensitive and contentious information appropriately
Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to analyse and interpret very detailed financial information and perform complex calculations and reconciliations in an environment of ever changing priorities and demands.
Qualifications
Essential
- Education and knowledge equivalent to the postgraduate diploma level of a professional accountancy qualification.
- 5 GCSE Grade 4-9 (old system A*-C) or equivalent, to include Maths and English
Desirable
- Part qualified status (of CCAB or CIMA), AAT qualified
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience of working in an office environment, within a finance discipline which has included experience of a range of accounting areas and financial systems.
- Knowledge of Microsoft applications including Excel
- Specialist knowledge of accounting concepts, conventions, policies and procedures.
- Detailed understanding of financial ledgers and finance software business tools and how to use these to produce bespoke reports and analysis.
- The provision of management accounting information and advice to managers and other staff.
Desirable
- Experience of working in finance within the NHS.
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- A confident, pleasant approach with a willingness and ability to build excellent working relationships and networks and to engage with a wide range of colleagues both internal and external.
- A customer focus, acknowledging the importance of service quality and the need to add value to customers, monitoring quality and acting upon feedback appropriately
- Commitment to taking responsibility and facilitating the successful achievement of desired outcomes, facing competing challenges in a calm manner and coordinating input from a number of sources.
- A commitment to reviewing own performance, assessing own strengths and weaknesses, taking corrective action and identifying areas for personal development.
- Ability to stand up for a personal point of view, even against articulate and powerful opposition.
- Ability to handle confidential, sensitive and contentious information appropriately
Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to analyse and interpret very detailed financial information and perform complex calculations and reconciliations in an environment of ever changing priorities and demands.
Qualifications
Essential
- Education and knowledge equivalent to the postgraduate diploma level of a professional accountancy qualification.
- 5 GCSE Grade 4-9 (old system A*-C) or equivalent, to include Maths and English
Desirable
- Part qualified status (of CCAB or CIMA), AAT qualified
