Job summary
The
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is looking for a highly motivated and
proactive Senior Assistant CSU Accountant to join our high performing
Management Accounting Team supporting the Leeds Children's Hospital CSU.
Previous applicants for this role need not apply.
This
is a key role in providing excellent financial management and leadership
skills, working closely with both clinical and corporate departments to
ensure sound financial decision making. You will play a vital part in budget
planning, financial analysis, and reporting in a fast paced and rewarding
environment.
What
Were Looking For:
A passionate and enthusiastic finance professional who wants to make a
difference
Strong financial management and accounting experience
A team player with a proactive and resilient approach
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to communicate complex financial information effectively
A relevant accounting qualification (or working towards one) is desirable
This
is an exciting opportunity to be part of a supportive and forward thinking
team, helping to shape service delivery and make a real impact in the
challenging financial environment of the NHS.
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
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
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
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- A confident, pleasant approach with a ability to build excellent working relationships and to engage with a wide range of colleagues both internal and external confidently and diplomatically.
- 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 and professional 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.
Experience
Essential
- 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.
- 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.
Desirable
- Experience of working in finance within the NHS.
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 or equivalent.
Person Specification
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- A confident, pleasant approach with a ability to build excellent working relationships and to engage with a wide range of colleagues both internal and external confidently and diplomatically.
- 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 and professional 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.
Experience
Essential
- 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.
- 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.
Desirable
- Experience of working in finance within the NHS.
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 or equivalent.
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).
