Job summary
We
have a fantastic opportunity to join our award-winning Team as a Senior CSU
Accountant. This is a key position which supports clinical and non-clinical
service units, providing financial information and advice, working in
partnership with financial and non-financial colleagues from within and outside
of the organisation.
There
are 2 roles currently vacant which support Clinical Service Units to provide
financial management support and advice to the clinical management team and
budget holders to deliver financial targets and make best use of resources.
As
part of a wider team and with clinical and non-clinical colleagues, this role
provides exposure to a varied agenda, with a clear focus on putting the patient
at the centre of everything we do.
This
post will provide significant opportunities for personal and professional
development within a supportive team which is committed to being high
performing and inclusive.
Main duties of the job
The
primary purpose of the Senior CSU Accountant Job is to provide financial
support and advice to managers and clinicians in a number of business units, in
order to help them deliver their financial responsibilities and achieve
sustainable financial improvement through:
Assisting them 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 the actions of the business unit impact upon
it.
Providing accurate and timely
financial analysis and information to support their understanding of current
performance and how this can be improved, creating financial models as
appropriate.
Supporting the production and
maintenance of financial forecasts and highlighting associated risks.
Using available business intelligence
and performance data including benchmarking to identify opportunities for waste
reduction and the effective and efficient management of resources.
The financial assessment of business
cases for service change.
Helping to ensure that the
appropriate financial governance and grip and control mechanisms exist through
the business unit.
About us
The
Finance Teams mission statement is to be the best provider of finance,
procurement and planning services to support the delivery of patient care in
the Leeds Way.
The
Leeds Way values are what make this organisation special, we see this as
strength, as well as a responsibility, and we live these values within the
Finance team. Our five values which guide all our actions and endeavours are:
Patient-centred
Collaborative
Fair
Accountable
Empowered
The
Finance Department is based at St James University Hospital and comprises
several teams working together: Financial Accounting, Financial Management,
Income, Costing, Payroll, Supplies.
The
post is based at Trust Headquarters, and we offer hybrid working which
includes a combination of office and home working LTHT is an inclusive
organisation, committed to the health and wellbeing of its staff and as a
Finance Team we strongly embody these as part of our everyday culture.
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
The
person we are looking for will be a fully Qualified CCAB or ACMA Accountant.
Main duties include:
Supporting
the organisation in developing plans to make best use of resources and
achieve financial targets through using available business intelligence.
Providing
accurate and timely financial analysis and information to support the
understanding of current performance and how this can be improved, creating
financial models as appropriate.
Supporting
the production and maintenance of financial forecasts and highlighting
associated risks.
Modelling
the impact of internal and external policy and activity changes on the Trusts
financial position, understanding financial risks and opportunities for
growth.
Supporting
colleagues in developing strategy and business cases, modelling financial
impact over the long term.
Building
relationships with key external stakeholders, developing partnerships which
will support the Trusts objectives.
Please
refer to the job description and person specification to ensure that you have
the necessary skills and experience to apply for this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
person we are looking for will be a fully Qualified CCAB or ACMA Accountant.
Main duties include:
Supporting
the organisation in developing plans to make best use of resources and
achieve financial targets through using available business intelligence.
Providing
accurate and timely financial analysis and information to support the
understanding of current performance and how this can be improved, creating
financial models as appropriate.
Supporting
the production and maintenance of financial forecasts and highlighting
associated risks.
Modelling
the impact of internal and external policy and activity changes on the Trusts
financial position, understanding financial risks and opportunities for
growth.
Supporting
colleagues in developing strategy and business cases, modelling financial
impact over the long term.
Building
relationships with key external stakeholders, developing partnerships which
will support the Trusts objectives.
Please
refer to the job description and person specification to ensure that you have
the necessary skills and experience to apply for this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full Professional Accountancy qualification (CCAB or CIMA qualified)
- 5 O levels/GCSEs to include Maths and English
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Demonstration of effective stakeholder management, with an ongoing commitment to building and maintaining strong and effective partnerships and collaborations
- Commitment to understanding and knowing the business
- Commitment to supporting change and improvement, able to make connections and link pieces of work to maximise the achievement of multiple objectives
- Ability to secure engagement with well-developed leadership and confident communication skills, willing to challenge and be challenged
Experience
Essential
- Substantial financial management experience which has included experience of a range of accounting areas and use of financial systems
- Leading successful projects or work-streams and achieving change
- Presentation of highly complex financial and non-financial information, including the delivery of formal presentations and leading financial discussions at meetings
Desirable
- Experience of working within the NHS
- Staff management and development
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full Professional Accountancy qualification (CCAB or CIMA qualified)
- 5 O levels/GCSEs to include Maths and English
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Demonstration of effective stakeholder management, with an ongoing commitment to building and maintaining strong and effective partnerships and collaborations
- Commitment to understanding and knowing the business
- Commitment to supporting change and improvement, able to make connections and link pieces of work to maximise the achievement of multiple objectives
- Ability to secure engagement with well-developed leadership and confident communication skills, willing to challenge and be challenged
Experience
Essential
- Substantial financial management experience which has included experience of a range of accounting areas and use of financial systems
- Leading successful projects or work-streams and achieving change
- Presentation of highly complex financial and non-financial information, including the delivery of formal presentations and leading financial discussions at meetings
Desirable
- Experience of working within the NHS
- Staff management and development
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.
