Job summary
This role is a senior training post within the finance department based in Financial Management.
The trainee will be working towards achieving a CCAB or equivalent qualification. Support will be provided to continue this work, including financial assistance, time off for study and access to a mentor within the department.
The postholder will receive a wide variety of experience, to support them to apply for roles with an NHS Trust on completion of the training scheme.
Please note: the advert may close early if we receive a high volume of applications.
Main duties of the job
On a day to day basis the post holder will:
- Ensure financial information is processed in accordance with Trust procedures and in order to provide information for statutory returns, through both the completion of own work and through the coordination of the work of others.
- Implement policies and propose changes to practices, procedures for own area.
- Investigate complex and sensitive financial enquiries, providing external assistance and advice to senior Trust management and clinical staff as required.
About us
Our strategy 2023-2028 outlines how we plan to achieve this, and is centred upon three missions focused on:
- Our care- delivering outstanding emergency and urgent care whenever and wherever needed.
- Our organisation- being an increasingly inclusive, well-led and highly skilled organisation people are proud to work for.
- Our London- using our unique pan-London position to contribute to improving the health of the capital.
To achieve these three missions we have set ourselves 50 commitments to deliver over the next five years. In developing these ambitious commitments, we have engaged extensively both inside our organisation, with our partners and with our patients, and we have analysed population trends and horizon scanned the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The principle duty of the role will be to assist the Finance Manager, Finance Business Partner and Chief Management Accountant in the provision of an expert management accounting service. During this role the trainee will acquire a broad range of practical management accounting experience. Regular tasks and duties would include:
- Monitoring budgets or financial initiatives and developing or creating report to undertake this work
- Using theoretical knowledge to ensure monthly accruals and prepayments are posted and accurate supporting documentation is maintained for these journals
- Provide and receive complex or sensitive information from a variety of sources in order to produce variance analysis reports for budget holders and senior managers.
- Supporting the Chief Management Accountant in the production of the Finance Report to the Board, including extracting and reviewing data from the Financial system.
- Responding to queries from Budget Holders
- Monitor and support non-finance users interaction with the Finance systems
- Assisting in the preparation of business plans incorporating trend and risk analysis providing support to the decision making process across complex ranges of options
- Assisting in the production of a monthly forecast of income and expenditure
Job description
Job responsibilities
The principle duty of the role will be to assist the Finance Manager, Finance Business Partner and Chief Management Accountant in the provision of an expert management accounting service. During this role the trainee will acquire a broad range of practical management accounting experience. Regular tasks and duties would include:
- Monitoring budgets or financial initiatives and developing or creating report to undertake this work
- Using theoretical knowledge to ensure monthly accruals and prepayments are posted and accurate supporting documentation is maintained for these journals
- Provide and receive complex or sensitive information from a variety of sources in order to produce variance analysis reports for budget holders and senior managers.
- Supporting the Chief Management Accountant in the production of the Finance Report to the Board, including extracting and reviewing data from the Financial system.
- Responding to queries from Budget Holders
- Monitor and support non-finance users interaction with the Finance systems
- Assisting in the preparation of business plans incorporating trend and risk analysis providing support to the decision making process across complex ranges of options
- Assisting in the production of a monthly forecast of income and expenditure
Person Specification
Qualifications, Accreditations, Education
Essential
- Education to degree level or equivalent
- Evidence of continuing personal development
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with large data sets and manipulating data
- Experience of working with and alongside large diverse teams to achieve complex goals
- Experience of completing large complicated projects with externally set outputs, and evidence of gathering and then applying learning from these projects
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of the full range of MS packages including Word (report formatting, tables etc), Excel (pivot tables, macros look ups etc)
- Numerate with highly developed analytical ability to manipulate and interpret numerical data and other issues
- Strong communication skills, both orally and in writing
- Excellent organisational and time management skills and ability to work to deadlines under pressure
Person Specification
Qualifications, Accreditations, Education
Essential
- Education to degree level or equivalent
- Evidence of continuing personal development
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with large data sets and manipulating data
- Experience of working with and alongside large diverse teams to achieve complex goals
- Experience of completing large complicated projects with externally set outputs, and evidence of gathering and then applying learning from these projects
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of the full range of MS packages including Word (report formatting, tables etc), Excel (pivot tables, macros look ups etc)
- Numerate with highly developed analytical ability to manipulate and interpret numerical data and other issues
- Strong communication skills, both orally and in writing
- Excellent organisational and time management skills and ability to work to deadlines under pressure
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).
