Job summary
The Joint Research Office (JRO) is responsible for managing a large, internationally-recognised portfolio of research activity.
An exciting opportunity has risen within the R&D finance team to join as an Assistant Cost and Management Accountant to provide a comprehensive financial management support to the Research & Development Directorate.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a highly motivated, committed and reliable individual with experience of working within a Finance department.You will be:
- Technically competent
- Have great attention to detail abilities
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience in Accounting packages - Oracle
- Microsoft skills such as - Excel, Access, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint
- Ability to work in partnership with a broad range of stakeholders including clinicians.
First degree or studying towards CCAB/CIMA/ ACCA professional Accountancy qualification
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
- University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
- University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
- Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
- University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
- The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
- University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
Job description
Job responsibilities
All communication is via email in the first instance; please take care when you enter your email address. If you have spam-guard on your email account please save the following contact in your address book uclh.recruitment@mail.fadvhms.com, this will ensure you receive all correspondence we send to you.
We offer our staff an interest free ticket loan, a subsidised social club including gym and swimming facilities, a library for staff to use, free independent and confidential support for all staff and large retail discounts.To view the UCLH Service Commitment Putting Patients First please see Further Links section below. We value and promote diversity and equality in the workplace.If you are interested in applying for this post please use the links below to access the full job description, person specification and apply online.
Job description
Job responsibilities
All communication is via email in the first instance; please take care when you enter your email address. If you have spam-guard on your email account please save the following contact in your address book uclh.recruitment@mail.fadvhms.com, this will ensure you receive all correspondence we send to you.
We offer our staff an interest free ticket loan, a subsidised social club including gym and swimming facilities, a library for staff to use, free independent and confidential support for all staff and large retail discounts.To view the UCLH Service Commitment Putting Patients First please see Further Links section below. We value and promote diversity and equality in the workplace.If you are interested in applying for this post please use the links below to access the full job description, person specification and apply online.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Qualifications
Essential
- Studying towards a CCAB/CIMA Professional Accountancy qualification or first degree/equivalent
- Knowledge of financial process & Practices gained through practical experience
Experience
Essential
- Experience of costing principles
- Demonstrate experience of management accounting, income and expenditure accounting, and financial reporting.
- Demonstrate experience of assisting in negotiating agreements and contracts.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to build effective working relationships with staff across the Trust, including Consultants, and non financial managers
- Ability to prioritise objectives & targets.
- Plan & manage activities to achieve deadlines.
- Computer literate with good spread sheet skills.
- Willingness to work flexibly
- Proactive approach to problem solving, anticipating issues before they arise, & developing solutions.
- Ability to analyse financial & clinical study data, & draw appropriate conclusions.
Desirable
- Ability to undertake & produce complex financial calculations & schedules.
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of working on specific projects
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Have experience of work undertaken unsupervised.
Desirable
- The ability to work as part of a team.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Qualifications
Essential
- Studying towards a CCAB/CIMA Professional Accountancy qualification or first degree/equivalent
- Knowledge of financial process & Practices gained through practical experience
Experience
Essential
- Experience of costing principles
- Demonstrate experience of management accounting, income and expenditure accounting, and financial reporting.
- Demonstrate experience of assisting in negotiating agreements and contracts.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to build effective working relationships with staff across the Trust, including Consultants, and non financial managers
- Ability to prioritise objectives & targets.
- Plan & manage activities to achieve deadlines.
- Computer literate with good spread sheet skills.
- Willingness to work flexibly
- Proactive approach to problem solving, anticipating issues before they arise, & developing solutions.
- Ability to analyse financial & clinical study data, & draw appropriate conclusions.
Desirable
- Ability to undertake & produce complex financial calculations & schedules.
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of working on specific projects
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Have experience of work undertaken unsupervised.
Desirable
- The ability to work as part of a team.
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).
