Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a qualified Accountant or finalist to join the Financial Management team at Walsall Healthcare Trust taking the lead with one of our key Clinical Divisions and supporting the attainment of the Trust's financial performance.
The post holder will provide financial support and advice on behalf of the Divisional Business Accountant to a Division with a budget of circa £50-60m, and the provision of support will involve dealing with complex, emotive and contentious issues. It will involve the requirement to constrain managers to ensure financial targets are met. Financial support will include advising the managers and Directors on how to make the most effective use of finance and other resources to bring about increased efficiency and service improvement. The post holder will be key to developing commercial awareness throughout the clinical divisions and will understand the linkages between financial and other performance targets.
Main duties of the job
Working as a business partner to the Division to ensure value for money, appropriate financial control, develop business cases.
Producing Monthly Management Accounts for the Services they are supporting and presenting these positions at regular meetings.
Having challenging conversations to ensure efficiency targets are achieved.
Taking responsibility for management, development, training, and performance of the staff accountable to them.
About us
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300, providing inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and the continued upgrading of existing areas ensures the Trust now has a state-of-the-art Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit facilities.
A new Urgent Emergency Care Centre was opened in March 2023. The two-storey development has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity and has provided almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Ensure Divisions are fully aware of all aspects of financial control, probity and stewardship, including standing financial instructions, standing orders.
Ensure that the Divisions financial records represent a true and fair view and meet financial timescales and requirements of the Trusts corporate reporting system, external statutory returns and accounts and accounting policies and legislation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Ensure Divisions are fully aware of all aspects of financial control, probity and stewardship, including standing financial instructions, standing orders.
Ensure that the Divisions financial records represent a true and fair view and meet financial timescales and requirements of the Trusts corporate reporting system, external statutory returns and accounts and accounting policies and legislation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Part qualified Accountant / Finalist - CCAB (or equivalent)
Knowledge and Experiance
Essential
- Recent experience in a middle grade NHS Finance role
- Substantial experience in the accountancy profession
- In depth financial management experience and knowledge preferably within the public sector
Competencies
Essential
- High level I.T. literacy
- Highly developed analytical skills
- Professional, clear and effective communications and presentation skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Part qualified Accountant / Finalist - CCAB (or equivalent)
Knowledge and Experiance
Essential
- Recent experience in a middle grade NHS Finance role
- Substantial experience in the accountancy profession
- In depth financial management experience and knowledge preferably within the public sector
Competencies
Essential
- High level I.T. literacy
- Highly developed analytical skills
- Professional, clear and effective communications and presentation skills
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
