Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a suitably
experienced and motivated Senior Management Accountant to join our successful
team within the award winning, Financial Management function at County Durham
and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.
The role is a key part of our
finance team providing financial support and guidance to the organisation and
supporting the financial strategy of the department. We are seeking an enthusiastic
individual who is passionate about what they do in order to support delivering
the best care for patients.
In return we will offer you a warm and welcoming environment
where you will be fully supported.
We operate an agile working policy, whereby, the team are
based on site for a proportion of the week and have the option to work at home,
for 2 days per week, on a rota basis.
The department work to a flexible working policy, enabling
flexible start and finish times and creating the ability to take back time
owed.
The trust also supports anyone
wishing to study towards a professional qualification, including financial and
study leave support.
This role is positioned to enable excellent developmental
and career progression opportunities.
Previous applicants need not apply.
Main duties of the job
To support the Associate Care Group Accountant in providing
financial management advice, information and support to Care Group Management
teams.
To provide a comprehensive financial management and business
advice service to the Clinical Care Group to facilitate the Care Group to meet
their overall service and business objectives within the resources allocated to
them and to ensure corporate finance responsibilities are delivered.
To oversee the work of, and provide support to
Management Accountants and Assistant Management Accountants within the team.
About us
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To
be eligible for Health and Care Worker visa sponsorship you will usually need
to be paid at least £25,600 per year
We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.
At County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust our aim is to always deliver excellent care with compassion to deliver the highest quality of care our patients deserve. We value the personal skills, experiences and qualities that individuals bring to the Trust; creating an inclusive working environment to attract talented people who feel motivated, involved and able to influence the future direction of our services. The wellbeing of staff is important to us; we have a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team who provide support on a range of topics.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented
Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents
Job description
Job responsibilities
To prepare
and distribute monthly financial reports.
To monitor
Income & Expenditure variances against budget.
To create
spreadsheets as required and input data into existing Spreadsheets.
To input
into the Oracle Financial Management System (i.e. journals, budgets and data
from feeder systems (Payroll/Stock/Debtors/Creditors)
The
collation of basic information from a number of sources (internal and external)
required to produce the monthly financial reports.
To lead on
the initial preparation of annual budgets, and support Associate Care Group
Accountant through to final sign off.
Ensure all
General Ledger input is correctly coded and reported.
To provide
ad hoc costing information as requested by budget managers.
To ensure
that departmental standards and agreed deadlines are met.
To ensure
that all invoice-able activity is accurately captured and raised on invoices in
a timely manner
To attend
monthly budget manager meetings and to encourage / raise the awareness of the
need for cost efficiencies throughout the division.
To assist
the Associate Care Group Accountant in the day-to-day management, supervision
and organisation of the team, ensuring departmental standards and agreed
deadlines are met.
To
contribute to the continuous review and improvement of financial procedures to
drive efficiency and quality.
To
perform any other duties as may be delegated from time to time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To prepare
and distribute monthly financial reports.
To monitor
Income & Expenditure variances against budget.
To create
spreadsheets as required and input data into existing Spreadsheets.
To input
into the Oracle Financial Management System (i.e. journals, budgets and data
from feeder systems (Payroll/Stock/Debtors/Creditors)
The
collation of basic information from a number of sources (internal and external)
required to produce the monthly financial reports.
To lead on
the initial preparation of annual budgets, and support Associate Care Group
Accountant through to final sign off.
Ensure all
General Ledger input is correctly coded and reported.
To provide
ad hoc costing information as requested by budget managers.
To ensure
that departmental standards and agreed deadlines are met.
To ensure
that all invoice-able activity is accurately captured and raised on invoices in
a timely manner
To attend
monthly budget manager meetings and to encourage / raise the awareness of the
need for cost efficiencies throughout the division.
To assist
the Associate Care Group Accountant in the day-to-day management, supervision
and organisation of the team, ensuring departmental standards and agreed
deadlines are met.
To
contribute to the continuous review and improvement of financial procedures to
drive efficiency and quality.
To
perform any other duties as may be delegated from time to time.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Minimum of 5 GCSEs / O Levels (A* - C) including Maths and English. CCAB part qualified or equivalent NHS Financial Management Experience
Desirable
- Experience of working within a NHS finance Function. Evidence of continuing personal and professional development. CCAB part qualified with clear plan to gaining qualification within 3 years
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 3 years experience within the finance function Experience of using computerised finance systems, General Ledger & report writing software.
- Experience of Microsoft Office software applications
Desirable
- Experience of working within NHS finance
- Knowledge and experience of recruitment, appraisal, delegation, training, staff discipline and relevant HR policies and procedures
- Experience of using Oracle
Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of current NHS funding regime. Strong IT skills with experience of Microsoft Office particularly Excel and Word, General Ledger and report writing software. Proven interpersonal and communication skills. Able to interpret complex and complicated financial issues, understand causes, compare options, summarise and provide recommendations and possible solutions/corrective action.
- The ability to convey complex financial information to financial and non-financial staff orally, in writing or electronically in a professional manner.
- Able to make judgements involving complex situations which require detailed analyses.
- Ability to communicate and negotiate with staff at all levels within and outside of the Trust.
- Able to provide training, advice and review the work of more junior team members.
- Has an understanding of NHS finance structure including funding flows, reference costs & the requirements of Trust annual accounts. Has an understanding of the financial requirements of a business case for a capital or service development.
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of current NHS financial developments and initiatives, such as Service Line Reporting and Patient Level Costing. Knowledge / experience of recruitment, appraisal, delegation, training, staff discipline and relevant HR policies and procedures.
Special Requirements
Essential
- Good team player with ability to work collaboratively to achieve shared objectives.
- Ability to work under pressure, achieving tight and often conflicting deadlines.
- Ability to manage own workload and that of staff responsible for, including the ability to liaise with other staff, both finance and non-finance, to ensure timely financial input into Trust processes and the ability to prioritise tasks.
- Ability to motivate and direct staff to ensure the delivery of work and development of the finance function.
- Ability to work on own initiative with minimum amount of supervision. Positive attitude.
- Flexible and responsive.
- Ability to continuously reassess and strive to improve working practices to improve efficiency and performance in self & others.
- Able to travel throughout the Trust Area.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Minimum of 5 GCSEs / O Levels (A* - C) including Maths and English. CCAB part qualified or equivalent NHS Financial Management Experience
Desirable
- Experience of working within a NHS finance Function. Evidence of continuing personal and professional development. CCAB part qualified with clear plan to gaining qualification within 3 years
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 3 years experience within the finance function Experience of using computerised finance systems, General Ledger & report writing software.
- Experience of Microsoft Office software applications
Desirable
- Experience of working within NHS finance
- Knowledge and experience of recruitment, appraisal, delegation, training, staff discipline and relevant HR policies and procedures
- Experience of using Oracle
Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of current NHS funding regime. Strong IT skills with experience of Microsoft Office particularly Excel and Word, General Ledger and report writing software. Proven interpersonal and communication skills. Able to interpret complex and complicated financial issues, understand causes, compare options, summarise and provide recommendations and possible solutions/corrective action.
- The ability to convey complex financial information to financial and non-financial staff orally, in writing or electronically in a professional manner.
- Able to make judgements involving complex situations which require detailed analyses.
- Ability to communicate and negotiate with staff at all levels within and outside of the Trust.
- Able to provide training, advice and review the work of more junior team members.
- Has an understanding of NHS finance structure including funding flows, reference costs & the requirements of Trust annual accounts. Has an understanding of the financial requirements of a business case for a capital or service development.
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of current NHS financial developments and initiatives, such as Service Line Reporting and Patient Level Costing. Knowledge / experience of recruitment, appraisal, delegation, training, staff discipline and relevant HR policies and procedures.
Special Requirements
Essential
- Good team player with ability to work collaboratively to achieve shared objectives.
- Ability to work under pressure, achieving tight and often conflicting deadlines.
- Ability to manage own workload and that of staff responsible for, including the ability to liaise with other staff, both finance and non-finance, to ensure timely financial input into Trust processes and the ability to prioritise tasks.
- Ability to motivate and direct staff to ensure the delivery of work and development of the finance function.
- Ability to work on own initiative with minimum amount of supervision. Positive attitude.
- Flexible and responsive.
- Ability to continuously reassess and strive to improve working practices to improve efficiency and performance in self & others.
- Able to travel throughout the Trust Area.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust
Hollyhurst Road
Darlington
County Durham
DL3 6HX
Employer's website
https://www.cddft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
