Job summary
A rare opportunity has arisen to join our award winning
Financial Management team at CDDFT.
We are seeking a motivated and ambitious Senior Management
Accountant who wants to make a real impact, support high quality patient care,
and contribute to the Trusts strong financial leadership.
You will be joining us at a constructive and forward looking
moment. As part of our continued commitment to excellence, we are strengthening
our finance function. This is a stable, supportive team with experienced
leaders, clear direction, and a strong focus on staff development.
You will support the delivery of high quality financial
insight, analysis and reporting that informs decision making and helps ensure
strong financial stewardship.
You will benefit from an inclusive and welcoming
environment, ongoing professional development and the flexibility of our agile
working approach. We are proud to be the first organisation in the North East
to achieve Level 3 accreditation under One NHS Finance, and to hold CIMA
Premier Partner, ACCA Approved Employer (Gold) and AAT Employer Scheme
statusreflecting our commitment to developing our people and building a
vibrant, forward-thinking team.
Main duties of the job
As Senior Management Accountant, you will work closely with
the Care Group Accountant and wider finance team to deliver high quality
financial insight, advice and support to Clinical Care Groups. You will play a
key role in ensuring services understand their financial position, make
informed decisions and deliver within their allocated resources.
You will lead elements of the monthly reporting cycle,
support planning and budgeting processes, and provide clear analysis to budget
managers that highlights risks, opportunities and required actions. You will
also supervise and develop colleagues within the financial management team,
helping to maintain high standards of accuracy, timeliness and professional
practice.
This role requires someone who can work
independently, manage competing priorities and build effective relationships
with both finance and non finance colleagues. Strong analytical skills,
confidence in using Excel and financial systems, and a proactive, solutions
focused approach will be essential to success.
About us
If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager.
You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.
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.
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.
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sponsorship (we will only consider sponsorship if you meet this criteria and
have a current visa expiring within 3 months).
Job description
Job responsibilities
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.
Main Duties and Responsibilities include
- 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 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.
Main Duties and Responsibilities include
- 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
Special Requirements
Essential
- A commitment to the continuous development of the finance department to be innovative and to constantly seek new ways of working / improving performance.
- Ability to travel throughout the Trust area
Qualifications
Essential
- Minimum of 5 GCSEs / O Levels (A* - C) including Maths and English
- Degree or equivalent knowledge or experience
Desirable
- Experience of working within a NHS finance function.
- Evidence of continuing personal and professional development
- AAT Level 4 with a view to working towards a professional qualification
Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Communication & Relationship Skills
- Able to advise finance and non finance managers on matters relating to their own area, providing detailed advice and guidance;
-
- The ability to communitcate financial information clearly with staff at all levels within and outside the Trust.
- Planning & Organisation Skills
- Ability to plan and manage workload of yourself and junior staff.
- Supervise, support and provide training to others in their compliance with financial policies and procedures
- Mental & Physical Attributes
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to cope with rapid and sustained change
- Capable of working independently
- Able to work under pressure and deliver high quality work within challenging deadlines
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of current NHS financial developments and initiatives, such as Service Line Reporting and Patient Level Costing
- Experience of Oracle and Microsoft Office
- An understanding of NHS finance structure
- An understanding of the financial requirements of a business case
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a 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
- Experience of using Oracle
Person Specification
Special Requirements
Essential
- A commitment to the continuous development of the finance department to be innovative and to constantly seek new ways of working / improving performance.
- Ability to travel throughout the Trust area
Qualifications
Essential
- Minimum of 5 GCSEs / O Levels (A* - C) including Maths and English
- Degree or equivalent knowledge or experience
Desirable
- Experience of working within a NHS finance function.
- Evidence of continuing personal and professional development
- AAT Level 4 with a view to working towards a professional qualification
Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Communication & Relationship Skills
- Able to advise finance and non finance managers on matters relating to their own area, providing detailed advice and guidance;
-
- The ability to communitcate financial information clearly with staff at all levels within and outside the Trust.
- Planning & Organisation Skills
- Ability to plan and manage workload of yourself and junior staff.
- Supervise, support and provide training to others in their compliance with financial policies and procedures
- Mental & Physical Attributes
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to cope with rapid and sustained change
- Capable of working independently
- Able to work under pressure and deliver high quality work within challenging deadlines
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of current NHS financial developments and initiatives, such as Service Line Reporting and Patient Level Costing
- Experience of Oracle and Microsoft Office
- An understanding of NHS finance structure
- An understanding of the financial requirements of a business case
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a 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
- Experience of using Oracle
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.
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)
