Job summary
We
know many use AI to enhance their applications. While AI brings efficiency, we
value authenticity and urge applicants to reflect their true skills and
experiences. NHS Dorset evaluates each application fairly, acknowledging AI's
benefits and limitations.
This is an exciting opportunity for an outstanding finance
professional to join a growing and evolving management accounts team. We have a
Deputy Management Accountant post that will be pivotal in supporting Dorset ICB
with accurate and timely financial reporting, analysis and advice.
You will be joining a large and busy management accounts
team playing a key role in;
- Helping to support the management accounts function as
part of the move towards a fully developed Integrated Care System.
- Providing a deputy management accountant role
to your nominated business functions.
- Contribute towards and be an active member
of a team of highly motivated finance professionals.
If you have the drive and enthusiasm to join a large and
busy management accounts function to support Dorset ICB and the wider Dorset
system to make a real difference to the delivery of health care services across
Dorset, then we are looking forward to hearing from you.
We support flexibility in working arrangements, including both the
location and hours and are happy to discuss options that suit your work / life
balance and any reasonable adaptions.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will;
- Have, or be working towards a full qualification with the
Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT), or equivalent qualification at NVQ
level 4.
- Able to communicate effectively, both
orally and in writing, including ability to communicate complex financial
information.
- Demonstrate a flexible approach and be able to work
effectively as part of a team in a challenging environment.
- Experience of dealing with Internal and External stakeholders
using a customer focused approach.
Potential
interview date 6th September.
About us
We are joining up to tackle all the things that affect our health and wellbeing, make real change, and improve things for our communities.
Dorset ICS is made up of:
- NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board
- University Hospitals Dorset Foundation Trust
- Dorset County Hospital Foundation Trust
- Dorset HealthCare University Foundation Trust
- Dorset Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole Council
- 194 town and parish councils
- 18 primary care networks (made up of 73 GP practices)
- Southwestern Ambulance Service Foundation Trust
- Dorset Police
- Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service
- 7,300 voluntary organisations
What we do
The Health and Care Bill puts ICSs on a statutory footing empowering them to better join up health and care services, improve population health, and reduce health inequalities.
ICSs have four core purposes:
- Improve outcomes in population health and healthcare
- Tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience, and access
- Enhance productivity and value for money
- Help the NHS support broader social and economic development
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB PURPOSE
- Responsible
for supporting the Senior Management Accountant to ensure the production of
integrated, efficient, effective, accurate and timely Management Accounting
information for the senior finance team, ICB Board and Commissioning Managers.
- Responsible
in assisting the senior finance team in the provision of financial information
and advice to ICB decision makers, external agencies, and partnership
organisations.
- To
ensure financial information is processed in accordance with ICB approved
procedures through completion of own work and through the coordination of the
work of others.
- To
work co-operatively in supporting all Directorates with Financial Information, advice,
and assistance.
- To
assist in maintaining the budgets for Personal Health Commissioning (PHC),
including month end close, monitoring monthly spend and forecasting
expenditure.
- Investigation of often complex enquiries to aid and advise as
required, and contribute to the corporate reporting and business planning
cycle.
- To work co-operatively, with the PHC team, in supporting the ICB
with Financial Information, advice and assistance and generally support teams
to ensure that the portfolio of tasks is planned, managed and delivered
effectively.
- To
maintain a professional manner in all aspects of services provided to all
stakeholders, including responding in a timely fashion with clear
communication, and consistent with conduct expected of an ICB employee.
POST SPECIFIC,
TASKS AND OBJECTIVES
You will support the Senior Management
Accountant in being the finance lead for Personal Health Commissioning and be
responsible for the provision of complex, sensitive financial information
requiring knowledge of financial and accounting procedures, financial aspects
of NHS legislation and NHS finance procedures. The Management Accounting
function prepares and provides financial information to enable the organisation
to operate effectively and to make informed and timely decisions about its
future direction.
The role of Deputy Management
Accountant would include:
-
Establishing and maintaining communication
with individuals and groups about difficult and complex financial matters,
often having to overcome problems in communication with people from
non-financial background and those who are new to managing financial
information and the aspects of effective budgetary control.
-
Assisting the Senior Management
Accountant in the setting of PHC budgets, providing and maintaining financial
forecasts, analysing and advising on variance from set budgets.
-
Calculation of monthly accruals
and provisions relating to PHC.
-
Monitoring and extrapolating
forecasts from highly complex expenditure trends/budgetary performance monthly,
identifying significant issues for PHC and advising accordingly.
-
Preparation and posting of
Journals
-
Assisting in the completion of
the financial aspects of finance returns and assist as necessary with other
aspects of non-financial information, to specifically include NHS England
Returns for PHC.
-
Dealing with confidential
financial, payroll and patient data daily, and ensuring that it is processed
and handled in accordance with the ICB and national policies and guidance.
-
Being responsible for all
aspects of line management for allocated staff.
-
Establishing and maintaining
desktop procedures for financial processes to ensure maximum efficiency,
accuracy and timeliness.
-
Utilising all major financial
management systems, including SBS, Business Intelligence and Caretrack to
process, maintain and analyse information to achieve accurate management
financial reporting.
-
To assist in the
identification, analysis and subsequent mitigation of risk.
-
Project work as required.
-
Provide cover for other members
of the team during periods of absence
-
At year-end, there may be a
requirement to work additional hours.
Please note we
reserve the right to extend the closing date or close this vacancy early if we
receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested,
please submit your application as early as possible
For further
information, please see full Job Description attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB PURPOSE
- Responsible
for supporting the Senior Management Accountant to ensure the production of
integrated, efficient, effective, accurate and timely Management Accounting
information for the senior finance team, ICB Board and Commissioning Managers.
- Responsible
in assisting the senior finance team in the provision of financial information
and advice to ICB decision makers, external agencies, and partnership
organisations.
- To
ensure financial information is processed in accordance with ICB approved
procedures through completion of own work and through the coordination of the
work of others.
- To
work co-operatively in supporting all Directorates with Financial Information, advice,
and assistance.
- To
assist in maintaining the budgets for Personal Health Commissioning (PHC),
including month end close, monitoring monthly spend and forecasting
expenditure.
- Investigation of often complex enquiries to aid and advise as
required, and contribute to the corporate reporting and business planning
cycle.
- To work co-operatively, with the PHC team, in supporting the ICB
with Financial Information, advice and assistance and generally support teams
to ensure that the portfolio of tasks is planned, managed and delivered
effectively.
- To
maintain a professional manner in all aspects of services provided to all
stakeholders, including responding in a timely fashion with clear
communication, and consistent with conduct expected of an ICB employee.
POST SPECIFIC,
TASKS AND OBJECTIVES
You will support the Senior Management
Accountant in being the finance lead for Personal Health Commissioning and be
responsible for the provision of complex, sensitive financial information
requiring knowledge of financial and accounting procedures, financial aspects
of NHS legislation and NHS finance procedures. The Management Accounting
function prepares and provides financial information to enable the organisation
to operate effectively and to make informed and timely decisions about its
future direction.
The role of Deputy Management
Accountant would include:
-
Establishing and maintaining communication
with individuals and groups about difficult and complex financial matters,
often having to overcome problems in communication with people from
non-financial background and those who are new to managing financial
information and the aspects of effective budgetary control.
-
Assisting the Senior Management
Accountant in the setting of PHC budgets, providing and maintaining financial
forecasts, analysing and advising on variance from set budgets.
-
Calculation of monthly accruals
and provisions relating to PHC.
-
Monitoring and extrapolating
forecasts from highly complex expenditure trends/budgetary performance monthly,
identifying significant issues for PHC and advising accordingly.
-
Preparation and posting of
Journals
-
Assisting in the completion of
the financial aspects of finance returns and assist as necessary with other
aspects of non-financial information, to specifically include NHS England
Returns for PHC.
-
Dealing with confidential
financial, payroll and patient data daily, and ensuring that it is processed
and handled in accordance with the ICB and national policies and guidance.
-
Being responsible for all
aspects of line management for allocated staff.
-
Establishing and maintaining
desktop procedures for financial processes to ensure maximum efficiency,
accuracy and timeliness.
-
Utilising all major financial
management systems, including SBS, Business Intelligence and Caretrack to
process, maintain and analyse information to achieve accurate management
financial reporting.
-
To assist in the
identification, analysis and subsequent mitigation of risk.
-
Project work as required.
-
Provide cover for other members
of the team during periods of absence
-
At year-end, there may be a
requirement to work additional hours.
Please note we
reserve the right to extend the closing date or close this vacancy early if we
receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested,
please submit your application as early as possible
For further
information, please see full Job Description attached.
Person Specification
Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
Essential
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office packages with extensive knowledge of Excel.
- Demonstrable ability to prioritise effectively, set priorities, meet deadlines.
- Quick and accurate keyboard skills
- Ability to use own initiative within sphere of responsibility.
- Evidence of good communication skills, both verbal and written, with diverse audiences, including the ability to communicate complex financial information.
- Demonstrated ability at exercising tact and diplomacy.
- Demonstrated ability to analyse situations and to provide a resolution. Able to carry out financial appraisals.
- Knowledge of IT systems including SBS and Business Intelligence.
- Demonstrate a flexible approach and be able to work effectively as part of a team in a challenging environment
Qualifications
Essential
- Part Qualified (Finalist/Diploma) Professional Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB) Accountancy Qualification.
- Fully qualified AAT or actively working towards full AAT qualification / Proven Professional Accountancy qualification at NVQ level 4
Experience
Essential
- Recent previous experience within a comparable role working at a similar level.
- Proven track record of working under pressure to strict deadlines and delivery.
- Experience of dealing with Internal and External stakeholders using a customer focused approach.
- Experience in working in NHS or local government.
Person Specification
Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
Essential
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office packages with extensive knowledge of Excel.
- Demonstrable ability to prioritise effectively, set priorities, meet deadlines.
- Quick and accurate keyboard skills
- Ability to use own initiative within sphere of responsibility.
- Evidence of good communication skills, both verbal and written, with diverse audiences, including the ability to communicate complex financial information.
- Demonstrated ability at exercising tact and diplomacy.
- Demonstrated ability to analyse situations and to provide a resolution. Able to carry out financial appraisals.
- Knowledge of IT systems including SBS and Business Intelligence.
- Demonstrate a flexible approach and be able to work effectively as part of a team in a challenging environment
Qualifications
Essential
- Part Qualified (Finalist/Diploma) Professional Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB) Accountancy Qualification.
- Fully qualified AAT or actively working towards full AAT qualification / Proven Professional Accountancy qualification at NVQ level 4
Experience
Essential
- Recent previous experience within a comparable role working at a similar level.
- Proven track record of working under pressure to strict deadlines and delivery.
- Experience of dealing with Internal and External stakeholders using a customer focused approach.
- Experience in working in NHS or local government.
Additional information
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).
