Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Manager Management Accounts to join the ICB.
Our Assistant Manager Management Accounts are part of our management accounting hub for the ICB providing leadership and support to the Senior Management Accountant and the Associate Director of Financial Management, Accounts & Financial Services, to deliver the engine room of the finance function, responsible for the integrity of our ledger, our reporting and our annual accounts close.
These teams are key to everything the wider team delivers and have a key role to play in ensuring the organisation realises its ambitions. The team will deliver the monthly cycle of close and reporting, working closely with our wider finance team to support the budget holders, project owners and senior responsible officers across the organisation to ensure they have the right insight to deliver their objectives.
Sharing and learning from each other to shape forecasting, resource utilisation, risk, mitigation, productivity and value opportunities. The team will be key to interpreting technical guidance and will work as a conduit across the finance and commercial directorate, as well as with external partners where required.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will hold a CCAB qualification or be qualified by suitable experience. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Support the Senior Management Accountant in all aspects related to integrity of the Standing Financial Instructions and Standing Orders.
- Working with our Finance Business Partners to support the development of a true understanding of the run rate and underlying position of the area.
- Analysis of complex qualitative and quantitative data relating to finance
- Use of Population Health Management methodologies and tools to inform projects and programmes that will improve outcomes for patients and sustainability of health services
- Responsible for one or more areas of budget management and reporting as delegated by the Senior Management Accountant and Associate Director of Financial Management, Accounts & Financial Services.
- Ensure accurate reporting and records management
- Preparation and presentation of all aspects of the monthly management accounts reporting to the Senior management Accountant and the Finance Business Partners to review the position and work responsively and collaboratively.
Please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification for full details regarding the duties and responsibilities of the role.
About us
Mid and South Essex ICB is a statutory organisation responsible for planning and delivering local health and care services across Mid and South Essex. As part of changes to the NHS commissioning landscape, the ICB will transition to the new Essex ICB on 1 April 2026. This role will be appointed within the Essex ICB structure, working across the county to improve the health of local people. The organisations headquarters is Seax House, Chelmsford, and we operate a hybrid working model that includes working across Essex and from home. Essex ICB currently has offices in Brentwood, Harlow and Colchester, in addition to the Chelmsford HQ.
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values diversity. We know that different experiences, ideas and perspectives help create a stronger and more innovative organisation that delivers better outcomes for patients. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, including people of all ages, disabilities, sex, gender identity or expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation or personal circumstances. Our policies ensure all applicants are treated fairly and consistently throughout the recruitment process, including consideration of reasonable adjustments for disabled applicants.
Please note that the organisation does not hold a sponsorship licence.
Job description
Job responsibilities
ROLE PURPOSE / SUMMARY
The proposed Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) will be a new organisation formed through the consolidation of three ICB areas in response to the NHSs ambition to deliver a more streamlined, strategic and cost-effective model of health commissioning. The ICB will oversee the commissioning of care for the approximately 2 million people who live in Essex. Operating within a reduced running cost envelope and aligned to the new requirements of ICBs in England, the proposed Essex ICB will focus on improving population health outcomes, health equity and smarter resource allocation.
By establishing clear and transparent funding arrangements, triangulated with activity and workforce within our system we aim to support our collective understanding of how resources are allocated across the system for both revenue and capital.
Our Assistant Manager Management Accounts are part of our management accounting hub for the ICB providing leadership and support to the Senior Management Accountant and the Associate Director of Financial Management, Accounts & Financial Services, to deliver the engine room of the finance function, responsible for the integrity of our ledger, our reporting and our annual accounts close. These teams are key to everything the wider team delivers and have a key role to play in ensuring the organisation realises its ambitions. The team will deliver the monthly cycle of close and reporting, working closely with our Business Partnering team to support the budget holders, project owners and senior responsible officers across the organisation to ensure they have the right insight to deliver their objectives. Sharing and learning from each other to shape forecasting, resource utilisation, risk, mitigation, productivity and value opportunities. The team will be key to interpreting technical guidance and will work as a conduit across the finance and commercial directorate, as well as with external partners where required.
As the ICB transitions to become a leaner, more focused strategic commissioning organisation the post holder will be expected to support the Head of Finance in delivering on the three fundamental shifts set out in the NHS 10-year plan:
- From Treatment to Prevention: Embedding preventative, personalised and population based approaches to commissioning.
- From Hospital to Community: Championing care model redesign that supports community and neighbourhood health.
- From Analogue to Digital: Enabling clinically driven transformation through digital innovation, data analytics and evidence based improvement.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
To deliver on the job description set out above, the job holder will be expected to deliver on the requirements set out below:
Policy and service development
- Support the implementation of policy and / or service developments related to finance. Ensure compliance with relevant ICB policies
- Use research, innovation and audits to inform service improvements or performance management
- Support the Senior Management Accountant in all aspects related to integrity of the Standing Financial Instructions and Standing Orders.
- Working with our Finance Business Partners to support the development of a true understanding of the run rate and underlying position of the area.
Strategy and analysis
- Analysis of complex qualitative and quantitative data relating to finance
- Turns analysis into useful insights and reports that can be used to inform decision making and delivery
- Present complex data, information and insights, including qualitative and quantitative data, through clear and simple written and verbal briefings
- Use of data and insight to contribute to reporting, including performance management, financial and quality reporting against agreed contractual or project deliverables
- Use of Population Health Management methodologies and tools to inform projects and programmes that will improve outcomes for patients and sustainability of health services
- Responsible for one or more areas of budget management and reporting as delegated by the Senior Management Accountant and Head of Finance.
Planning and organisation
- Managing competing priorities, prioritizing own and team resources to effectively deliver on short, medium and longer term priorities
- Ensure accurate reporting and records management
- Preparation and presentation of all aspects of the monthly management accounts reporting to the Senior management Accountant and the Finance Business Partners to review the position and work responsively and collaboratively.
- Supporting across the ICB, providing timely, accurate information.
- Work flexibly to support various elements of ledger close down for one or more types of spend or budget areas. These areas may change as directed by the Head of Finance, to offer a range of experience and development across the management accounting hub.
Communications and Partnerships
- Work collaboratively, modelling inclusive, respectful and compassionate leadership
- Able to take account of a broad range of perspectives, including staff, patients and the public, to inform decision making
- Comfortable presenting information and training to internal and external stakeholder groups
- Build strong, trust-based relationships across the ICB, with NHS providers, local government, VCFSE partners and communities as needed
- Effective engagement with patients and the public as required
- Work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams to enable the collective ownership and delivery of projects that are seeking to improve outcomes, reduce inequalities and deliver a sustainable health and care system
- Share complex and challenging information which may relate to service performance or staffing
- Able to manage conflict, find compromise and persuade based on evidence as needed
- Supporting across the ICB operational teams, providing timely, accurate information.
- Working as part of the hub, deputising where appropriate for the Senior Management Accountant, and supporting the Assistant Finance Officers and Finance Assistants in their day to day delivery.
Financial and resource management
- Supports procurement of relevant services
Team management and capability building
- These roles act as part of a hub arrangement and will be expected to line management members of the team including apprentices from time to time. Overseeing recruitment, onboarding, development and performance management of team members
- Able to influence in order to deliver effectively through those not directly line managing
- Support staff through ICB transition, including the development of teams to deliver on new ICB portfolios as agreed through transition
- Support the effective transition of relevant functions to new portfolios within or beyond the ICB to support the new NHS operating model, in line with the requirements of the Model ICB Blueprint
- Work collaboratively with system partners to facilitate transitional arrangements
- Maintain a focus on quality, safety and affordability during transition
- Supporting effective Information Asset Management for the team
Other
- Use initiative and work independently as needed to deliver on requirements of the role
- Primarily desk-based work that requires use of visual display units, focused concentration and frequent participation in on-line or in person meetings
- Able to use software required to develop report, including ability to deliver high quality documents through Microsoft suite (word, power point, excel)
Flexibility and evolving responsibilities
As the ICB continues to evolve, portfolios may be subject to change to reflect the needs of the organization, the health and care system and national policy direction. This may include adjustments to areas of responsibility or realignment of reporting structures.
KEY RELATIONSHIPS
The post holder will need to build constructive relationships with partners from across the health and care system. Key relationships will be with:
- ICB senior leadership
- Information Governance team
- Local Authority partners
- NHS Providers
- NHSEI regional partners
- Other system partners, such as VCFSE
Job description
Job responsibilities
ROLE PURPOSE / SUMMARY
The proposed Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) will be a new organisation formed through the consolidation of three ICB areas in response to the NHSs ambition to deliver a more streamlined, strategic and cost-effective model of health commissioning. The ICB will oversee the commissioning of care for the approximately 2 million people who live in Essex. Operating within a reduced running cost envelope and aligned to the new requirements of ICBs in England, the proposed Essex ICB will focus on improving population health outcomes, health equity and smarter resource allocation.
By establishing clear and transparent funding arrangements, triangulated with activity and workforce within our system we aim to support our collective understanding of how resources are allocated across the system for both revenue and capital.
Our Assistant Manager Management Accounts are part of our management accounting hub for the ICB providing leadership and support to the Senior Management Accountant and the Associate Director of Financial Management, Accounts & Financial Services, to deliver the engine room of the finance function, responsible for the integrity of our ledger, our reporting and our annual accounts close. These teams are key to everything the wider team delivers and have a key role to play in ensuring the organisation realises its ambitions. The team will deliver the monthly cycle of close and reporting, working closely with our Business Partnering team to support the budget holders, project owners and senior responsible officers across the organisation to ensure they have the right insight to deliver their objectives. Sharing and learning from each other to shape forecasting, resource utilisation, risk, mitigation, productivity and value opportunities. The team will be key to interpreting technical guidance and will work as a conduit across the finance and commercial directorate, as well as with external partners where required.
As the ICB transitions to become a leaner, more focused strategic commissioning organisation the post holder will be expected to support the Head of Finance in delivering on the three fundamental shifts set out in the NHS 10-year plan:
- From Treatment to Prevention: Embedding preventative, personalised and population based approaches to commissioning.
- From Hospital to Community: Championing care model redesign that supports community and neighbourhood health.
- From Analogue to Digital: Enabling clinically driven transformation through digital innovation, data analytics and evidence based improvement.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
To deliver on the job description set out above, the job holder will be expected to deliver on the requirements set out below:
Policy and service development
- Support the implementation of policy and / or service developments related to finance. Ensure compliance with relevant ICB policies
- Use research, innovation and audits to inform service improvements or performance management
- Support the Senior Management Accountant in all aspects related to integrity of the Standing Financial Instructions and Standing Orders.
- Working with our Finance Business Partners to support the development of a true understanding of the run rate and underlying position of the area.
Strategy and analysis
- Analysis of complex qualitative and quantitative data relating to finance
- Turns analysis into useful insights and reports that can be used to inform decision making and delivery
- Present complex data, information and insights, including qualitative and quantitative data, through clear and simple written and verbal briefings
- Use of data and insight to contribute to reporting, including performance management, financial and quality reporting against agreed contractual or project deliverables
- Use of Population Health Management methodologies and tools to inform projects and programmes that will improve outcomes for patients and sustainability of health services
- Responsible for one or more areas of budget management and reporting as delegated by the Senior Management Accountant and Head of Finance.
Planning and organisation
- Managing competing priorities, prioritizing own and team resources to effectively deliver on short, medium and longer term priorities
- Ensure accurate reporting and records management
- Preparation and presentation of all aspects of the monthly management accounts reporting to the Senior management Accountant and the Finance Business Partners to review the position and work responsively and collaboratively.
- Supporting across the ICB, providing timely, accurate information.
- Work flexibly to support various elements of ledger close down for one or more types of spend or budget areas. These areas may change as directed by the Head of Finance, to offer a range of experience and development across the management accounting hub.
Communications and Partnerships
- Work collaboratively, modelling inclusive, respectful and compassionate leadership
- Able to take account of a broad range of perspectives, including staff, patients and the public, to inform decision making
- Comfortable presenting information and training to internal and external stakeholder groups
- Build strong, trust-based relationships across the ICB, with NHS providers, local government, VCFSE partners and communities as needed
- Effective engagement with patients and the public as required
- Work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams to enable the collective ownership and delivery of projects that are seeking to improve outcomes, reduce inequalities and deliver a sustainable health and care system
- Share complex and challenging information which may relate to service performance or staffing
- Able to manage conflict, find compromise and persuade based on evidence as needed
- Supporting across the ICB operational teams, providing timely, accurate information.
- Working as part of the hub, deputising where appropriate for the Senior Management Accountant, and supporting the Assistant Finance Officers and Finance Assistants in their day to day delivery.
Financial and resource management
- Supports procurement of relevant services
Team management and capability building
- These roles act as part of a hub arrangement and will be expected to line management members of the team including apprentices from time to time. Overseeing recruitment, onboarding, development and performance management of team members
- Able to influence in order to deliver effectively through those not directly line managing
- Support staff through ICB transition, including the development of teams to deliver on new ICB portfolios as agreed through transition
- Support the effective transition of relevant functions to new portfolios within or beyond the ICB to support the new NHS operating model, in line with the requirements of the Model ICB Blueprint
- Work collaboratively with system partners to facilitate transitional arrangements
- Maintain a focus on quality, safety and affordability during transition
- Supporting effective Information Asset Management for the team
Other
- Use initiative and work independently as needed to deliver on requirements of the role
- Primarily desk-based work that requires use of visual display units, focused concentration and frequent participation in on-line or in person meetings
- Able to use software required to develop report, including ability to deliver high quality documents through Microsoft suite (word, power point, excel)
Flexibility and evolving responsibilities
As the ICB continues to evolve, portfolios may be subject to change to reflect the needs of the organization, the health and care system and national policy direction. This may include adjustments to areas of responsibility or realignment of reporting structures.
KEY RELATIONSHIPS
The post holder will need to build constructive relationships with partners from across the health and care system. Key relationships will be with:
- ICB senior leadership
- Information Governance team
- Local Authority partners
- NHS Providers
- NHSEI regional partners
- Other system partners, such as VCFSE
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of the health, care and local government landscape, including relevant legislation, policies and guidance, and an understanding of the social determinants of public health
- Experience managing budgets to deliver corporate requirements and within health and care financial frameworks
- Uses technology to effectively plan work and evaluate effectiveness through audits
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Degree level (relevant focus) or equivalent managerial experience
- Evidence of sustained commitment to continuing professional development
- CCAB qualified or qualified by suitable experience
Governance and Assurance
Essential
- Experience delivering projects that require collective decision-making and how to negotiate success in those situations
- A good understanding effective corporate governance and the route for decision making within the ICB
Personal Attributes and Values
Essential
- Personal commitment to the values of the NHS 10-year Plan, the NHS People Plan, the Nolan Principles, to championing equality, diversity and inclusion within the ICB and the wider health system
- Demonstrates professionalism, self-awareness and emotional intelligence, with an understanding of own strengths and limitations
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Able to work as part of a team and independently
Knowledge/understanding
Essential
- Experience using analytical and problem-solving skills to address complex problems, ability to recognise policy implications and how to manage potential competing priorities / interests in developing strategies
- Good data analysis and interpretation skills involving highly complex data, including an understanding of analytical methods and how to use data to support Population Health Management
- Experience scoping and delivering effective evaluations of projects and interventions, including understanding relevant data and evaluation tools and methods for formal and informal evaluations
Partnership Working/Leadership Management
Essential
- Line management experience, including supporting individual development and addressing under-performance, when necessary
- Experience working across organisational boundaries in the development and delivery of projects
- Able to represent the organisation credibly and positively
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of the health, care and local government landscape, including relevant legislation, policies and guidance, and an understanding of the social determinants of public health
- Experience managing budgets to deliver corporate requirements and within health and care financial frameworks
- Uses technology to effectively plan work and evaluate effectiveness through audits
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Degree level (relevant focus) or equivalent managerial experience
- Evidence of sustained commitment to continuing professional development
- CCAB qualified or qualified by suitable experience
Governance and Assurance
Essential
- Experience delivering projects that require collective decision-making and how to negotiate success in those situations
- A good understanding effective corporate governance and the route for decision making within the ICB
Personal Attributes and Values
Essential
- Personal commitment to the values of the NHS 10-year Plan, the NHS People Plan, the Nolan Principles, to championing equality, diversity and inclusion within the ICB and the wider health system
- Demonstrates professionalism, self-awareness and emotional intelligence, with an understanding of own strengths and limitations
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Able to work as part of a team and independently
Knowledge/understanding
Essential
- Experience using analytical and problem-solving skills to address complex problems, ability to recognise policy implications and how to manage potential competing priorities / interests in developing strategies
- Good data analysis and interpretation skills involving highly complex data, including an understanding of analytical methods and how to use data to support Population Health Management
- Experience scoping and delivering effective evaluations of projects and interventions, including understanding relevant data and evaluation tools and methods for formal and informal evaluations
Partnership Working/Leadership Management
Essential
- Line management experience, including supporting individual development and addressing under-performance, when necessary
- Experience working across organisational boundaries in the development and delivery of projects
- Able to represent the organisation credibly and positively
