Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Management
Accountant to join our Finance Team, providing high quality support to the Head of Financial Planning & Analysis in the
annual budget setting process.
Staff benefits include free on-site parking, a staff shuttle service, subsidised cafeteria, the ability to retain your NHS pension, see below for more information.
Main duties of the job
Role requirements:
Responsibility for the monthly management accounts, which includes production, analysis, reporting and communication. Ensure complete transparency and full liaison with budget holders.
Interview date: to be advised
About us
About Us
The Childrens Trust is
the UKs leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing
expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist
centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our
Brain Injury Community Service.
Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we
are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction
8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of:
Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom.
Staff Benefits
The work we do is
highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable
range of benefits, including, adoption pay, time off for fertility treatment,
enhanced paternity leave, paid carers leave, time out days for those
experiencing menopause symptoms, time off for gender reassignment.
We also offer
additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements
ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length
of service.
Other benefits include
free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train
stations to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation
(subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where
applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the
opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative
environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities
- Maintain the
full analysis, with all appropriate backup, of the current organisational
budget: pay, non-pay, income and capital; ensuring that all documentation is
fully backed up.
- Ensure
complete transparency with budget holders of all components and assumptions
inherent in the budget.
- As directed by
the Head of Financial Planning and Analysis, input any agreed changes to the
budgets, in full liaison with budget holders.
- For each
annual budget, liaise with budget holders to agree monthly phasing
assumptions. These will be fixed at the
beginning of the financial year, unless authorised by the Head of Financial
Planning and Analysis.
- Prepare and
deliver accurate, timely management information and financial reports to
support strategic decision-making and operational performance monitoring.
- On a monthly
basis, prepare the management accounts for the organisation. For presentation to the Head of Financial
Planning and Analysis, ensure arithmetic accuracy, full reconciliation to the
general ledger, analysis of all material variances and identification of
underlying trends.
- Once the
management accounts have been approved, liaise with budget holders to
effectively communicate their monthly results, and provide sound guidance and
advice on effective budget management and forecasting of future spend.
Professionalism
- Takes action and raises concerns.
- Adhere to the policies and procedures of
The Childrens Trust.
- Maintain
professional boundaries and professionalism at all times.
- Committed to
demonstrating the organisations values and behaviours at all times.
Health
and Safety
- Adheres to all Health and Safety
guidelines, principles and regulations to perform your role and comply with The
Childrens Trust policies and procedures.
- Provide evidence of a valid NHS Covid
Pass or acceptable proof of Covid vaccination or medical exemption and all
vaccinations (or medical exemption) required for the post.
- Adhere to
manual handling procedures and complete mandatory manual handling training.
- Promotes
the health and safety of others.
- Uses the incident reporting and risk assessment
system (IRAR), to identify and report risks and incidents/actions if directed.
- Responsible for identifying and mitigating risk
within the work environment.
Wellbeing
and Emotional Resilience
- Maintains a positive approach and
outlook when dealing with change and overcoming challenges and problems.
- Recognises own limitations, develops
realistic goals, and uses support network resource when or if necessary.
- Treats challenges and problems as a
learning experience.
- Remains organised and focused when under
pressure.
- Responds appropriately and effectively
to all constructive feedback.
- Motivates
self and other.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities
- Maintain the
full analysis, with all appropriate backup, of the current organisational
budget: pay, non-pay, income and capital; ensuring that all documentation is
fully backed up.
- Ensure
complete transparency with budget holders of all components and assumptions
inherent in the budget.
- As directed by
the Head of Financial Planning and Analysis, input any agreed changes to the
budgets, in full liaison with budget holders.
- For each
annual budget, liaise with budget holders to agree monthly phasing
assumptions. These will be fixed at the
beginning of the financial year, unless authorised by the Head of Financial
Planning and Analysis.
- Prepare and
deliver accurate, timely management information and financial reports to
support strategic decision-making and operational performance monitoring.
- On a monthly
basis, prepare the management accounts for the organisation. For presentation to the Head of Financial
Planning and Analysis, ensure arithmetic accuracy, full reconciliation to the
general ledger, analysis of all material variances and identification of
underlying trends.
- Once the
management accounts have been approved, liaise with budget holders to
effectively communicate their monthly results, and provide sound guidance and
advice on effective budget management and forecasting of future spend.
Professionalism
- Takes action and raises concerns.
- Adhere to the policies and procedures of
The Childrens Trust.
- Maintain
professional boundaries and professionalism at all times.
- Committed to
demonstrating the organisations values and behaviours at all times.
Health
and Safety
- Adheres to all Health and Safety
guidelines, principles and regulations to perform your role and comply with The
Childrens Trust policies and procedures.
- Provide evidence of a valid NHS Covid
Pass or acceptable proof of Covid vaccination or medical exemption and all
vaccinations (or medical exemption) required for the post.
- Adhere to
manual handling procedures and complete mandatory manual handling training.
- Promotes
the health and safety of others.
- Uses the incident reporting and risk assessment
system (IRAR), to identify and report risks and incidents/actions if directed.
- Responsible for identifying and mitigating risk
within the work environment.
Wellbeing
and Emotional Resilience
- Maintains a positive approach and
outlook when dealing with change and overcoming challenges and problems.
- Recognises own limitations, develops
realistic goals, and uses support network resource when or if necessary.
- Treats challenges and problems as a
learning experience.
- Remains organised and focused when under
pressure.
- Responds appropriately and effectively
to all constructive feedback.
- Motivates
self and other.
Person Specification
Personal Qualities
Essential
- * Commitment to the vision and values of The Childrens Trust.
- * Flexible and can do attitude to competing commitments in workload.
- * Highly motivated and reliable.
- * Ability to cope working in a demanding environment.
Qualifications
Essential
- CCAB qualified, in exceptional circumstances, qualification through experience will be accepted.
Knowledge
Essential
- * Knowledge of full reporting functionality of a general ledger reporting system: drill down, report writing, modelling, pivot tables.
Experience
Essential
- * Experience of the budget setting process in other organisations, over at least two annual cycles, preferably in the healthcare sector.
- * Familiarity with the Charities SORP.
- * Experience of effective liaison with budget holders and/or stakeholders.
Skills and Abilities
Desirable
- * High expertise with Excel Spreadsheets.
- * Strong writing and reporting skills.
- * High level of analytic skills and highly numerate.
- * Strong personal presentational skills.
- * An ability to spot the underlying trends and to see the bigger picture of the strategic financial performance.
Person Specification
Personal Qualities
Essential
- * Commitment to the vision and values of The Childrens Trust.
- * Flexible and can do attitude to competing commitments in workload.
- * Highly motivated and reliable.
- * Ability to cope working in a demanding environment.
Qualifications
Essential
- CCAB qualified, in exceptional circumstances, qualification through experience will be accepted.
Knowledge
Essential
- * Knowledge of full reporting functionality of a general ledger reporting system: drill down, report writing, modelling, pivot tables.
Experience
Essential
- * Experience of the budget setting process in other organisations, over at least two annual cycles, preferably in the healthcare sector.
- * Familiarity with the Charities SORP.
- * Experience of effective liaison with budget holders and/or stakeholders.
Skills and Abilities
Desirable
- * High expertise with Excel Spreadsheets.
- * Strong writing and reporting skills.
- * High level of analytic skills and highly numerate.
- * Strong personal presentational skills.
- * An ability to spot the underlying trends and to see the bigger picture of the strategic financial performance.
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.
