Management Accountant

Job description

Job responsibilities

Communication

1. Communicate and report Financial Information to non-finance staff. Explain and investigate queries and take necessary action, and ensure the correct Financial Procedures are adhered to. This will include face to face communication, attending meetings, email and telephone.

2. To be actively involved in the preparation of revenue budgets, business cases and related income for Research & Innovation Division

3. Provide accurate and timely budgetary information and advice to budget managers regarding Pay, Non Pay and Income for specific Directorates, enabling them to manage their budgets effectively.

This will include, ensuring financial coding of expenditure and income is correct, analysing expenditure to investigate variances, and resolving budget holder queries, whilst adhering to tight deadlines.

Analytical and Judgement Skills

4. To gather and produce data for inputting on the general ledger system, ensuring all income and expenditure is shown on the relevant cost center's by way of journaling.

5. In conjunction with Finance Business Partner and/or Head of Management Accounts have the

responsibility for setting realistic budgets for specific areas, both pay and non-pay.

6. To monitor performance against budgets, investigate variances and provide details for any deviations and advise upon remedial action where necessary.

7. To provide budgetary control information within tight departmental timescales.

8. To deputise for the FBPs when necessary at departmental review meetings, and provide the necessary supporting information.

9. To provide financial advice to various levels of management within specific operational directorates.

Planning and Organisational Skills

10. To ensure that all relevant monthly adjustments including accruals and prepayments are performed to a tight financial timetable in order that the Finance Business Partners and Assistant Director of Finance can complete the monthly board reports on time.

11. To ensure that a high quality service is provided to budget managers with queries being responded to in a timely manner.

12. To assist the Finance Business Partners in the annual budget setting process as appropriate.

Physical Skills

13. Advanced keyboard skills to input and manipulate financial data where speed and accuracy are necessary.

14. Accurate and timely input of data for raising invoices to retrieve income.

Responsibilityfor Patient/Client Care

15. Occasional patient contact to resolve queries and may provide general advice to patients.

Responsibility for Policy/Service Development

16. Implements policies for own work area and may propose changes to working practices and procedures to enhance financial security of Service.

Responsibility for Financial & Physical Resources

17. Responsible for the update and provision of regular staffing analysis.

18. Responsible for adjusting staffing whole time and salary adjustments in a timely manner in accordance with monthly reporting.

19. To use knowledge/ experience to advise budget holders on the Trusts financial policies, procedures and Standing Financial Instructions.

20. To ensure that the Trusts standing financial instructions and codes of procedures are adhered to at all times.

21. To maintain a comprehensive history of budget allocations for specific directorates.

22. To liaise with internal and external audit as required.

23. To understand and use the integrated financial system by using the general ledger to its full extent and understand the impact, actions have within other modules of the financial system.

24. To have a comprehensive knowledge of a range of IT systems including payroll ESR, integrated finance system Oracle, spreadsheets, report writing, email and internet. The post holder is required to actively examine and improve the use of IT applications to ensure the production of financial and related information is accurate, timely and within financial regulations.

25. To be proactive in working practices and suggest changes.

26. To provide induction training for trainees, new members of the support staff and participate in developing and coordinating training links both departmental and interdepartmental.

27. To undertake any required training and development in relation to this role as well as taking responsibility for own personal development in relation to the duties and responsibilities detailed above.

Responsibility for Human Resources

28. Develops and delivers training programmes for Non Finance staff. Works closely with team members and external organisations to retrieve income.

Responsibility for Information Resources

29. Responsible for ensuring the maintenance of the income spreadsheets and raising invoice requests.

Responsibility for Research & Development

30. Undertake R&D within own area and contribute to R&D activity within the wider team.

Freedom to Act

31. Decisions made within the framework of the Trusts Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions. These documents provide broad policies rather than detailed procedures.

32. Post requires little direct supervision.

33. Operating within policies and procedures.

34. Responsible for prioritising own work to ensure weekly and monthly timetables are met.

35. Targets /outputs agreed with Finance Business Partner (for example, as part of performance review), but process for achieving those targets determined by the Management Accountant.

Physical Effort

36. Minor lifting and handling in an office environment (files, boxes, etc).

Mental Effort

37. Will be able to deal with a wide range of queries, provide responses either face to face, over the telephone or by email.

38. Frequent requirement for concentration for prolonged periods.

Emotional Effort

39. Limited exposure to Patients/Clients.

Working conditions

40. Significant use of computer VDU screen / keyboard.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• AAT NQV Level 4 or equivalent

Desirable

• Graduate

Knowledge

Essential

• Extensive experience of providing accounting services

Desirable

• Supervisory Experience

Experience

Essential

• Ability to work in multidisciplinary Teams

Key Skills

Essential

• Communication & Planning Skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHSFT

Address

CCC-W

Bebington Wirral CH634JY

Wirral

CH634JY

Employer's website

https://www.clatterbridgecc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)