Financial Accountant (Apprentice)

Job description

Job responsibilities

WHAT YOULL DO

The apprentices will work in one of the four roles before rotating to another in the second year and then the final role in the third. The roles have been carefully selected to provide apprentices with a breadth of knowledge across finance disciplines providing great work experience whilst studying for full accounting body membership

Alongside the practical experience, you will undertake a Level 7 finance apprenticeship and study to become a full member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). Study time and off-the-job training will be fully supported and considered of equal importance to the work experience.

We are looking for applicants who are committed to developing their knowledge and becoming a chartered accountant. They will ideally have an interest in developing their skills in public sector finances and working for the NHS.

As this apprenticeship is at an advanced level applicants must have one of the following qualifications: Finance apprenticeship Level 4, AAT Level 4 member, CIMA Certificate of Business Accounting, ACCA Foundations in Accounting or first class degree with finance modules i.e. finance and accounting, business studies. You will also have to qualify for the Government apprenticeship scheme and therefore these roles do not attract visa sponsorship.

Due to the rotational nature of this role you will be a team player with strong communication skills who is willing to work hard and be adaptable to the different demands of the department. You will have strong attention to detail will be honest with all the work that you do. You will demonstrate independence and initiative when carrying out tasks. Work experience in finance or customer services is desirable as is a good working knowledge of excel.

This role provides full support to complete a level 7 apprenticeship to become a chartered accountant as well as gaining experience through the rotation across the following roles:

R&D Management AccountantManaging a portfolio of commercial and Non-commercial studies. Reconciling income and expenditure on each study. Producing Analysis report, managing queries and ensuring the accurate and timely distribution of income to recipient business units.

Financial Accountant (Period end team) Operational FinanceSupport the Finance Manager in production of the final accounts for the Trust including key working papers for external audit and proactively responding to external audit queries.

Accountant (Tax & Treasury) Operational FinanceAssisting the Cash & Control Manager in VAT compliance for the organisation and subsidiaries ensuring accurate VAT is submitted in a timely basis.

Subsidiary Accountant Strategic FinanceSupport the Subsidiary Finance Manager with the financial management of the subsidiary finances including budget partnering, month-end reporting and preparation of annual accounts

Undertake a 3-year programme of training working towards CIMA or ACCA Level 7 Apprenticeship.

This will consist of a full-time work placement plus attendance on study sessions/days in line with your apprenticeship training programme.

Once you have completed your training you will fulfil the following job description in full.

If you are already an NHS employee and are applying for an Apprentice - Annex 21 vacancy you may be entitled to pay protection.

Pay protection applies where the role you are applying for is at the same AFC band or higher, and you would receive less in pay compared with your current salary due to annex 21.

Please see the NHS Employers Apprenticeship Pay Guidance and FAQs for further information and eligible criteria:

Apprenticeship pay guidance and FAQs | NHS Employers

Person Specification

Qualifications / training required

Essential

• AAT Level 4, CIMA Foundation, ACCA Foundation or Degree
• Capable of attaining CIMA Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA)

Desirable

• Experience in a finance environment
• Experience in an NHS Finance environment

Previous or relevant experience necessary

Essential

• Detailed understanding of financial systems and general ledger transactions and reporting
• Detailed understanding of budgetary control processes
• Understanding of financial information systems and ability to extract information
• Comfortable with IT and able to use spreadsheet modelling packages

Desirable

• Experience with Oracle IT system.

Special requirements of the post

Desirable

• Line Management experience
• Previous experience with VAT in the NHS
• Previous experience of financial year end

Values and behaviours

Essential

• Patients First
• Always Improving
• Working Together

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

University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust

Address

Southampton General Hospital

Tremona Road

Southampton

SO16 6YD

Employer's website

https://www.uhs.nhs.uk/home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)