Job summary
This is an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and flexible finance professional to work within the Finance Team as a Senior Financial Management Analyst. This is similar to a Deputy Management Accountant type role and is suited to someone with a finance background.
The post holder will work within the Financial Management team, providing support on a range of financial services including preparation of financial statements, budget settings and statistical analyses for Operational and Financial Senior Managers, on both a routine and ad hoc basis.
If you are a confident communicator, numerate and interested in working in a fast paced finance team, then we can offer you the opportunity to work in a friendly and professional environment.
Hours per week - 37.5
Main duties of the job
- The Senior Analyst is responsible for completing the monthly reporting cycle ensuring an accurate reported position to the Business Units and for the Trust as a whole.
- The post holder will assist the FRM (Financial Reporting Manager) in maintaining provision, accruals and pre-payment registers. Ensuring that the required adjustments are actioned accurately.
- The post holder will assist the FRM in providing reports and trend analysis to the Senior Finance Team and the Business Units.
- The post holder will assist the FRM in maintaining key controls and reconciliations to ensure accurate closedown of the ledger.
- The post holder will provide advice and support for ad hoc queries to the Business Units, with the direction of the SFM (Senior Finance Manager) and FRM.
- The post holder will provide supervision and guidance to junior finance staff within the Financial Management Team.
About us
Whether you are just starting out in your career or are looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, East Cheshire NHS Trust is the right employer for you. An organisation with a real sense of community we actively support and develop our staff to ensure our patients receive the best quality care, delivering the right care first time, every time.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at https://www.eastcheshirehrdirect.nhs.uk .
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Applicant Pack prior to completing your application form to find out more information.
Please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the Supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role.
As part of making your application we encourage you to review the Trusts Careers webpage www.careersateastcheshire.nhs.uk for more information about working for East Cheshire NHS Trust.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).
Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications.
We look forward to receiving your application
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Applicant Pack prior to completing your application form to find out more information.
Please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the Supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role.
As part of making your application we encourage you to review the Trusts Careers webpage www.careersateastcheshire.nhs.uk for more information about working for East Cheshire NHS Trust.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).
Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications.
We look forward to receiving your application
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- AAT Member or equivalent to honors degree level or AAT technician - part CCAB qualification or equivalent level of experience
Desirable
- Studying towards CCAB (Professional accountancy qualification)
Experience
Essential
- Financial accounting experience or management accounting experience
- Provision of financial information to non-finance personnel
Desirable
- Experience of working in financial management in the NHS
Skills
Essential
- Experience of computer and paper based accounting systems
- Understanding of the general ledger and its feeder systems and coding structures
- Excel to intermediate level
- Knowledge of general accounting principles and legislation relating to budgetary control and financial management
- Good analytical and communication skills both written and verbal
- Ability to manage staff effectively to produce required outputs
- Reliable team player
- Ability to plan and manage own workload to meet deadlines
- Ability to work flexibly
Desirable
- Use of trust general ledger (oracle)
- Understanding of the NHS financial regime
- Awareness of current NHS issues
- Microsoft office to intermediate or advance level
- Ability to work quickly to a high level of accuracy
- Ability to maintain focus and drive to resolve issues
Other Role Requirements
Essential
- Please refer to the person specification for further role requirements
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- AAT Member or equivalent to honors degree level or AAT technician - part CCAB qualification or equivalent level of experience
Desirable
- Studying towards CCAB (Professional accountancy qualification)
Experience
Essential
- Financial accounting experience or management accounting experience
- Provision of financial information to non-finance personnel
Desirable
- Experience of working in financial management in the NHS
Skills
Essential
- Experience of computer and paper based accounting systems
- Understanding of the general ledger and its feeder systems and coding structures
- Excel to intermediate level
- Knowledge of general accounting principles and legislation relating to budgetary control and financial management
- Good analytical and communication skills both written and verbal
- Ability to manage staff effectively to produce required outputs
- Reliable team player
- Ability to plan and manage own workload to meet deadlines
- Ability to work flexibly
Desirable
- Use of trust general ledger (oracle)
- Understanding of the NHS financial regime
- Awareness of current NHS issues
- Microsoft office to intermediate or advance level
- Ability to work quickly to a high level of accuracy
- Ability to maintain focus and drive to resolve issues
Other Role Requirements
Essential
- Please refer to the person specification for further role requirements
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
