Job summary
Barts Health NHS Trust
Senior Management Accountant Band 6
Barts Health NHS Trust is one of Britain's leading healthcare providers and the largest Trust in the NHS with a turnover of approximately £1.5 billion and 16,000 employees, serving a population of 2.5m in East London and beyond.
We offer a full portfolio of services and are home to some of Britain's leading specialist centres including cancer, cardiac, trauma and emergency care, including the London air ambulance. We also have one of the UK's busiest children's hospitals, internationally renowned surgical facilities and the new Heart Centre. The vision is to create a world-class health organisation with an international reputation for excellence in patient care, research and education.
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated CCAB part-qualified Accountant to join the finance team. We are looking for a driven individual who is self-motivated, pro-active with excellent planning and organisational skills. The post holder is required to have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the Finance Manager and their deputy as well as service area teams, demonstrating accounting and business knowledge, analytical support and clear presentation of highly complex or contentious financial and business information to clinical and non-clinical colleagues. He/she will constructively and positively challenge all aspects of service area financial and business performance and financial management processes to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.
Through a team of accountants the post holder is required to produce monthly budget statements and financial reports for agreement with the HoF for presentation at service area board meetings and to feed into the Trust's position for internal and external corporate reporting.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a finance team within a large, specialist and complex organisation with great opportunities for learning and development.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent in experience
- Part-qualified CCAB or CIMA
Desirable
- Working to becoming a CCAB finalist
Experience
Essential
- At least 2 years experience in finance
- At least 1 year financial management experience in month end reporting
Desirable
- Experience of managing and reviewing working processes
Knowledge
Essential
- Related knowledge about NHS funding and regulations (NHSI, NHSE, ICS, Local Authority)
Desirable
- Have experience in team management
Skills
Essential
- To have absolute confidence to produce monthly financial statements and reports and ensure the Trust strict financial timetables are adhered to
- Confident to work with and manipulate complex data for findings and usesful information which inform decision making
- Act as 1st point of contact for budget control and management. Able to question, review and challenge nonfinancial managers
- Ability to produce narrative, written reports highlighting key financial issues
- Excellent numerical, written and verbal skills
- Excellent interpersonal and team player skills
Desirable
- Motivate, develop, supervise and train staff to produce monthly financial statements and reports and ensure the Trust strict financial timetables are adhered to
- Ability to deputise for the Finance Manager including clinical area / specialty board attendane and presentations
Other
Essential
- Ability to proactively manage and priorities workload
- Evidence of a commitment to personal development
- Professional pro-active attitude and self motivated
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent in experience
- Part-qualified CCAB or CIMA
Desirable
- Working to becoming a CCAB finalist
Experience
Essential
- At least 2 years experience in finance
- At least 1 year financial management experience in month end reporting
Desirable
- Experience of managing and reviewing working processes
Knowledge
Essential
- Related knowledge about NHS funding and regulations (NHSI, NHSE, ICS, Local Authority)
Desirable
- Have experience in team management
Skills
Essential
- To have absolute confidence to produce monthly financial statements and reports and ensure the Trust strict financial timetables are adhered to
- Confident to work with and manipulate complex data for findings and usesful information which inform decision making
- Act as 1st point of contact for budget control and management. Able to question, review and challenge nonfinancial managers
- Ability to produce narrative, written reports highlighting key financial issues
- Excellent numerical, written and verbal skills
- Excellent interpersonal and team player skills
Desirable
- Motivate, develop, supervise and train staff to produce monthly financial statements and reports and ensure the Trust strict financial timetables are adhered to
- Ability to deputise for the Finance Manager including clinical area / specialty board attendane and presentations
Other
Essential
- Ability to proactively manage and priorities workload
- Evidence of a commitment to personal development
- Professional pro-active attitude and self motivated
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
