Job summary
Assistant Management Accountant
Division: Corporate
Care Group: Finance
Band: 4
Salary: £25,147 - £27,596 per annum/pro rata
We are recruiting for a Assistant Management Accountantwho shares our ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best Peopleand has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
To provide support to the Assistant Finance Business Partners to deliver a high standard of financial management service. This will include processing journals, maintaining expenditure schedules, updating establishments and answering queries from budget holders. This will include some work within Directorate areas as well as project based work within the Management Accounts team to improve both the internal processes and external reporting.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
About us
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.
All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.
We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under - represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.
All staff at Medway comply the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide management accounts support as part of the Finance Business Partnering team on the production of month end reports, establishment updates and report distribution.
Create and input standard monthly journals relating to prepayments, maintenance contracts and income register.
Ensure all data required is received in accordance with the monthly timetable and manipulated into a suitable format prior to data entry onto the finance system.
The post holder will support in the delivery of effective financial management for all Directorates within the Trust.
The post holder will supply advice and assistance with enquiries, processing and interpreting high volume financial data and assisting in the production and investigation of budgetary control information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide management accounts support as part of the Finance Business Partnering team on the production of month end reports, establishment updates and report distribution.
Create and input standard monthly journals relating to prepayments, maintenance contracts and income register.
Ensure all data required is received in accordance with the monthly timetable and manipulated into a suitable format prior to data entry onto the finance system.
The post holder will support in the delivery of effective financial management for all Directorates within the Trust.
The post holder will supply advice and assistance with enquiries, processing and interpreting high volume financial data and assisting in the production and investigation of budgetary control information.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- To hold or be studying/prepared to study the AAT qualification as a minimum
Knowledge
Desirable
- NHS systems and practice
- Accounting practices
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with systems in the finance department of a large multi-disciplinary organisation
- Experience in management accounting and financial systems
Desirable
- Intermediate spreadsheet skills are desirable however training to upskill from a basic level can and will be provided
Skills
Essential
- Ability to undertake a wide range of competing activities and present results within very strict deadlines
- Well-developed numeracy, analytical and interpretative skills
Values Based Question
Essential
- Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- To hold or be studying/prepared to study the AAT qualification as a minimum
Knowledge
Desirable
- NHS systems and practice
- Accounting practices
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with systems in the finance department of a large multi-disciplinary organisation
- Experience in management accounting and financial systems
Desirable
- Intermediate spreadsheet skills are desirable however training to upskill from a basic level can and will be provided
Skills
Essential
- Ability to undertake a wide range of competing activities and present results within very strict deadlines
- Well-developed numeracy, analytical and interpretative skills
Values Based Question
Essential
- Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome
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
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).
