Assistant Management Accountant

SECamb

The closing date is 06 April 2025

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Job summary

Finance Business Associate

  • Band 5 NHS AFC £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
  • Full time - 37.5hrs per week
  • Based at Crawley HQ (with travel across the Trust)

An exciting opportunity to join a busy NHS Ambulance Service in our Finance Team as an Assistant Management Accountant to provide specialist finance and business advice, guidance and support to a range of Operations Managers and clinicians, assisting the Finance team in delivering a robust operational and financial management whilst improving cost effectiveness.

Please note we advise that you put forward your application as soon as possible, if we receive a high number of applications for this role, we will close the role early.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will ensure the provision of an accurate and timely finance and management accounting information service to senior Finance managers. Provision of a finance information service to budget holders and maintenance of the Trust's budgetary systems.

The post holder will be responsible for assisting the Finance Business Associates in providing financial support to the senior Finance team and budget holders to achieve financial control and effective budget management and to facilitate the delivery of the Trust's financial targets.

About us

Why Work At South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust?

We offer:

  • A minimum 27 days' holiday each year, increasing with service.
  • Opportunity to join the NHS Pension Scheme
  • Personal and professional development and training opportunities.
  • Salary Sacrifice schemes for cars or push bikes
  • Access to occupational health and counselling services.
  • Access to NHS discounts, offering NHS employees a range of money-saving deals.

Date posted

25 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

278-AMA-0325-CC

Job locations

Crawley HQ

Crawley

RH10 9BG


Job description

Job responsibilities

Ensuring accurate and timely monthly management accounting information is produced and clearly reported, with the key income and expenditure variances appropriately analysed and presented in a user-friendly manner so that the senior Finance team can effectively evaluate financial performance.

Preparation of clear and accurate journal entries and workings which fully explain the reason for the journal. The identification of accruals and prepayments, adjusting via journals into the computerised ledger system and the investigation of variances and discrepancies, making appropriate budget, expenditure or income adjustments via journals. This will involve close liaison with budget holders (including monthly meetings) and a detailed understanding of the functioning of clinical and non-clinical services within the Trust.

Maintenance of accurate working papers which provide clear backing for the monthly results. Discuss forecasting with the Budget Holder to emphasise on the over/under spend and where CIP can be taken off. Movement of Budgets, preparation of costing to be included in Budget virements for example CCP Budget realignment costed.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Ensuring accurate and timely monthly management accounting information is produced and clearly reported, with the key income and expenditure variances appropriately analysed and presented in a user-friendly manner so that the senior Finance team can effectively evaluate financial performance.

Preparation of clear and accurate journal entries and workings which fully explain the reason for the journal. The identification of accruals and prepayments, adjusting via journals into the computerised ledger system and the investigation of variances and discrepancies, making appropriate budget, expenditure or income adjustments via journals. This will involve close liaison with budget holders (including monthly meetings) and a detailed understanding of the functioning of clinical and non-clinical services within the Trust.

Maintenance of accurate working papers which provide clear backing for the monthly results. Discuss forecasting with the Budget Holder to emphasise on the over/under spend and where CIP can be taken off. Movement of Budgets, preparation of costing to be included in Budget virements for example CCP Budget realignment costed.

Person Specification

Qualifications/ Training

Essential

  • Certificate level of recognised CCAB body or equivalent (eg: AAT Qualified) or educated to degree level in a relevant specialism

Desirable

  • Studying for Diploma Qualification level of CCAB Accountancy body.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Sound, demonstrable knowledge of financial and accounting procedures.

Desirable

  • Specialist knowledge of NHS financial frameworks relevant to the role

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of monitoring budgets and variance analysis
  • Previous experience of data manipulation (with large data sets)

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working within the NHS, preferably within an NHS Foundation Trust
Person Specification

Qualifications/ Training

Essential

  • Certificate level of recognised CCAB body or equivalent (eg: AAT Qualified) or educated to degree level in a relevant specialism

Desirable

  • Studying for Diploma Qualification level of CCAB Accountancy body.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Sound, demonstrable knowledge of financial and accounting procedures.

Desirable

  • Specialist knowledge of NHS financial frameworks relevant to the role

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of monitoring budgets and variance analysis
  • Previous experience of data manipulation (with large data sets)

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working within the NHS, preferably within an NHS Foundation Trust

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

SECamb

Address

Crawley HQ

Crawley

RH10 9BG

Employer details

Employer name

SECamb

Address

Crawley HQ

Crawley

RH10 9BG

For questions about the job, contact:

Finance Business Partner

Mabel Foster

mabel.foster@secamb.nhs.uk

Date posted

25 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

278-AMA-0325-CC

Job locations

Crawley HQ

Crawley

RH10 9BG


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