Job summary
An exciting opportunity has risen within the R&D finance team to join as a Senior Management Accountant (2 year fixed term)to support and provide sound financial management service to the UK DTN. This post is an ideal opportunity to gain experience in R&D Finance through secondment. The UK DTN is funded via the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) and directly sponsored by DHSC. Just under £50 million was awarded to UCLH with the aim to build capacity in early phase clinical trials in Dementia across the whole of the UK. The UK DTN aims to make early phase Dementia trials available to all patients across the country by building capacity in at least 20 UK DTN member sites covering all four nations.
Main duties of the job
The UK DTN Senior Management Accountant will provide advice to UK DTN member sites on financial management and governance requirements according to individual site sub-contracts.
Responsible for the delivery of monthly management accounts closedown, ensuring that timely reconciliations, variance analyses & forecasting are delivered to expected timescales & standards.
Act as the designated Financial Management representatives at service management and operational meetings.
In conjunction with the Deputy Head of Finance, take the financial lead on developing specific business plans and presenting these to management including UK DTN Leadership team.
Identifying opportunities for financial efficiencies and high-lighting areas of risk and ensuring these are closely monitored.
Provide and present complex financial management information and advice to internal and external stakeholders.
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
The successful candidate will possess excellent communication skills (verbally and written) as well as strong Excel skills and will have excellent attention to detail. In particular, you will have a good understanding of NHS finance and will have the ability to maintain a range of intricate financial arrangements with NHS and non-NHS organisations including ISEH, HCA and UCL.
This role will be supported by an Assistant Management Accountant and report to the Senior Finance Manager where you will have the opportunity to work with a range of budget holders within a large surgical division at UCLH.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
The successful candidate will possess excellent communication skills (verbally and written) as well as strong Excel skills and will have excellent attention to detail. In particular, you will have a good understanding of NHS finance and will have the ability to maintain a range of intricate financial arrangements with NHS and non-NHS organisations including ISEH, HCA and UCL.
This role will be supported by an Assistant Management Accountant and report to the Senior Finance Manager where you will have the opportunity to work with a range of budget holders within a large surgical division at UCLH.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Studying towards CCAB qualification or qualified by experience
- Computer literacy in packages such as Excel and Word. Expected to design and create reports using financial spreadsheets and databases
Experience
Essential
- Experience of costing principles.
- Demonstrate experience of management accounting, income & expenditure accounting, and financial reporting.
- Demonstrate experience of assisting in negotiating agreements and contracts.
Desirable
- Understanding of NCVR, SoECAT and iCT
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Communication & Customer Care -Possess good inter-personal and negotiating skills.
- -Ability to build effective working relationships with staff across the Trust, including Consultants, and non-financial managers Personal & people development
- -Ability to prioritise objectives & targets.
- -Plan & manage activities to achieve deadlines.
- Communication - Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- The ability to communicate effectively across all staff groups.
- Be able to build effective working relationships.
Quality and service improvement
Essential
- -Computer literate with excellent spread sheet skills.
- -Willingness to work flexibly
Desirable
- -Good report writing and presentation skills
- -Demonstrate evidence of influencing & persuasion.
Information collection and analysis
Essential
- -Proactive approach to problem solving, anticipating issues before they arise, & developing solutions.
Desirable
- -Ability to analyse financial & clinical study data & draw appropriate conclusions.
Financial Management
Essential
- -Ability to undertake & produce complex financial calculations & schedules.
Services and Project Management
Essential
- -Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
- -Experience of working on specific projects
Personal and People Development
Desirable
- Experience of managing staff
- Ability to provide budget holder training.
Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion
Essential
- Demonstratable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Desirable
- Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties
Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors is minimised by:
Essential
- Being familiar with, and adhering to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control.
- Completing all required training and education (both via e-learning and face to face) on infection prevention and control.
- Including infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development and included in your annual appraisal
- Taking personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care associated infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Studying towards CCAB qualification or qualified by experience
- Computer literacy in packages such as Excel and Word. Expected to design and create reports using financial spreadsheets and databases
Experience
Essential
- Experience of costing principles.
- Demonstrate experience of management accounting, income & expenditure accounting, and financial reporting.
- Demonstrate experience of assisting in negotiating agreements and contracts.
Desirable
- Understanding of NCVR, SoECAT and iCT
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Communication & Customer Care -Possess good inter-personal and negotiating skills.
- -Ability to build effective working relationships with staff across the Trust, including Consultants, and non-financial managers Personal & people development
- -Ability to prioritise objectives & targets.
- -Plan & manage activities to achieve deadlines.
- Communication - Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- The ability to communicate effectively across all staff groups.
- Be able to build effective working relationships.
Quality and service improvement
Essential
- -Computer literate with excellent spread sheet skills.
- -Willingness to work flexibly
Desirable
- -Good report writing and presentation skills
- -Demonstrate evidence of influencing & persuasion.
Information collection and analysis
Essential
- -Proactive approach to problem solving, anticipating issues before they arise, & developing solutions.
Desirable
- -Ability to analyse financial & clinical study data & draw appropriate conclusions.
Financial Management
Essential
- -Ability to undertake & produce complex financial calculations & schedules.
Services and Project Management
Essential
- -Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
- -Experience of working on specific projects
Personal and People Development
Desirable
- Experience of managing staff
- Ability to provide budget holder training.
Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion
Essential
- Demonstratable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Desirable
- Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties
Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors is minimised by:
Essential
- Being familiar with, and adhering to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control.
- Completing all required training and education (both via e-learning and face to face) on infection prevention and control.
- Including infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development and included in your annual appraisal
- Taking personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care associated infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently.
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).
