Senior Management Accountant

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

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Job summary

It is an exciting time to be joining London North West University Hospitals and our Finance department.LNWH is a large- multi-site Trust which has close to a £1bn turnover, supporting the communities of Harrow, Brent and Ealing. The Finance Department comprises over 120 members of staff, comprising Financial Accounts, Management Accounts, Income and Contracting, and Transformation and Strategic Finance. We have a history of supporting staff personal development and as part of the NW London Academy and Talent Board, we have an established training scheme to support accountants who are embarking and continuing with academic study.

Our Finance Department is at the Centre of key Trust and Sector-wide initiatives and developments, which have included the establishment of an Elective Orthopaedic Centre, the acquisition of Robotics for Surgery, and the creation of a Community Diagnostics Centre with a build of over £25m.

We are looking to appoint a Senior Management Accountant to join our Management Accounts team. The post holder will be providing a proactive management accounting service to one of the Trust's divisions. They will be responsible for a clinical or non-clinical portfolio where they will be responsible for the accurate management accounting and reporting to support the service and finance department.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support all aspects of financial management including liaising with budget holders, maintenance of monthly reporting ,assisting with forecasts and budget setting. The Senior Management Accountant will be expected to produce monthly budget statements from the ledger in accordance with the Trust reporting timetables and high quality financial reports and analyses, including non-financial data that identifies and explains directorate variances and trends. They will be expected to be a financial expert for the areas they are responsible, advising non-financial colleagues with business cases, long term planning and complex financial analysis to support operational decision making. They will be able to act autonomously. They should be able to provide financial advice and management accounting support to a number of budget holders. The Senior Management Accountant will be working as part of a team responsible for supporting a number of Directorates, by delivering a high quality and timely financial management service to all budget holders. The post holder will also be expected to support the Senior Finance Manager as required including forecasting, costing, budget setting and income/expenditure analysis.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

  • Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
  • St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
  • Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
  • Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Date posted

17 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£40,701 to £48,054 a year per annum

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

337-NP-7784FA

Job locations

Northwick Park

Harrow

HA1 3UJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Part Qualified
  • Equivalent Degree i.e. AAT
  • Continuous Professional Development

Desirable

  • Grades achieved

Experience

Essential

  • Finance experience
  • Financial management knowledge and skills

Desirable

  • NHS experience desirable
  • Understanding of NHS finance regime

Ski

Essential

  • Excel,word, powerpoint, financial packages knowledge

Desirable

  • Good IT and communication skills
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Part Qualified
  • Equivalent Degree i.e. AAT
  • Continuous Professional Development

Desirable

  • Grades achieved

Experience

Essential

  • Finance experience
  • Financial management knowledge and skills

Desirable

  • NHS experience desirable
  • Understanding of NHS finance regime

Ski

Essential

  • Excel,word, powerpoint, financial packages knowledge

Desirable

  • Good IT and communication skills

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

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

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Northwick Park

Harrow

HA1 3UJ


Employer's website

https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Northwick Park

Harrow

HA1 3UJ


Employer's website

https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Finance

Manisha Mistri

manisha.mistri@nhs.net

02088692857

Date posted

17 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£40,701 to £48,054 a year per annum

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

337-NP-7784FA

Job locations

Northwick Park

Harrow

HA1 3UJ


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