Management Accountant

Job summary

This role will report directly into the Senior Finance Manager. We offer hybrid working however we are just as keen for you to develop new friendships and professional networks within the finance department and clinical areas as part of your development.

We invite applications from all sectors, but we in particular invite applications newly graduated undergrads or post grads who are looking for their first permanent role post university, but have graduated in a degree such as accounting or finance, and have had previous recent work experience working in a finance team and can demonstrate some of the key skills. This includes applicants who have previously worked as a Sandwich Placement Student in the NHS or other industry in an accounting team as part of their degree.

Candidates need to be, as a minimum, AAT qualified or equivalent, and possess sufficient recent and relevant experience or study in a finance department or accounting. The ideal candidate will be pro-active with strong communication skills and have good analytical skills.If you are applying as a member of staff either at risk or displaced by a consultation, please clearly state this at the top of your additional information sheet.

If you are shortlisted there will be a short excel test which will be taking place as part of the interview process.

The Advert will close on the 3rd March and shortlisting will take place that week.

We are looking at hosting interviews w/c 10th March

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for providing a proactive management accounting service to one of the Trust's divisions. This includes working closely with Senior Managers and Clinicians within the Trust, advising on financial issues and dealing with complex financial matters and enquiries.

The 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 and identifies and explains directorate variances and trends.

They will support the finance manager with the directorate's annual budget setting, regular budget holder meetings and preparing forecasts and performance reports.

The post holder is expected to ensure a customer focused service is delivered to the divisions and provide technical finance support to non-finance colleagues.

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:

o 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

o St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease

o 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

o 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.