Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our small but experienced Management Accounting team. The role will focus mainly on our Community & Primary Care services. We deliver community healthcare services to patients in Scarborough, Whitby, Malton & Pocklington. We have three Primary Care practices based in the East Riding of Yorkshire area.
There will be opportunities to develop a career in finance and pursue a professional accountancy qualification.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the role include -
- Assisting the finance manager in delivering financial performance analysis. There will be opportunities to work with colleagues in the Primary Care & Community services in identifying resources to allow them deliver high quality service to patients.
- Analysis of financial performance of Community & Primary Care services.
- Reconciliation of actual income versus expected income.
- Analysis of pay costs.
- Understanding & explanation of variances to budgets
- Working collaboratively to forecast future income & expenditure
- Using systems to produce financial analysis to assist in decision making.
- Providing Support to budget holders to help them understand what drives income & expenditure.
About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information in regard to this vacancy, please see attached Job Description and Job Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information in regard to this vacancy, please see attached Job Description and Job Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- AAT Qualified (or working towards)
- Specialist interest in financial computer and ledger systems, coding structures and reporting systems
- Knowledge of accountancy principles and relevant legislation
- Experience and expertise in management accounting & finance computer systems, acquired through NVQ Level 5/professional accountancy qualifications - Certificate Level/Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Member or equivalent experience to degree level.
- General awareness of the financial framework of the NHS
- Degree or equivalent knowledge and experience
Desirable
- Detailed knowledge of Standing Financial Instructions and Standard Operation Procedures.
- Ability to keep up to date with latest guidance around funding.
Experience
Essential
- Experience working in a finance department
- Analysing data, checking and reconciling financial information, making calculations
- Production of financial reports
- Intermediate user of Microsoft Excel
Desirable
- Experience working in the NHS or UK Public Sector
- Management Accounts experience
- Experience in using Power BI or other database reporting systems
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships
- Ability to influence and negotiate with staff and managers
- Ability to take complex financial data and present to staff and managers in a clear and concise manner to aid understanding and requirements for change
- Demonstrable skills manipulating data within Microsoft Excel
Desirable
- Expertise on Oracle financial systems
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- AAT Qualified (or working towards)
- Specialist interest in financial computer and ledger systems, coding structures and reporting systems
- Knowledge of accountancy principles and relevant legislation
- Experience and expertise in management accounting & finance computer systems, acquired through NVQ Level 5/professional accountancy qualifications - Certificate Level/Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Member or equivalent experience to degree level.
- General awareness of the financial framework of the NHS
- Degree or equivalent knowledge and experience
Desirable
- Detailed knowledge of Standing Financial Instructions and Standard Operation Procedures.
- Ability to keep up to date with latest guidance around funding.
Experience
Essential
- Experience working in a finance department
- Analysing data, checking and reconciling financial information, making calculations
- Production of financial reports
- Intermediate user of Microsoft Excel
Desirable
- Experience working in the NHS or UK Public Sector
- Management Accounts experience
- Experience in using Power BI or other database reporting systems
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships
- Ability to influence and negotiate with staff and managers
- Ability to take complex financial data and present to staff and managers in a clear and concise manner to aid understanding and requirements for change
- Demonstrable skills manipulating data within Microsoft Excel
Desirable
- Expertise on Oracle financial systems
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).
