Job summary
Salary: Band 6 Afc
£33706-£40588
Permanent, 37.5 hrs per week
Location: Base Trust Headquarters, Newburn. Agile working
The North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is
looking to recruit a Cost and Development Accountant to assist the Assistant
Director of Finance Financial Strategy in providing an effective financial
costing and management service, including maintaining the Trusts Patient Level
Information Costing System and to provide costing support to services.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will provide financial information, advice, and challenge to a range of managers in developing the trusts savings plans and supporting the attainment of additional income sources.
The successful candidate must have attained significant progress towards a professional CCAB-approved accountancy qualification. The post-holder will also provide financial information,
advice, and challenge to a range of managers in developing the trusts savings
plans and supporting the attainment of additional income sources.
They should possess extensive knowledge of computerised
financial accounting systems and be proficient in the use of spreadsheets. They
should also have some knowledge of the NHS financial environment and funding
flows. They should have demonstrable experience in the provision of financial
information for a variety of different audiences within a complex financial
environment.
About us
We
employ 3,500 staff in 63 locations and serve a population of 2,600,000 in
Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham, and Tees over 3230 square
miles.
Many
people think the job of the ambulance service is to collect patients and take
them to hospital, but we do much more!
Paramedic
skills have developed hugely in recent years, meaning we carry out more
treatment at the scene and en-route to hospital.
We
have a dedicated clinical assessment service that allows us to provide patients
with the most appropriate care from the beginning of the patient journey.
We
have a specialised branch of the Trust called HART which deal with explosions
or terrorist attacks.
Ultimately
patients are the heart of everything that we do to support our mission of
"safe, effective and responsive care for all".
We
value and respect the diversity employees bring to our workplace. We recruit a
workforce that reflects the community we serve, and welcome applications from
people from all backgrounds. To
ensure we deliver on our aims in relation to diversity and inclusion we assess ourselves against a range of frameworks. We are ENEI Gold
employer, Disability Confident Leader, Dyslexia Smart Award employer,
Dementia Friendly, and part of Mind Blue Light programme and the Race at Work
Charter from the Princes Responsible Business Network and are achieving across
all objectives in NHS Equality Delivery System.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please ensure you take a look at the job description attached for full details of duties and responsibilities
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please ensure you take a look at the job description attached for full details of duties and responsibilities
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Significant progress towards CCAB Qualification (equivalent to Postgraduate Diploma level) or equivalent experience.
Keyskills, knowledge & Aptitude
Essential
- Computer literate requiring standard keyboard skills.
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office products, particularly for Microsoft Excel.
- Knowledge of the NHS financial environment and funding flows.
- Excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills and able to use own initiative.
Desirable
- Knowledge of and training in Agenda for Change terms and conditions and job evaluation for NHS staff.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience in the provision of financial information for a variety of differing audiences.
- Extensive experience of using computerised accounting and information systems and to be able to extract data and turn it into useful information.
- Experience of working within a complex organisation.
Desirable
- Experience of working within NHS Finance.
- Oracle Financials experience.
- NHS Electronic Staff Records experience.
- Costing Systems experience.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Significant progress towards CCAB Qualification (equivalent to Postgraduate Diploma level) or equivalent experience.
Keyskills, knowledge & Aptitude
Essential
- Computer literate requiring standard keyboard skills.
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office products, particularly for Microsoft Excel.
- Knowledge of the NHS financial environment and funding flows.
- Excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills and able to use own initiative.
Desirable
- Knowledge of and training in Agenda for Change terms and conditions and job evaluation for NHS staff.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience in the provision of financial information for a variety of differing audiences.
- Extensive experience of using computerised accounting and information systems and to be able to extract data and turn it into useful information.
- Experience of working within a complex organisation.
Desirable
- Experience of working within NHS Finance.
- Oracle Financials experience.
- NHS Electronic Staff Records experience.
- Costing Systems experience.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Ambulance HQ, Bernicia House
Goldcrest Way, Newburn Riverside
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 8NY
Employer's website
https://www.neas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
