Assistant Management Accountant

Job summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic individual with a finance background to work part time (22.5 hours per week) alongside our Management Accountant to deliver timely and accurate accounts. Although desirable, previous NHS experience is not essential and full training will be provided for the right candidate.

The role provides an excellent opportunity for an individual seeking to develop their career in finance with a competitive starting salary of £32,720 per annum, pro-rata.

A hybrid working model is offered to our staff working either remotely or from our state of the art offices in Epsom with parking on site available.

The NHS have one of the most competitive and supportive benefits packages offered anywhere in the UK. Our generous holiday entitlement is 27 days per year, rising to 29 days after 5 years' service and 33 days after 10 years' service, plus eight public holidays. In addition to this we offer an excellent pension package, staff discounts and interest free travel.

Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust also offers staff a Day Nursery for children up until school age and a playscheme for children age 6-11 during school holidays. Staff can take advantage of paying these fees by salary sacrifice.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for providing financial information to managers in order to facilitate sound decision-making.

To support or undertake projects which will lead to improving the accuracy and timeliness of financial information being reported to Directorates.

To ensure that the financial statements represent a true and fair view and meet relevant financial timescales and legal requirements, interpreting these where necessary.

About us

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.

We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surreyand NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.

The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and issupported by over 500 volunteers.