Job summary
We are looking to appoint two committed Band 6 Directorate Accountants to work as a key members of our Finance Team for Estates & Facilities.
The Estates & Facilities Finance Team & CCMO colleagues act as the main points of contact between the Trust and its PFI partners in respect of commercial, contractual and financial issues, as well has providing financial support and advice to the Estates & Facilities Management Team, which provide the in-house services at certain sites. Whilst working as part of a Team providing financial support across all sites and services, the successful post holder will based at the Oxford Road Campus, predominantly providing support to the site but will also be required to travel across the group hospitals. You'll assist in developing the quality of financial information and support provided by the Department and be pro-active in the provision of financial information to managers, to explain finance departmental strategy and resolve queries. You'll also provide and distribute regular financial reports to strict deadlines, enabling proactive management of budgets.
The post holders will need to be flexible as the job description is likely to change as the Estates & Facilities Team are currently going through a re-structure.
Main duties of the job
- To ensure that financial information is processed in accordance with procedures and in order to provide information for statutory returns.
- To investigate financial enquiries, providing assistance & advice as required and to ensure that work is completed in line with financial timescales and legal requirements.
- Production of monthly financial information & reports.
- Assist in the application of contracts including PFI & calculation of the monthly PFI Unitary Payment and associated penalty deductions.
- Assist in the management and monitoring of variations and small works, including their financial impacts.
- Deputise for the Deputy Finance & Commercial Manager on Directorate finance matters and provide administrative support to the CCMO.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- CCAB qualified or equivalent experience.
- Educated to 'A' level standard or equivalent.
- E.C.D.L or equivalent I.T. skills
Desirable
- Actively working to a recognized Professional Accountancy Qualification
- Graduate
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working in a Finance environment.
- Detailed Understanding of Accounting Procedures
- Evidence of a sound knowledge of NHS Finance
- Experience of Facilities environment
- Proven organisational skills.
- Sound written and oral communication skills
- Able to use initiative and work unsupervised, but also able to recognise the need to escalate issues outside the remit of the role in a timely manner.
- Competent in the use of IT software and the willingness to familiarise with other specialist software packages as required.
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload.
- Highly motivated, self starter.
- Ability to effectively support the Head of Department, line manager & peers.
- Ability to switch tasks at short notice whilst maintaining accuracy.
Desirable
- Experience of formulating budgets for a department or section.
- Knowledge of the PFI process and contract management, including contract variation.
- Experience within other NHS areas of administration.
- Experience of producing reports and participating in meetings.
- Experience and understanding of PFI contractual payments and performance deduction mechanisms.
- Experience and understanding of the Estates function and delivery of small works and variations.
Personal Attibutes
Essential
- Works well as part of a team
- Shares MFT Values
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- CCAB qualified or equivalent experience.
- Educated to 'A' level standard or equivalent.
- E.C.D.L or equivalent I.T. skills
Desirable
- Actively working to a recognized Professional Accountancy Qualification
- Graduate
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working in a Finance environment.
- Detailed Understanding of Accounting Procedures
- Evidence of a sound knowledge of NHS Finance
- Experience of Facilities environment
- Proven organisational skills.
- Sound written and oral communication skills
- Able to use initiative and work unsupervised, but also able to recognise the need to escalate issues outside the remit of the role in a timely manner.
- Competent in the use of IT software and the willingness to familiarise with other specialist software packages as required.
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload.
- Highly motivated, self starter.
- Ability to effectively support the Head of Department, line manager & peers.
- Ability to switch tasks at short notice whilst maintaining accuracy.
Desirable
- Experience of formulating budgets for a department or section.
- Knowledge of the PFI process and contract management, including contract variation.
- Experience within other NHS areas of administration.
- Experience of producing reports and participating in meetings.
- Experience and understanding of PFI contractual payments and performance deduction mechanisms.
- Experience and understanding of the Estates function and delivery of small works and variations.
Personal Attibutes
Essential
- Works well as part of a team
- Shares MFT Values
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).
