Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the position of Management Accountant based at Hermitage Court Maidstone (5 minutes walk to Maidstone Hospital). This role will be supporting the Medicine and Emergency Division, ideally applicants should be partly qualified and studying towards a recognised accounting qualification.
You would be expected to have experience working within the Finance function ideally within an Acute Trust environment and possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to deal with people at all levels.
Please note the finance department work a hybrid working pattern which will therefore require 2 days in the office with the remainder working from home.
Main duties of the job
To support the Directorate Finance Manager in providing a full financial management service. This will involve liaising directly with Directorate budget managers to provide financial assistance and addressing complex and sensitive budget queries at times.
To be responsible for the preparation of budget statements to the Directorates and Departments managed by the team in line with agreed timetables and to ensure that these are supported by accurate documentation required by local financial procedures
To assist the Finance Manager in preparing the Directorate procedure costs to support Payment by Results, private patient prices and SLA negotiations where applicable
To set up processes and procedures to ensure workload and performance information is received on time to aid financial analysis
About us
MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England.We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.
In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Interview Date: TBC
Job description
Job responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Interview Date: TBC
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified AAT or CCAB part qualified or relevant appropriate experience of NHS finance within acute Trust.
- Experience working within the Finance function
Desirable
- Experience working within financial management of an acute Trust.
- Actively pursue own training requirements
Experiance
Essential
- Requires excellent IT skills - in depth knowledge of Word, Excel spreadsheets and Access databases
- Experience of Financial ledger system
Skills
Essential
- To be able to communicate complex and sensitive information both verbally and in writing
- Develop working relations and be able to use interpersonal skills to be able to persuade, motivate and negotiate
- To be able work independently when required.
Attributes
Essential
- Must be able to work to tight deadlines
- Strategic thinking is essential so that consideration is given not only to short term but also to medium and long term stability of the directorates.
- Be "team player " and demonstrate high standards of impartiality, confidentiality, objectivity and professionalism.
- Must be able to concentrate for considerable periods of time on complex, intellectually challenging issues. Distractions, which will be frequent, must be prioritised and dealt with appropriately.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified AAT or CCAB part qualified or relevant appropriate experience of NHS finance within acute Trust.
- Experience working within the Finance function
Desirable
- Experience working within financial management of an acute Trust.
- Actively pursue own training requirements
Experiance
Essential
- Requires excellent IT skills - in depth knowledge of Word, Excel spreadsheets and Access databases
- Experience of Financial ledger system
Skills
Essential
- To be able to communicate complex and sensitive information both verbally and in writing
- Develop working relations and be able to use interpersonal skills to be able to persuade, motivate and negotiate
- To be able work independently when required.
Attributes
Essential
- Must be able to work to tight deadlines
- Strategic thinking is essential so that consideration is given not only to short term but also to medium and long term stability of the directorates.
- Be "team player " and demonstrate high standards of impartiality, confidentiality, objectivity and professionalism.
- Must be able to concentrate for considerable periods of time on complex, intellectually challenging issues. Distractions, which will be frequent, must be prioritised and dealt with appropriately.
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).
