Management Accountant

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

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Job summary

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic professional to join our Financial Management team.

This role will cover the full suite of financial management responsibilities for a Directorate, including undertaking detailed expenditure analysis at the Directorate and service level as required through to establishment control and forecasting.

The post will support the production of monthly financial reports; proactively investigating variances and providing analytical reports as required.

We positively encourage and support continuous training with the Finance Team and study support for CCAB Qualification is available.

Main duties of the job

We are looking to attract experienced candidates to work alongside the wider Financial Management team.

The Financial Management team are responsible for the setting and monitoring of the Trust's budgets and in supporting the budget holders to achieve financial stability.

The post holder will need to complete a wide variety of tasks supporting the main body of Management Accounts, including regular journals, checking of invoices received and raising invoices to third parties.

The successful candidate will also need to meet with budget holders on a regular basis within the Directorates and prepare forecasts based on these.

The role will also include helping with the year-end accounts, ensuring all reconciliations are complete and up to date, analysis and assisting with the improvement of processes and methodologies within the team.

About us

Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.

We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people across the county.

The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.

You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.

The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.

Date posted

17 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

380-SS0546

Job locations

Magnitude House, Aylesford

New Hythe Lane

Aylesford

ME20 6WT

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description for full details.

The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description for full details.

The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Previous management accounting experience within the NHS.

Experience

Essential

Previous experience of monitoring budgets and variance analysis

Knowledge

Essential

Sound, demonstrable knowledge of financial and accounting procedures

Skills

Essential

Able to calculate, manipulate and interpret high volumes of data and present in an intelligent manner

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Previous management accounting experience within the NHS.

Experience

Essential

Previous experience of monitoring budgets and variance analysis

Knowledge

Essential

Sound, demonstrable knowledge of financial and accounting procedures

Skills

Essential

Able to calculate, manipulate and interpret high volumes of data and present in an intelligent manner

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.