Management Accounts Trainee

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Mid and South Essex are seeking a Management Accounts Trainee. The aim of the role is to provide support to the Management Accountants and Management Accounts Assistants, in the provision of accurate and timely financial reporting and advice to a number of directorates, through the application of regular analysis and ad hoc tasks.

You will be required to complete the level 3 apprenticeship which should lead to successful completion of the level 3. Association of Accounting Technician qualification, whilst gaining practical finance experience, particularly within the management accounts team.

This apprenticeship is designed to give you a set of competencies, work experience and a qualification that could lead to employment within the NHS. The apprenticeship will be undertaken in collaboration with an approved training provider.

There will be classroom sessions and work based assessment, which contributes to the learning element of the programme. You will complete a portfolio of evidence to demonstrate their learning and skills in practice in accordance with the apprenticeship framework.

You will be required to work a significant proportion of their time (more than 80%) using computer applications. The computer applications used include the software packages Excel, Word, Access, Oracle, Business Intelligence and our Trust payroll system ESR.

Main duties of the job

1. To assist with the production of accurate and timely financial performance reports from systems to support the financial management decisions by the Trust.

2. Ensure that that all relevant income and expenditure is accurately reported in the financial statements of the Trust in accordance with monthly reporting timetables:

- Review, investigation and correction of data from payroll files

- Review, investigation and correction of data from stores files

- Review of invoices received by the Trust, the allocation of applicable account codes and raising accruals for journal input

- Raising of sales orders to external customers

- Review, investigation and correction of entries to clear suspense account balances

- Calculation and journal input for accruals and prepayments

- Calculation and journal input for internal recharges

- Journals input for financial coding corrections

- Review, investigation and correction of variances as reported on the monthly financial reports

3. Support service with changes and recruitment of staffing. This will involve working with the service, Management Accountants and Deputy Finance Business Partners to ensure these are actioned, challenged and appropriately approved in a timely manner.

4. Support the service and Financial services team with resolution of coding of invoices where appropriate

About us

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people. Our newly formed Trust, comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend, is determined to provide the best health services for its local population. We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation working in the best interests of the people we serve.

With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

Date posted

10 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year Per Annum (Pro-Rota for Part-time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-DOM-SO-3179

Job locations

Britannia House

Comet Way

Southend-on-Sea

SS2 6GD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the full job description attached for more information on this exciting opportunity.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the full job description attached for more information on this exciting opportunity.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

At least 5 A*-C grade GCSEs including Maths and English or equivalent.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Ability to understand routine work based procedures applicable to this role
A team player

Desirable

Evidence of knowledge of finance procedures

Communication Skills

Essential

Provide and receive routine information in relation to this role both written and verbal.

Personal and People Development

Essential

Personal qualities of honesty and integrity
Ability to work with long periods of sustained concentration.
Plan and organise workload on a day to day basis, liaising with line manager.

Physcial Requirements

Essential

Computer literate and ability to use Microsoft Excel.
Requirement to spend substantial amounts of time inputting at a keyboard or reviewing computer information via the VDU.

Other

Essential

Ability to analyse information in response to the aspects of this role.
Evaluates quality of own work and suggest improvements as appropriate.
Ability to prioritise own workload and to work to tight deadlines.
Awareness of the diversity of team members and the contribution each member makes.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

At least 5 A*-C grade GCSEs including Maths and English or equivalent.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Ability to understand routine work based procedures applicable to this role
A team player

Desirable

Evidence of knowledge of finance procedures

Communication Skills

Essential

Provide and receive routine information in relation to this role both written and verbal.

Personal and People Development

Essential

Personal qualities of honesty and integrity
Ability to work with long periods of sustained concentration.
Plan and organise workload on a day to day basis, liaising with line manager.

Physcial Requirements

Essential

Computer literate and ability to use Microsoft Excel.
Requirement to spend substantial amounts of time inputting at a keyboard or reviewing computer information via the VDU.

Other

Essential

Ability to analyse information in response to the aspects of this role.
Evaluates quality of own work and suggest improvements as appropriate.
Ability to prioritise own workload and to work to tight deadlines.
Awareness of the diversity of team members and the contribution each member makes.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

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