Bank Senior Management Accountant (Admin Clerical Band 7)

Job description

Job responsibilities

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESRoyal Free World Class ValuesThe post holder will offer World Class Care to service users, staff, colleagues, clients and patients alike.

1. RESPONSIBILITY FOR POLICY AND SERVICE DEVELOPMENT The post holder will be responsible for producing financial reports, ensuring these are complete and accurate and provide the information required to brief senior management team on financial performance of the service line. The post holder will be responsible for the integrity of the financial data contained within the monthly budget reports and forecasts for specified service lines. They will be expected to review and analyse the data before disseminating it to other interested parties and to include clear, concise and informative commentary on the figures reported. They will be responsible for exploring better methods of presenting financial information to senior management and clinicians. This will require strong Excel skills and a good working knowledge of Word and PowerPoint. The post holder will be expected to work closely with specified service lines to ensure that they receive appropriate sound financial advice which they review and use to take decisions on costs.

2. RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL AND PHYSICAL RESOURCES The post holder will be expected to provide reports to budget holders. They will be expected to ensure that concise, accurate, relevant, business focused comment is given to users of financial information and seek to ensure that the information is used to support continuous improvements in operational performance within the Trust. The post holder will be responsible for the integrity of the financial data contained within the monthly Divisional budget reports. They will be expected to review the data before the Directorate Accountant disseminates it to Directorate staff and to have investigated and reported the reasons for the major variances to forecast. The post holder will analyse data relating to highly complex problems to provide advice regarding financial decisions and financial risks where there is no precedent and where other leading opinions may conflict.

3. RESPONSIBILITY FOR LEADING AND MANAGING The post holder will be expected to manage their own time effectively and work to achieve agreed objectives within broad professional policies and act as lead specialist in particular financial areas. The post holder will be expected to attend meetings and communicate effectively with senior managers and clinicians both orally and writing. The post holder will be expected to deliver specialist financial training to budget holders to ensure that they understand and can interpret the financial information which they are provided with. The post holder will provide advice on complex financial and corporate issues to senior non-financial managers. The post holder will be expected to attend directorate meetings.

4. RESPONSIBILITY FOR INFORMATION RESOURCES The post holder will be expected to ensure that all ad hoc systems, especially those using Excel and Access are adequately documented and fit for purpose. The post holder will be responsible for designing and formatting spread sheets and databases for specific analytical purposes and be responsible for introducing, adapting and improving financial systems for use by others.

For further details please check the attached JD & PS.

Person Specification

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Experience

Essential

• Post qualification finance experience or significant management accounting or equivalent experience in a similar organization.

Desirable

• Knowledge and understanding of the NHS financial environment.
• Experience of managing and developing people

Education & Qualifications

Essential

• Professional qualification (CCAB) in accountancy (CIMA,ACA, CIPFA, ACCA) or exceptional finalist with strong first degree and professional examination results.

Desirable

• Degree
• First time passes in professional examinations
• Attendance at an Accounting for Foundation Trusts course

Skills

Essential

• Advanced analytical skills with the ability to communicate clearly the results of such analysis.
• Excellent communicator both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to make use of systems (e.g. Excel, Access, Microsoft Word) to prepare and present accurate, clear information and to identify what can be produced from other financial systems.
• Ability to present and explain financial information in a manner that can easily be understood by non-finance managers.
• Record of delivering to tight deadlines.
• Record of improving processes and reporting in previous roles.
• Ability to manage staff

Desirable

• Record of improving processes and reporting in previous organisations.
• Strong influencing skills
• Ability to analyse areas of work to identify areas which would benefit from continuous improvement.
• Ability to train and coach staff.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Enfield Civic Centre and Trustwide

Enfield

EN1 3XA

Employer's website

https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)