Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for the role of Senior Management Accountant, acting as the Financial Management lead for one of the Trust's clinical divisions and playing a key role in managing and reporting its financial position. The post holder will provide expert financial advice to operational colleagues and lead their staff in providing an effective financial management and reporting service.
The successful candidate will be a fully qualified CCAB or CIMA qualified accountant with significant financial management experience in a large organisation. They will have experience of managing and developing staff and will have demonstrated the ability to build effective working relationships and deliver timely and accurate financial reporting.
We strongly encourage contacting our recruitment partner to discuss the role in more detail.
Interview date: TBC
Main duties of the job
The Senior Management Accountant's main duties will be to:
- Provide expert financial advice and oversight of financial management across their division
- Influence investment decisions and priorities for the division, including providing financial input into business cases and informing management decisions
- Support operational teams with addressing budget variances and delivering challenging efficiency targets
- Lead the month end process for their area of responsibility, ensuring timely and accurate reporting
- Co-ordinate the budget setting and forecasting processes
- Manage and develop Management Accountants and other support staff
Details of additional duties are provided in the Job Description document.
About us
The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.
From 1st July 2023 we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.
The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.
Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
- CAREthat is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
- SAFETY that is of the highest standards
- COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
- SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
- PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients
Our achievements include:
- Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits. Accessible version available upon request.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached document for the full job description and person specification.
Interviews for this position will be competency based, with a focus on specific examples from your previous experience. The Person Specification document provides more detail on which aspects of candidates knowledge, experience and skills will be assessed based on responses to interview questions. Candidates will also be asked value-based questions to ensure that their values, attitudes and behaviours align with our organisation.
We are keen to support the health and wellbeing of our staff, both within the Finance and Information Directorate and through the programme of wellbeing events and offers in place across the organisation. Our staff benefit from an annual leave allowance of 27-33 days (dependant on length of service) and we offer a generous study support policy providing both study leave and funding support for staff pursuing professional qualifications.
We welcome applications from candidates who have not previously worked in the NHS but have the knowledge and skills essential for the role from their experience in other sectors. If you would like to discuss the role in more detail or have queries on how your previous experience may make you a good fit for this post, please contact us to discuss this.
Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is an equal opportunities employer. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve and where discrimination is outlawed, and staff and service users are equally valued and supported. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds who match our job criteria.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria will be interviewed. Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process please inform us at the earliest opportunity.
Any trans applicants who will require a DBS check and do not want to reveal details of their previous identity can contact the DBS Sensitive Applications Team (0151 676 1452 or email sensitive@dbs.gsi.gov.uk) with their application number once they have completed their DBS application form. The team are then able to prevent any previous identity showing on the DBS Certificate, unless the applicant has a conviction under their previous details in which case this will need to be disclosed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached document for the full job description and person specification.
Interviews for this position will be competency based, with a focus on specific examples from your previous experience. The Person Specification document provides more detail on which aspects of candidates knowledge, experience and skills will be assessed based on responses to interview questions. Candidates will also be asked value-based questions to ensure that their values, attitudes and behaviours align with our organisation.
We are keen to support the health and wellbeing of our staff, both within the Finance and Information Directorate and through the programme of wellbeing events and offers in place across the organisation. Our staff benefit from an annual leave allowance of 27-33 days (dependant on length of service) and we offer a generous study support policy providing both study leave and funding support for staff pursuing professional qualifications.
We welcome applications from candidates who have not previously worked in the NHS but have the knowledge and skills essential for the role from their experience in other sectors. If you would like to discuss the role in more detail or have queries on how your previous experience may make you a good fit for this post, please contact us to discuss this.
Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is an equal opportunities employer. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve and where discrimination is outlawed, and staff and service users are equally valued and supported. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds who match our job criteria.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria will be interviewed. Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process please inform us at the earliest opportunity.
Any trans applicants who will require a DBS check and do not want to reveal details of their previous identity can contact the DBS Sensitive Applications Team (0151 676 1452 or email sensitive@dbs.gsi.gov.uk) with their application number once they have completed their DBS application form. The team are then able to prevent any previous identity showing on the DBS Certificate, unless the applicant has a conviction under their previous details in which case this will need to be disclosed.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Fully Qualified CCAB or CIMA accountant or equivalent qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Significant recent financial management experience within a large organisation with post qualification financial management experience
- Experience of managing and supervising staff within a Finance department. Including recruitment, individual development plans and periodic supervision sessions.
- Strong working knowledge of all aspects of management accounting (budgetary and financial planning , variance analysis and financial reporting), end of year statutory accounts requirements and SFI's with a proven track record of reviewing and interpreting financial statements and advising and liaising with budget and senior managers in a format fully understood by the recipient.
- Strong IT skills, experience using Microsoft Office suite (Excel and Word), experience of using General Ledger and periphery electronic modules. Proven ability to develop and use IT appropriately to meet given objectives.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to clearly communicate financial and non-financial information with staff at all levels both internal and external to the organisation
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Fully Qualified CCAB or CIMA accountant or equivalent qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Significant recent financial management experience within a large organisation with post qualification financial management experience
- Experience of managing and supervising staff within a Finance department. Including recruitment, individual development plans and periodic supervision sessions.
- Strong working knowledge of all aspects of management accounting (budgetary and financial planning , variance analysis and financial reporting), end of year statutory accounts requirements and SFI's with a proven track record of reviewing and interpreting financial statements and advising and liaising with budget and senior managers in a format fully understood by the recipient.
- Strong IT skills, experience using Microsoft Office suite (Excel and Word), experience of using General Ledger and periphery electronic modules. Proven ability to develop and use IT appropriately to meet given objectives.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to clearly communicate financial and non-financial information with staff at all levels both internal and external to the organisation
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
