Management Accountant

Job summary

East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust is looking for an enthusiastic, well-motivated individual to join the Finance Department.

Working within the financial management team you will assist in the provision of management accounting information and financial advice to a number of service areas within the Trust.

You should be AAT qualified or studying for a recognised accountancy qualification, with previous management accountant experience preferably within NHS.

A sound knowledge of Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and computerised financial systems will be necessary. In addition, the ability to work to strict deadlines and provide clear and concise financial information and advice to non-financial managers is essential.

Band 4 opportunity may be considered depending on previous experience

This role is currently based at home, but in the future you will be expected to attend the main site, which is Colchester on a regular basis and travel to Ipswich may also be required.

Main duties of the job

• Responsible for the management and performance of a assistant management accountant within management accounts section.
• The Management Accountant has responsibility for day to day management of the Divisional budget portfolio within the management accounts section. Responsible for all budget preparation, adherence to budgetary control systems and production of cost and performance management statements and reports relating to the budget portfolio.
• Support the Deputy Finance Manager regarding the on-going development and maintenance of budgetary financial systems and procedures
• Support the Finance Manager to ensure financial management statutory returns and information are completed correctly and to deadlines.
• Provide financial advice to managers, including business cases and ad-hoc costings as required.
• Provide adhoc training and education to finance and non-finance staff as required.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester General Hospital

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester General Hospital

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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