Apprentice Management Accountant

Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

APPRENTICE OPPORTUNITY ONLY

The post holder, reporting to the Senior Finance Manager, will work as part of a team and will be responsible for providing operational level support to the Finance Department, ensuring robust financial management and budgetary control. The role includes key responsibilities in supporting the reporting of the Trust Income.

Please use the below link to apply the role

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Main duties of the job

To prepare and distribute monthly budget statements
To identify and analyse variances and contribute to monthly narrative
To ensure that the monthly budgets have captured all necessary income and costs via comprehensive cost analysis exercises and data collection processes
To provide support to budget holders including preparing detailed financial information in a meaningful format for non-financial managers
To ensure billing and coding processes and information are up to date
To ensure that all reports are delivered in accordance with agreed timetables and quality standards.
To ensure that precedent, defined procedures and policies guide the majority of the post holder's work. The post holder is expected to use, implement, and interpret these to achieve personal and corporate objectives agreed with the Senior Finance Manager.
As an apprentice, to fully achieve the programme learning and completion requirements

Please use the below link to apply the role

https://www.bpprecruitment.co.uk/Search/Job?id=209974&asid=1

About us

Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) provides high quality, safe and innovative mental health care to our patients in the community, in their homes or in hospital. We provide services for adults of working age, adults with learning difficulties, and older people in the London area. We currently deliver the majority of our care to residents in the London Boroughs of Camden and Islington. However, we also provide substance misuse services in Westminster, and a substance misuse and psychological therapies service to people living in Kingston. Our trust is also a member of University College London Partners (UCLP), one of the world's leading academic health science partnerships. In addition we have specialist programmes which provide help and treatment for: veterans living in London, young people caught in the cycle of gang culture, older people living with dementia and other age related mental health conditions. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.candi.nhs.uk/

Please use the below link to apply the role

https://www.bpprecruitment.co.uk/Search/Job?id=209974&asid=1

Date posted

26 October 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,466 to £39,521 a year per annum inclu HCAS

Contract

Apprenticeship

Duration

18 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Home or remote working

Reference number

455-CANDI-216

Job locations

St Pancras Hospital

4 St Pancras Way

London

NW1 0PE

Job description

Job responsibilities

To accurately calculate and assess of accruals, prepayments and other relevant adjustments for the responsible area.
To assist with recording, maintaining, and reporting of the Trusts non devolved income (totalling approximately £142m)
To assist with monthly and quarterly billing for SLA contracts, and other income.
To prepare and post journals for the relevant area, to support the monthly accounting process.
To assist in the monthly reconciliation of the Income Master, accrual schedule, prepayment schedule and any other required.
To support the budget setting process and the production of base budgets and budget reconciliations
To calculate budget changes and maintain accurate establishment control information; ensuring that all budget movements and establishment control changes are appropriately recorded and authorised through the standard baseline reconciliation spread sheets, which are completed monthly.
To assist on all costing work as appropriate.
To support the closure and production of annual accounts as required
To input into the credit control and agreement of balance exercises
To liaise with the Financial Accounts team to ensure that balance sheet control accounts are accurate.
To undertake other duties as required by the Finance and Business Analyst
To assist with CIP identification

Please use the below link to apply the role

https://www.bpprecruitment.co.uk/Search/Job?id=209974&asid=1

Job description

Job responsibilities

To accurately calculate and assess of accruals, prepayments and other relevant adjustments for the responsible area.
To assist with recording, maintaining, and reporting of the Trusts non devolved income (totalling approximately £142m)
To assist with monthly and quarterly billing for SLA contracts, and other income.
To prepare and post journals for the relevant area, to support the monthly accounting process.
To assist in the monthly reconciliation of the Income Master, accrual schedule, prepayment schedule and any other required.
To support the budget setting process and the production of base budgets and budget reconciliations
To calculate budget changes and maintain accurate establishment control information; ensuring that all budget movements and establishment control changes are appropriately recorded and authorised through the standard baseline reconciliation spread sheets, which are completed monthly.
To assist on all costing work as appropriate.
To support the closure and production of annual accounts as required
To input into the credit control and agreement of balance exercises
To liaise with the Financial Accounts team to ensure that balance sheet control accounts are accurate.
To undertake other duties as required by the Finance and Business Analyst
To assist with CIP identification

Please use the below link to apply the role

https://www.bpprecruitment.co.uk/Search/Job?id=209974&asid=1

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS / REGISTRATIONS

Essential

2 A Levels or equivalent
Functional Skills Level 2 or equivalent GCSE grades A-C in Maths and English
Intermediate Level ICT

Desirable

Qualified to degree level or studying toward a CCAB qualification

SKILLS/ ABILITIES

Essential

Demonstrates effective written and verbal communication skills
Understands the need to work within the principles and practice of Equal Opportunities and valuing diversity

Desirable

Appropriate technical accounting skills

EXPERIENCE/ KNOWLEDGE

Essential

Working knowledge of Microsoft applications, in particular Excel

Desirable

Experience of working within a Management Accounts team in an NHS environment
Experience of accounting for and reporting on expenditure (pay and non-pay) budgets
Recent and demonstrable experience of using an online Finance system

PERSONAL QUALITIES

Essential

Compassionate and open-minded; treating colleagues, staff and stakeholders with dignity and respect
Personal resilience to frequently working under pressure
Ability to self-manage and work with minimal supervision
Ability to work in a proactive manner
Flexible and positive attitude to work
Demonstrates support for the values of the Trust
Keen to accept supervision, learn new and/or required skills and to share learning with others

Desirable

Ability to interpret and explain complex financial issues to staff who do not have a financial background

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS / REGISTRATIONS

Essential

2 A Levels or equivalent
Functional Skills Level 2 or equivalent GCSE grades A-C in Maths and English
Intermediate Level ICT

Desirable

Qualified to degree level or studying toward a CCAB qualification

SKILLS/ ABILITIES

Essential

Demonstrates effective written and verbal communication skills
Understands the need to work within the principles and practice of Equal Opportunities and valuing diversity

Desirable

Appropriate technical accounting skills

EXPERIENCE/ KNOWLEDGE

Essential

Working knowledge of Microsoft applications, in particular Excel

Desirable

Experience of working within a Management Accounts team in an NHS environment
Experience of accounting for and reporting on expenditure (pay and non-pay) budgets
Recent and demonstrable experience of using an online Finance system

PERSONAL QUALITIES

Essential

Compassionate and open-minded; treating colleagues, staff and stakeholders with dignity and respect
Personal resilience to frequently working under pressure
Ability to self-manage and work with minimal supervision
Ability to work in a proactive manner
Flexible and positive attitude to work
Demonstrates support for the values of the Trust
Keen to accept supervision, learn new and/or required skills and to share learning with others

Desirable

Ability to interpret and explain complex financial issues to staff who do not have a financial background

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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