Job summary
Open only to applicants from Hampshire & Isle of Wight NHS system, which is limited to NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trust, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust or Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Business Partnering Team at Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB as a Band 6 Management Accountant on either a secondment or fixed term basis for a duration of 12 months.
To provide finance management support and advice to the management of budgets as part of the business partnering finance team. The key elements will be providing financial advice, budget setting, monthly reporting, and variance analysis to budget holders.
Ensure accurate and open communication and co-ordination with a range of individuals across the organisation, researching and drafting correspondence and papers and ensuring the management of specific tasks, lead reporting and analysis across a range of specialties, functions and projects.
Be a key member of the team as well as supporting effective communication and stakeholder management, both internally and externally.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Business Partnering Team at Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB as a Band 6 Management Accountant on either a secondment or fixed term basis for a duration of 12 months.
The role will involve matrix working supporting the Senior Finance Managers for Acute and Mental Health providing senior management accounting support to both teams across a variety of programme areas as well as line managing a Senior Finance Assistant.
You will be able to combine good technical accountancy skills, with experience and evidence at interview of communicating Finance to Non-Finance professionals. You will also need to bepart of a committed team and so will have the ability to work well in a team and to deadlines and able to prioritise workload.
About us
We offer excellent employment opportunities to new and existing staff. We aim to be a model employer by embedding best HR practice and to support new ways of working.
We pride ourselves on offering good working conditions, job security, lifelong learning, fair pay and benefits, staff involvement and a balance between work and personal life.
We enjoy a forward thinking and innovative culture and our vision is to have healthy people, living healthy lives in healthy communities. We understand the only way to deliver this is to have the right people with the right skills.
Here is a summary of some of the benefits and services which are on offer to staff:
- 27 days paid minimum holiday and bank holiday entitlement
- NHS pension scheme
- Sick pay policy
- Occupational health services including staff counselling services
- Flexible working and family friendly policies
- Flexible retirement and retirement vouchers
- Health Service Discounts - offers for stores, travel, equipment etc.
Successful candidates will be subject to a six-month probationary period.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to job description for further details as well as the person specification for key skills required for the role.
The job description and person specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to job description for further details as well as the person specification for key skills required for the role.
The job description and person specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.
Person Specification
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- CCAB part qualified to intermediate level or educated to degree level in relevant subject with equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in finance, or equivalent experience of working at a similar level in finance.
- Good computer literacy and advanced knowledge of complex spreadsheets.
- Experience of improving financial services to budget managers.
- Minimum of two years experience of financial and accounting procedures
- Further training or significant experience in financial management.
Desirable
- Workforce development knowledge and experience
- Data base and SBS experience
- Previous experience in similar role in public sector
Communication skills
Essential
- Clear communicator with excellent writing, report writing and presentation skills;
- Capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately for diverse audiences.
- Skills for communication on complex financial matters and difficult situations, requiring persuasion and influence.
- Skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks
Management Skills
Essential
- Ability to engender trust and confidence and demonstrate integrity in the provision of advice and support
Analytical
Essential
- Ability to analyse and interpret information, pre-empt, and evaluate issues, and recommend an appropriate course of action to address the issues
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
- Strategic thinking - ability to anticipate
- Attention to detail combined with the ability to extract key messages from complex analysis
- Independent thinker with demonstrated good judgement, problem-solving and analytical skills
Desirable
- Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where they may be a number of courses of action.
Physical Skills
Essential
- Intermediate keyboard skills
Autonomy
Essential
- Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload without supervision working to tight and often changing timescales
Equality and Diversity
Essential
- Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships
Other
Essential
- Self motivated with an organised and methodical approach
- An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust
- Used to working in a busy environment
- Adaptability, flexibility, and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
- Commitment to continuing professional development
- Professional calm and efficient manner
- Effective organiser
- Demonstrate a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals.
Person Specification
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- CCAB part qualified to intermediate level or educated to degree level in relevant subject with equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in finance, or equivalent experience of working at a similar level in finance.
- Good computer literacy and advanced knowledge of complex spreadsheets.
- Experience of improving financial services to budget managers.
- Minimum of two years experience of financial and accounting procedures
- Further training or significant experience in financial management.
Desirable
- Workforce development knowledge and experience
- Data base and SBS experience
- Previous experience in similar role in public sector
Communication skills
Essential
- Clear communicator with excellent writing, report writing and presentation skills;
- Capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately for diverse audiences.
- Skills for communication on complex financial matters and difficult situations, requiring persuasion and influence.
- Skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks
Management Skills
Essential
- Ability to engender trust and confidence and demonstrate integrity in the provision of advice and support
Analytical
Essential
- Ability to analyse and interpret information, pre-empt, and evaluate issues, and recommend an appropriate course of action to address the issues
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
- Strategic thinking - ability to anticipate
- Attention to detail combined with the ability to extract key messages from complex analysis
- Independent thinker with demonstrated good judgement, problem-solving and analytical skills
Desirable
- Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where they may be a number of courses of action.
Physical Skills
Essential
- Intermediate keyboard skills
Autonomy
Essential
- Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload without supervision working to tight and often changing timescales
Equality and Diversity
Essential
- Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships
Other
Essential
- Self motivated with an organised and methodical approach
- An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust
- Used to working in a busy environment
- Adaptability, flexibility, and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
- Commitment to continuing professional development
- Professional calm and efficient manner
- Effective organiser
- Demonstrate a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals.
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.