Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our
Financial Management team asaLeadManagement Accountant. The
focus will bemainlyon financial management of the ICBs cost
improvement programmes and service development funds and the tracking of
development/progression of ICB wide business cases. This will involve oversight
of external funding, helping to ensure robust plans are in place to utilize the
funding, reconciling ledgers, and reporting on the financial performance of
these programmes, including benefits tracking.
The successful applicant will
have experience of finance within a complex organisation. This includes
providing high quality financial management and business support, supporting
the preparation of month end accounts, and working closely with other finance
colleagues.
Excellent communication skills and a strong
customer focus are essential as you will be dealing with stakeholders and
colleagues at all levels daily.You must demonstrate excellent numerical
and analytical skills and possess the ability to work autonomously, achieve
deadlines and prioritise your workload. Experience in Microsoft Excel would be
an advantage.
Main duties of the job
1. The
completion of financial reporting processes. This will encompass but not be
limited to the following financial reporting processes:
- Month-end reporting.
- Forecasting the end of year financial
position.
- Benefits tracking
- Reporting of financial information to internal
stakeholders, e.g., financial submissions to NHSE.
2. To ensure
that all contractual payments are made correctly and on time.
3. To liaise
with contractors as appropriate, providing advice and analysis of potentially
complex financial issue.
4. To act as
the finance representative on working groups / committees, as required and
present complex financial information to internal and external stakeholders as
required.
5.To support
the financial aspects of ICB
wide spend.
This will encompass but not be limited to:
- Tracking the development and progression of
ICB wide business cases.
- Tracking and monitoring the performance and
delivery against ICB wide cost improvement programmes and service
development funds.
- Provision of financial management support for
place-based commissioning.
6. Provision of
financial management support.
Ensuring compliance with national and local
financial guidance and ensure that this is communicated to non- finance staff
on an appropriate basis.
Setting budgets in accordance with national
guidance
Supporting the annual financial and planning
process.
Assisting with the annual budget setting exercise
About us
The NHS Suffolk and North-East Essex Integrated Care Board
(ICB) plans and buys healthcare services for our population. This function is
commonly referred to as commissioning.
To do this, we work within a budget of around
£1.5 billion, which is set by NHS England, and work closely with local
government and the NHS providers in our area. Our performance is judged by how
well our local health and care system as a whole is working, including the
health outcomes of our communities.
The ICB has delegated some authority to the three
health and wellbeing alliances that operate in Suffolk and North-East Essex to
act on its behalf. This is to ensure that the needs of smaller, local areas are
addressed. The ICB remains accountable for all of its functions, including
those it has delegated.
Local residents have a big role to play in the
operation of the ICB. We rely on the experiences and perspectives of our
communities to help shape our decision-making.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
primary purpose of the Lead Management Accountant is to play a key role within
the ICB Finance team to deliver high quality finance support to the ICB. They will play a key role in supporting the
commissioning of effective and financially sustainable services within their
functional portfolio of responsibility.
The
role will be a key part of the Management Accounting team in ensuring the
successful delivery of monthly performance reporting, development of budgets, plans,
and forecasts.
Responsible
for working with the Finance Business Partner to ensure the management accounts
teams produce regular, timely and accurate finance and activity reports that
provide management with information, advice and guidance on the current
financial position, variances/ corrective actions required, activity and
trends, and emerging risks/ opportunities based around key drivers.
The
post holder will be responsible for advice and support to a range of budget
holders within the ICB. They will
support and guide budget holders by providing financial information, analysis,
advice, and challenge to enable them to meet their financial targets and
operational commitments.
They
will be required to demonstrate core financial skills including financial
planning; budget setting; monthly and quarterly monitoring and reporting and
the ability to support and communicate effectively with a range of clinical and
non-clinical budget holders.
The
post holder will provide help, advice and training to budget holders and others
on financial issues, with focus on budgetary control, investigating variances
and suggesting corrective actions, in line with current organisational
policies.
Working,
at all times, to ensure value for money within the NHS and for the population
of Suffolk & North East Essex ICS.
The
post-holder will be a member of a small team and will be required to work
closely with other teams, Committees, project groups and other partner
organisations.
To provide ad hoc financial support and analysis to the Finance Business
Partner.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
primary purpose of the Lead Management Accountant is to play a key role within
the ICB Finance team to deliver high quality finance support to the ICB. They will play a key role in supporting the
commissioning of effective and financially sustainable services within their
functional portfolio of responsibility.
The
role will be a key part of the Management Accounting team in ensuring the
successful delivery of monthly performance reporting, development of budgets, plans,
and forecasts.
Responsible
for working with the Finance Business Partner to ensure the management accounts
teams produce regular, timely and accurate finance and activity reports that
provide management with information, advice and guidance on the current
financial position, variances/ corrective actions required, activity and
trends, and emerging risks/ opportunities based around key drivers.
The
post holder will be responsible for advice and support to a range of budget
holders within the ICB. They will
support and guide budget holders by providing financial information, analysis,
advice, and challenge to enable them to meet their financial targets and
operational commitments.
They
will be required to demonstrate core financial skills including financial
planning; budget setting; monthly and quarterly monitoring and reporting and
the ability to support and communicate effectively with a range of clinical and
non-clinical budget holders.
The
post holder will provide help, advice and training to budget holders and others
on financial issues, with focus on budgetary control, investigating variances
and suggesting corrective actions, in line with current organisational
policies.
Working,
at all times, to ensure value for money within the NHS and for the population
of Suffolk & North East Essex ICS.
The
post-holder will be a member of a small team and will be required to work
closely with other teams, Committees, project groups and other partner
organisations.
To provide ad hoc financial support and analysis to the Finance Business
Partner.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- CCAB or CIMA qualified accountant with evidence of professional membership and significant relevant post qualification experience;
- Able to demonstrate commitment to continued professional and personal development.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience in financial performance management and reporting, key driver variance analysis (including cost, volume, mix variance reporting) and sensitivity modelling
- Demonstrate experience of delivering and managing competing demands in a time constrained environment, both personally and through a team;
- Experience of the annual planning process and re-forecasting in year
- Evidence of working to own initiative balancing complex and competing demands
- Extensive knowledge of Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
Desirable
- Sound knowledge of the NHS, current government policies and change programmes
- Understanding of the current social and political environment and of Clinical and Corporate Governance issues
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Able to develop & maintain strong working relationships, internally and externally
- Able to maintain high levels of personal performance in highly emotive environments
- Evidence of holding strong public services values and being deeply motivated to improve services and make a real difference to the health status of patients, clients and the public;
- Able to work in a complex and rapidly changing environment
- Commitment to continuous development of skills and knowledge
- Able to plan, organise and co-ordinate work effectively under own initiative
- Ability to plan and manage multiple workload priorities and meet deadlines
- Able to concentrate on specific and detailed matters, whilst dealing with unplanned interruptions;
- Confident and resilient;
- Responsive to change;
- Self-aware;
- Values integrity, fairness, passion, openness, honesty, mutual respect, and challenge.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills;
- Ability to analyse highly complex information from multiple sources, and present options and outcomes clearly and simply
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to convey financial information to non-finance professionals
- Able to build effective and sustainable relationships;
- Negotiating, influencing, and networking skills
- Ability to organise workload to achieve deadlines.
- Demonstrate the ability to work independently using own initiative.
Desirable
- High level of emotional resilience to allow empathy without compromise on project aims or goals
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel routinely within the East of England and to travel outside the region, as required, for the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- CCAB or CIMA qualified accountant with evidence of professional membership and significant relevant post qualification experience;
- Able to demonstrate commitment to continued professional and personal development.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience in financial performance management and reporting, key driver variance analysis (including cost, volume, mix variance reporting) and sensitivity modelling
- Demonstrate experience of delivering and managing competing demands in a time constrained environment, both personally and through a team;
- Experience of the annual planning process and re-forecasting in year
- Evidence of working to own initiative balancing complex and competing demands
- Extensive knowledge of Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
Desirable
- Sound knowledge of the NHS, current government policies and change programmes
- Understanding of the current social and political environment and of Clinical and Corporate Governance issues
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Able to develop & maintain strong working relationships, internally and externally
- Able to maintain high levels of personal performance in highly emotive environments
- Evidence of holding strong public services values and being deeply motivated to improve services and make a real difference to the health status of patients, clients and the public;
- Able to work in a complex and rapidly changing environment
- Commitment to continuous development of skills and knowledge
- Able to plan, organise and co-ordinate work effectively under own initiative
- Ability to plan and manage multiple workload priorities and meet deadlines
- Able to concentrate on specific and detailed matters, whilst dealing with unplanned interruptions;
- Confident and resilient;
- Responsive to change;
- Self-aware;
- Values integrity, fairness, passion, openness, honesty, mutual respect, and challenge.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills;
- Ability to analyse highly complex information from multiple sources, and present options and outcomes clearly and simply
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to convey financial information to non-finance professionals
- Able to build effective and sustainable relationships;
- Negotiating, influencing, and networking skills
- Ability to organise workload to achieve deadlines.
- Demonstrate the ability to work independently using own initiative.
Desirable
- High level of emotional resilience to allow empathy without compromise on project aims or goals
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel routinely within the East of England and to travel outside the region, as required, for the role.
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
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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