NHS England

Senior Accountant - Consolidation Reporting

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Job summary

The Finance and Planning Directorate in NHS England is looking for talented, diverse, highly motivated people to join the Financial Control team as a Senior Accountant - Consolidation & Reporting.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be at the heart of the NHS. Across the directorate as a whole we:

  • work closely with government to agree NHS funding;
  • ensure the NHS lives within its annual budget set by Parliament;
  • decide how to distribute the funding to the different NHS services and parts of England;
  • support innovative programmes that improve the care and experience of NHS patients or people using NHS services;
  • set out the financial and performance priorities the NHS should be delivering each year;
  • report how much the NHS has spent on providing services each year;
  • explore how the NHS can make the best use of its money;
  • look at how spend on building or equipment can improve the care and experience of people using NHS services.
  • consider how nationally we use these resources to improve healthcare outcomes, reduce inequality, improve health and support the NHS.

Main duties of the job

The team offers high profile, fast-paced projects. This requires adaptability, rigor and innovation and provides exciting development opportunities for those developing their careers in the NHS, health or the public sector.

The main duties of the job are:

  • Qualified or part-qualified accountant with detailed understanding of NHS finance, or equivalent experience.
  • Support production of monthly finance position by consolidating data from ledger and non-ledger returns for NHS England group.
  • Assist customers of the Consolidation team with data and reporting from Integrated Single Financial Environment (ISFE) ledger and non-ledger returns including for FOIs and Parliamentary Questions.
  • Support the team in the Agreement of Balances exercise including reviewing biggest mismatches and contacting organisations where required.
  • Manage the development of a reporting dashboard within Business Intelligence (BI) which is available to all users to enhance financial reporting and speak with users to understand common themes to develop dashboards and/or BI reports.

About us

In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.

The new NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:

  • Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
  • Making the NHS agreat place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
  • Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
  • Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
  • Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/ .

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

Details

Date posted

25 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

990-S3-COR-2-N-1244

Job locations

Wellington House / Wellington Place – other offices will be considered.

Leeds/London

LS1 4AP


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for further information about the responsibilities of this role. You can find further details about the role, a letter from the Deputy CFOs and advice on completing your application in the Document to download section.

If you wish to discuss the role please contact Joe Boydell on joe.boydell@nhs.net.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for further information about the responsibilities of this role. You can find further details about the role, a letter from the Deputy CFOs and advice on completing your application in the Document to download section.

If you wish to discuss the role please contact Joe Boydell on joe.boydell@nhs.net.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified or part-qualified accountant with detailed understanding of NHS finance, or equivalent experience.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Detailed understanding of NHS Finance
  • Demonstrable specialist knowledge in a relevant discipline

Skills

Essential

  • Numerate and technically competent
  • Clear communicator with excellent written and presentation skills

Values

Essential

  • Commitment to equality of opportunity, focussed on removing barriers to full participation and values diversity and difference.
  • Embrace change, viewing it as an opportunity to learn and develop.
  • Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified or part-qualified accountant with detailed understanding of NHS finance, or equivalent experience.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Detailed understanding of NHS Finance
  • Demonstrable specialist knowledge in a relevant discipline

Skills

Essential

  • Numerate and technically competent
  • Clear communicator with excellent written and presentation skills

Values

Essential

  • Commitment to equality of opportunity, focussed on removing barriers to full participation and values diversity and difference.
  • Embrace change, viewing it as an opportunity to learn and develop.
  • Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

Wellington House / Wellington Place – other offices will be considered.

Leeds/London

LS1 4AP


Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

Wellington House / Wellington Place – other offices will be considered.

Leeds/London

LS1 4AP


Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Consolidation & Local Audit

Joe Boydell

joe.boydell@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

25 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

990-S3-COR-2-N-1244

Job locations

Wellington House / Wellington Place – other offices will be considered.

Leeds/London

LS1 4AP


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