Deputy Management Accountant

• Provide expert financial advice and oversight of financial management for their areas of responsibility
• Contribute to the month end reporting process, ensuring timely and accurate reporting of the monthly financial position both internally and externally to the organisation.
• Monitor financial performance against agreed budgets, analysing and reporting on variances and assisting in formulating corrective actions.
• Assist with co-ordinating the budget setting and forecasting processes.
• Ensure the provision of high quality financial reporting to budget holders and other non-finance managers in order to support delivery of the Trust's strategic, corporate and financial objectives, including delivery of Cost Improvement Programme (CIP) efficiencies.
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships to enable effective working. The post holder will be expected to liaise with both internal departments and external bodies.
• Manage and develop staff

• To establish and maintain strong working relationships with both key internal and external individuals to ensure effective working. The post holder will be expected to liaise with both internal departments and external bodies.
• To ensure the provision of high quality financial advice to budget holders and other non-finance managers to enable the delivery of the Trusts strategic, corporate financial objectives.
• To monitor financial performance against agreed budgets; analysing, reporting on variations and assisting in formulating corrective actions. Proactively support the delivery of targets by sharing good practice, identifying areas for improvement and agreeing and monitoring action plans.
• To take the lead on ensuring accurate financial information is maintained for all budgets relating to the Care Group.
• To ensure that external financial monitoring returns and reports are prepared and submitted in a timely and accurate manner and are analysed and interpreted where necessary.
• To attend the relevant divisional and specialty business meetings on behalf of Financial Management and provide relevant financial support, advice and information.
• To maintain the integrity of the financial ledger and other financial systems to ensure that compliance with audit requirements is adhered to.
• To contribute to the formulation of the annual budget setting for the Trust and ensure pressures are reported and monitored.
• To promote effective financial management and financial control amongst the divisional management teams. To provide appropriate advice and support with the divisional structure to ensure all efforts are made to achieve financial stability, including the review and monitoring of establishment information.
• To evaluate and monitor saving schemes including maintenance of detailed working papers to ensure accurate records are kept and all adjustments and transactions are processed appropriately.

• To provide training to non-financial managers within the Trust on all matters relating to budgetary control and financial management, including effective use of information systems/reports.
• To accurately cost development and other operational change proposals as requested by divisional teams.
• To contribute to the annual reference cost process as and when necessary providing support to the cost accountant.

• Responsible for the production and monitoring of timely and accurate financial information and reporting to strict deadlines, enabling the proactive management of budgets by budget holders.
• To contribute to the development of financial management information and communicate ideas and suggestions for departmental improvements to the Senior Management Accountant and Head of Financial Management.
• To allocate work to staff members within the department and provide training within own areas of work enabling them to develop in accordance with their KSF outline. Deputise for the Senior Management Accountant as required.

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.

Essential

• Completed/working towards a CCAB/CIMA qualification

Essential

• Significant financial management experience
• Experience within a finance function of a large organisation
• Experience of income and expenditure budgets
• Staff Management skills
• Knowledge of accountancy policies and procedures

Desirable

• NHS Finance experience
• Experience of contract monitoring and reporting

Essential

• Ability to analyse, investigate and interpret financial information and queries
• Ability to report and present financial information to both finance and non-finance individuals (internal and external)
• Well organised, able to prioritise own workload to deliver to tight deadlines
• The ability to manage conflicting priorities

Essential

• Strong IT skills and experience using Microsoft Office suite