Directorate Management Accountant

The post-holder will be responsible for the production and analysis of monthly financial statements for a number service lines. They will provide financial advice to general managers and other budget holders that will assist them in the preparation of annual budgets and business plans. The post-holder will also provide ad hoc support to other members of the finance team as required.

The Finance Team has over 50 members of staff working in Financial Accounts, Management Accounts and Contracting across the Bedford and Luton Sites. It is a great place to work where we support learning and development of our staff. We have an excellent track record of supporting, developing and promoting our staff internally.

We are also proud to hold the following employer accreditations

To produce timely and accurate financial statements for Directorates on a monthly basis.

To support budget holders in managing their financial position such that the Trust is able to achieve its financial targets. This will include providing complex and sensitive information, and will require skills of negotiation and persuasion.

To support negotiations with NHS and external organisations over cost / service issues.

To report Directorates financial position to the Finance Manager (FM) to allow aggregation of the Trusts financial position on a timely monthly basis.

To assist in the Directorates procurement strategy to minimise cost incurred.

To analyse complex financial trends involving many streams of data and forecast financial expenditure, using own initiative to make appropriate assumptions.

To assist senior financial managers & clinicians with financial decision making and risk mitigation through in depth analysis of activity / income.

To prepare annual Directorate budgets for service planning, supporting budget holders through the budget setting process.

To monitor & control budgetary changes throughout the year for relevant Directorates and to propose changes to the control procedures which impact on other team members areas.

To provide ad hoc support to FM, Director of Finance & other team members in planning projects that impact across the department and the organisation.

To help co-ordinate work of other staff members in section and to allocate and check the work to junior staff members and to deliver appropriate training to new / junior staff members.

Review of activity and income on a monthly basis, to ensure activity is recorded and reflected on SLR.

Costing for business cases, including for activity, income and expenditure.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

Qualifications

Essential: - Graduate or equivalent experience; - Part qualified CCAB / CIMA or equivalent experience

Desirable: - CCAB / CIMA Qualified

Experience

Desirable: - Management accounts experience in an NHS provider; - Building effective working relationships with senior leaders

Personal Skills

Desirable: - Good report writing skills; - Access database skills

Other skills

Desirable: - Good report writing skills work as part of a team

Knowledge

Essential: - Knowledge of financial processes and practices gained through practical experience.