Management Accountant

• Provide expert financial advice and oversight of financial management for their areas of responsibility
• Lead aspects of 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.
• Co-ordinate the budget setting and forecasting processes for their areas of responsibility.
• 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

Essential

• Expert theoretical knowledge of accounting, NHS accounting and Public Sector accounting policy.
• Significant Financial Management experience
• Knowledge and experience of strategic and business planning and investment appraisal process
• Experience within a finance function of a large organisation
• Knowledge and experience of performance management techniques
• Specialist knowledge of capital, expenditure and revenue budgets
• Experience of budget setting to prepare plans for financial and human resources

Desirable

• Experience of managing and developing finance staff
• Experience of formulating and developing long term strategic plans, often involving uncertainty that may impact on the whole organisation
• NHS Finance experience
• Experience of contract monitoring and reporting
• Experience of the Oracle General Ledger System

Essential

• Ability to analyse, investigate and interpret financial information and queries
• Analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to report and present financial information to both finance and non-finance individuals (internal and external)
• Ability to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information
• Well organised, able to prioritise own workload to deliver tight deadlines
• To be able to carry out business ensuring all accounting treatments are adhering to Generally Agreed Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Accounting Standards (IAS)
• High level of ability in designing, developing, managing and maintaining complex computerised financial systems, spreadsheets and databases
• Proven high level of communication skills using a range of methods e.g. Written, verbal presentation to Executive Management Team as well as budget holders of all levels
• The ability to manage conflicting priorities
• The ability to formulate arguments and express them clearly to lay people and to persuade clinicians and senior management over a course of action
• The ability to deal with highly complex facts or situations including those relating to business case development
• The ability to make judgements where there is no precedent and where other leading opinions conflict
• Ability to influence, command respect and establish credibility quickly. Ability to work effectively with directors. To display good negotiation skills
• Ability to plan and organise a broad range of highly complex plans and adjust these through time
• ECDL or equivalent is essential - i.e. experienced in the use of financial systems/spreadsheets/databases/word processing. Advanced keyboard skills essential

Essential

• Team Player
• The ability get on with others and build good relationships with a wide variety of both internal and external to the organisation
• Evidence of continued professional and personal development and learning through the PDR process
• Willingness to travel. Self motivated and able to work to tight deadlines
• Concentration required for effectively multi-tasking, analysing data, writing detailed reports etc.
• The post holder has to be able to work successfully under pressure of time and resources