Senior Management Accountant

Wigan, North West England, United Kingdom Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust Detailed job description and main responsibilities
• Lead the financial reporting of the Divisional care group in line with required timescales, ensuring information is accurate, timely and robust. An ability to adapt to changing reporting requirements will be a key part of the role and innovative efficient solutions sought.
• Support the Finance Business Partner with the consolidation of the internal financial performance reports and external financial monitoring returns, in line with required timescales ensuring they have been reviewed for consistency and accuracy for the division.
• Lead the annual budget setting process for the Division care group ensuring that budgets are developed to take account of operational plans that are aligned with workforce and activity plans. Also provide support and advice on financial and non-financial aspects of the Business Plans.
• Work collaboratively with the Management Accountants and provide exemplary financial performance reporting for the division.
• To provide the Associate Director of Financial Management with the information necessary to enable corporate financial reporting. This will include explanation of significant variance movements for inclusion in the Trust Finance Report.
• Ensure that a continuous improvement and learning culture is promoted and embedded throughout the department, maintaining high quality, streamlined and efficient services.
• Work with the Financial Services to support internal and external audits in their role in auditing the Trust's accounts and financial information, ensuring issues of contention are brought to a satisfactory conclusion.
• Have a working knowledge of all financial and accounting procedures, legislation, NHS financial policy.
• To lead on development and production of monthly financial performance reports that consider activity, income & expenditure, workforce, CIP progress and encompassing risks & forecasts.
• To support Deputy Divisional Directors, Deputy Medical Directors and Directors of Nursing and AHP's in identifying and achieving cost improvement and income generation targets, undertaking reviews of all existing practices with the aim of improving efficiency and supporting CIP delivery.
• To provide input as required to the Trust's statutory financial reports.
• To ensure that the Trust's standing financial instructions and codes of procedures are always adhered to.
• To assist generally in the financial management of the Trust.
• Deputise for other senior colleagues as required.
• Contribute to the effectiveness of accounting systems.
• Make recommendations to reduce costs and enhance value.
• Undertake other duties as agreed with the Associate Director of Financial Management.

Person specification

Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to communicate effectively, via a variety of media and forums, with a wide range of people from all levels both from within and outside of the Trust
• Strong analytical and reasoning skills supported by attention to detail
• Excellent skills in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint with the ability to manipulate and present data including pivot tables & complex formulae
• Good people management and motivation skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Politically astute
• Excellent organisation and time management skills

Desirable criteria

• Project management skills
• Innovative and creative approach
• Evidence of strategic thinking and innovation
• Experience of working with Qlikview
• Experience of working with Centros

Experience

Essential criteria

• Substantial Management Accounting experience.
• Experience of collaborative working with senior managers/professionals
• Experience of staff management/development
• Experience of leading monthly financial reporting for clinical services

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working within acute NHS Foundation Trust
• Experience in identifying savings, implementing change and realising the benefits

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• CCAB or CIMA qualified
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development

Desirable criteria

• Educated to degree level or equivalent

Additional

Essential criteria

• Self-management and priority management and used to working to tight deadlines
• Self-motivated with a flexible approach
• Strategic and innovative thinker
• Team player
• Demonstrates commitment to the job
• Act with integrity and professionalism
• Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation

Desirable criteria

• Interest in Finance staff development and involvement with One NHS Finance

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Detailed understanding of the NHS financial regime and Accounting Standards

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