Main area: Corporate Accountant - Financial Management
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 205-6763437
Site: Royal Stoke University Hospital, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Town: Stoke-on-Trent
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 20/11/2024 23:59
Job overview
Working as part of the wider Financial Management Function, the post holder will directly support the Assistant Director of Finance - Head of Financial Management in ensuring there is sound financial management and control in place across the trust. In particular, the post holder will be responsible for maintaining ledger integrity in line with Standing Financial Instructions & ensuring the month end and budget setting timetables are adhered to.
Main duties of the job
The Corporate Accountant will demonstrate advanced IT skills and excellent communication skills. The post-holder will preferably be a part-qualified accountant with management experience. The Corporate Accountant will be required to be heavily involved in the month end deadlines and duties and liaise with a wide range of finance colleagues and therefore must be able to demonstrate an ability to work as part of a team as well as the ability to work autonomously using own initiative to support the financial management function and ensure robust and timely financial reporting.
The post-holder will be experienced in the modelling of very large volumes of financial data and must have an eye for detail and the confidence to assess and challenge information to ensure accuracy is maintained. The post holder will contribute as a member of the financial management department to the development of a financial management service that fulfils the needs of the users.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return, we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by our staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager, Barrie Knox on 07770 335080.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
* Part qualified and actively studying towards a CCAB qualification
Skills, ability and knowledge
* Advanced IT skills - Excel
* Good communication and analytical skills
* Knowledge of computerised ledger systems
Experience
* Experience of financial accounting systems and procedures
* Experience of budgets and budgetary control procedures
* NHS Finance experience
Personal Qualities
* Ability to establish rapport and credibility with Finance Directorate and throughout the Trust
* Flexible, enthusiastic and determined
* Ability to deal with difficult situations in a professional manner
* A general interest in NHS and Financial issues
Important information about your application
* All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
* References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
* We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
* Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies.
* New recruits are required to pay for their Disclosure and Barring Service check (and admin fee) prior to starting if the role requires a DBS check.
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University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has been awarded the Gold Award for proudly supporting those who serve. We actively encourage applications from the Armed Forces community.
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If you would like support completing an application form, please contact the recruitment department on 01782 675533 where one of our trained assistants will be able to help.
At UHNM we are fortunate to receive a high volume of applications for many of our roles, on this occasion we would reserve the right to close any advert early, therefore please apply without delay!
Employer certification / accreditation badges
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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