Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking for an enthusiastic finance trainee to join the Trust's Finance Team, playing a key role in shaping what our service delivery looks like and making a difference in the challenging financial environment, both now and in the future.
The successful candidate will support Offender Health within the Trust's Community & Specialist Services care Group and provide comprehensive financial advice and support managers to understand the efficiency and effectiveness of resources within their control. They will need to support the Finance Partners to deal with conflicting priorities and ensure that financial opportunities and risks are quantified and understood at all levels of the Trust, and optimum value for money is achieved.
Main duties of the job
The Transitional Management Account will support the Finance Partners to liaise closely with Divisional and Trust stakeholders. You will be responsible for providing accurate financial advice, information and support to service managers within the designated Services, using a business-oriented accounting approach.
They should have excellent communication skills and the necessary personal qualities to engage effectively with service managers and their teams. We are looking to bring in fresh views and new practices so, whilst previous NHS experience can be a strength, we are also keen to hear from those who have never considered working for the NHS before.
The applicant should currently be studying for their AAT qualification or equivalent. Continued reasonable progression toward professional qualification is encouraged in this role. Upon completion of AAT or equivalent, as well as meeting the requirements of the competency framework, the post holder would be uplifted from band 4 to band 5.
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for providing accurate financial advice, information and support to service managers within the designated Services, using a business-oriented accounting approach and supporting the Finance Partner in providing information and support to Service Managers.
The post holder should be familiar with general ledger systems and possess the ability to work on their own initiative whilst prioritising workload. The individual will be required to respond to the day-to-day financial data/information requirements of a number of service managers and the interpretation of these for the relevant service, including direct liaison with budget managers. The post involves identification of work for Assistant Management Accountants.
Person Specification
Qualifications - Academic/Professional
* Commitment to studying for below qualifications: - Certificate level CCAB/CGMA, AAT, or a Finance or Accounting degree
Work Experience
* Experience within a Management Accounts environment
* NHS experience
* Staff supervisory experience
Knowledge
* Basic understanding of how NHS Finance operates
* Possess numerical and analytical skills to problem solve and find solutions
* Good oral and written communication skills and have the ability to convey financial issues to non-finance managers
* Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and respond flexibly
* Good IT skills - must be competent at Excel, Word processing etc
* Evidence of working within a team and being an active team player
* Experience of financial software packages
Contractual requirements
* A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Physical Requirements
* Has the physical ability to perform the full range of duties.
Training
* Willingness to continue personal and professional development.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer name
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
£26,530 to £29,114 a year (pro rata for part time)
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