An exciting opportunity has arisen for the position of Management Accountant based at Hermitage Court Maidstone (5 minutes walk to Maidstone Hospital). This role will be supporting the Surgery Division, ideally applicants should be partly qualified and studying towards a recognised accounting qualification.
You would be expected to have experience working within the Finance function ideally within an Acute Trust environment and possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to deal with people at all levels.
Please note the finance department work a hybrid working pattern which will therefore require 2 days in the office with the remainder working from home.
To support the Directorate Finance Manager in providing a full financial management service. This will involve liaising directly with Directorate budget managers to provide financial assistance and addressing complex and sensitive budget queries at times.
To be responsible for the preparation of budget statements to the Directorates and Departments managed by the team in line with agreed timetables and to ensure that these are supported by accurate documentation required by local financial procedures
To assist the Finance Manager in preparing the Directorate procedure costs to support Payment by Results, private patient prices and SLA negotiations where applicable
To set up processes and procedures to ensure workload and performance information is received on time to aid financial analysis.
Please note that this role may often attract a high level of applications. Please note this role may close earlier than the original closing date so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible.
MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England.
We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.
In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (
Interview Date: TBC
This advert closes on Friday 25 Oct 2024