The post holder will manage a section of the management accounts team and work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service supporting managers and staff across GM Mental Health services to understand, plan and manage their financial position. This will include the production of monthly reports, forecasting, creation of annual budgets, report-writing and liaising with a variety of stakeholders to ensure that risks and issues affecting financial performance are communicated clearly.
They will be responsible for supporting GMMH services in planning, managing and reporting their financial position.
Candidates should therefore be confident in liaising with budget managers, have excellent communication skills and be able to use their initiative to solve problems and work as a supportive and efficient team member, with a good attention to detail. A flexible, positive, 'can do' attitude is required for this role, as it offers an opportunity to help build and shape the management accounts team and the finance processes of the organisation.
Main duties of the job
To manage and be fully responsible for a section of the Management Accounts team, including the Service Accountant and Management Accounts Assistant.
To prepare appropriate financial reports to set timelines with written analysis/commentaries for the various service line senior finance managers enabling them to manage their areas of the business, analysing reasons for under/over performance and ensuring that the likely full year outcome is well explained.
To assist with medical staffing ensuring that the medical financial position is understood, requiring regular liaison with Trust Medical Leads including HR and a complete and thorough regular reconciliation to provide assurance of affordability against existing budgets.
To contribute towards the preparation of the monthly Management Reports and Board briefings ensuring that information is prepared in a timely manner, is accurate and is accompanied by incisive commentary explaining major variances to budgets/forecasts.
To assist the Finance Business Partner in providing first-class high-quality Strategic/Operational financial information for both internal and external reporting.
To manage workload such that all deadlines are met, whilst completing work to a high standard, allowing for appropriate review and amendment by senior management before documents are disseminated outside the finance department.
Job responsibilities
To work with the Senior Finance Team to ensure that annual I&E budgets are prepared in the correct form and according to timelines, ensuring that they meet the Trust's financial and clinical objectives.
To ensure that the Operational Managers are aware of any issues within their profit statements and understand the make-up of their income and expenditure reports.
To represent the Finance department at key meetings and deputise as required.
To undertake analysis of complex financial data and advise Operational Managers on highly complex financial matters based on this analysis.
To develop a detailed knowledge of the drivers of both income and expenditure and advise senior staff how to interpret these to the benefit of the business.
To work as part of the financial management team to implement process improvements.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Qualified or part qualified accountant
* Educated to degree level in a relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in a specialist area.
* Further training or significant experience in project management, financial management or supporting change management processes.
Desirable
* Demonstrate evidence of actively studying towards a professional qualification or CPD.
Knowledge
Essential
* Understanding of NHS Finance regime with experience within a finance department.
Desirable
* Knowledge and understanding of medical pay arrangements.
Experience
Essential
* Supervisory or management experience
* Experience and understanding of evaluating and measuring the performance of health services.
* Experience in communications and stakeholder management.
* Experience of success in undertaking processes involved in the preparation of annual budgets and budget statements.
* Experience of developing and evaluating business cases/service development proposals.
Employer details
Employer name
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT
Address
Harrop House, Prestwich
Bury New Road
Greater Manchester
M25 3BL
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