Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking to recruit Junior Management Accountants to join our Finance Team.
The role is a key member of our close-knit Finance team. You will also be crucial to the smooth running of a busy NHS Hospital, so this role has real meaning and makes a difference to people and to our community.
Our ideal person will have finance experience and will be willing (or already started) to complete their AAT qualification. You'll need to be a whizz with numbers and spreadsheets (Excel skills are a must). Someone who is willing to ask questions, learn quickly, and think on their feet would be great. This role is perfect for someone with a good foundational understanding of finance who wants to build their skills in a supportive environment and gain experience that will help to grow your future career. There are excellent development opportunities, and we offer study support for those wishing to develop and gain their professional qualifications. We are also a Level 2 Finance Team accredited by One NHS Finance.
You'll be working alongside our Management Accountants in our busy and fast-growing team. We ask that you are available to work on-site (at Infinity House or Leighton Hospital in Crewe) for a minimum of two days per week (but you will need to be flexible with this to meet the demands of the service). The remaining hours can be worked remotely from home. We work core days of 10 till 3, with some flexibility around how and when you work your remaining hours.
Main duties of the job
The Junior Management Accountant plays a key role in overseeing the monthly reporting cycle, ensuring precise financial reporting for the areas they look after.
You'll report to the Management Accountants and the Finance Business Partners and will provide financial reporting and transactional support. You will be aligned to one of our divisions (either Surgery & Cancer or Estates & Facilities), so you will look after your own range of cost centres. You'll get to build good relationships with our front-line teams, so great people skills would be really helpful. You will be expected to work on your own initiative by planning and organising your workload to meet monthly timetable deadlines, so good organisational and time management skills will help.
You will support financial reporting by managing accruals, prepayments, and processing adjustments to the general ledger. Discretion is crucial, as some matters may be confidential.
The postholder will have direct contact with budget managers and will develop an understanding of the areas of the Trust that they serve with opportunities for cross-function working.
The role will need strong Excel skills, including the use of formulas and pivot tables to manipulate large amounts of data.
About us
Mid Cheshire Hospitals manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, employs more than 4,500 members of staff, has around 550 hospital beds, and provides services including A&E, maternity, therapies, and children's health.
We offer a wide range of benefits to support our staff including:
* Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
* 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (based on NHS Trust service)
A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave.
Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family, and relationship issues, 24/7, from the Employee Assistance Programme.
NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme.
An extensive range of learning and development opportunities.
Discounts on restaurants, shopping, cinema, and finance from a range of providers.
Job responsibilities
To assist in the production and monitoring of budgets, in accordance with guidelines and agreed deadlines. This includes:
* Support in the production of Management Information with particular emphasis on Month-end Management Accounts and Annual Budgets.
* To process and account for documents relating to Management Information in line with the Trust's Financial Procedures. This includes having sufficient supporting evidence for a full audit trail.
* Investigate and resolve discrepancies.
* Build and maintain strong relationships with Divisional and Departmental Managers to position the Finance Department as a trusted advisory service.
* Provide the Management Accountants/Business Partner with the necessary information to build and maintain good relationships with external bodies.
* Assist with the daily systems administration of the Department and plan your workload to ensure routine tasks (daily, weekly, monthly) are completed accurately and on schedule in accordance with timetables.
* Contributing to the continuous improvement of the Team and processes, suggesting improvements where appropriate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Willing to complete AAT qualification
* Previous NHS Finance experience
Skills
* Excellent communication skills evidenced via a skilled application form
* Excellent Excel skills with supporting evidence of use
* Personal statement relevant to JD and Person Spec
Values and Behaviours
* Evidence of strong ethical behaviours that are relevant to the JD and Person Spec
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.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours, Term-time hours
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