Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking to recruit a Business Support Accountant to join our Finance Department.
The successful candidate will hold a professional accountancy qualification at diploma level such as AAT qualified or CCAB/CIMA part qualified, and show evidence of Continuous Professional Development. This role would suit a person looking to undertake or complete further professional accountancy qualifications and study support can be discussed at interview if required.
The Finance Department are predominately working from home but we maintain an office base in Sleaford and hot desking is available across the county, so hybrid working options can be discussed with the successful candidate. Regular attendance at face to face meetings with the department and wider Trust will be required so the ability to travel is essential.
Please note that should there be a high number of applicants this vacancy may close early. Therefore we would recommend that you apply as soon as possible.
Main duties of the job
This post will work within the Operational Finance team and will be responsible for providing a financial management service to specific divisions within the Trust's structure.
It will be a key point of contact for the divisions and be the link for them with other areas of the Finance Department such as business development, costing and capital.
This will involve working with budget holders to help them manage and make decisions about their financial resources, considering patient care and value for money.
It will also involve producing monthly reports of financial performance to both internal and external parties in line with statutory requirements.
As a member of the finance department, this post will be part of the crucial work undertaken by the team and enhance the already strong business support offered to clinical and corporate services.
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.
When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
* CCAB/CIMA passed finalist
Experience
* Specialist knowledge required of financial procedures & practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge
* Three years practical experience of working in a finance department
* Sound knowledge of accounting principles
* Sound knowledge of the budgetary process
* Sound knowledge of the wider developments in NHS finance
* Sound knowledge of costing principles
* Experience of working within NHS finance
* Experience of working in management accounting
* Understanding of wider NHS issues, and the impact on finance
* Overview of final accounts process
Skills
* Ability to plan one's own work, and to manage day to day work without supervision
* Ability to exercise own initiative within broad professional policies
* Ability to manage and prioritise competing objectives
* Ability to work under pressure to meet monthly and yearly deadlines
* Ability to analyse complex financial data, and to explain to budget managers and senior finance staff
* To be competent in the use of Word processing, Spreadsheet, and Database applications
* Ability to design and format spreadsheets to suit specific purposes
* To be competent in the use of Financial and Human resources systems
* An understanding of service issues
* Advanced EXCEL spreadsheet skills
* Advanced Database skills
* Supervisory management skills
Special Requirements
* The ability to travel independently to attend meetings across the County as required
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
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working
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