Recruiter: County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a suitably experienced and motivated Corporate Management Accountant to join our successful team within the award-winning Financial Management function at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.
The successful applicant will backfill a fixed term role providing financial support and guidance to the organisation and supporting the financial strategy of the department. We are seeking an enthusiastic individual who is passionate about what they do in order to support delivering the best care for patients. In discharge of their duties, the post holder will be expected to communicate closely and effectively with departmental managers and with our subsidiary company.
In return, we will offer you a warm and welcoming environment where you will be fully supported.
We operate an agile working policy, whereby the team are based on site for a proportion of the week with the option to work at home for 2 days per week alongside a flexible working policy, enabling flexible start and finish times.
This role is positioned to enable excellent developmental and career progression opportunities.
Main Duties of the Job
This post will sit within a team of 6 and will be required to provide financial management advice, information and support to Corporate and Synchronicity Care Limited (SCL) management teams.
To provide a comprehensive financial management and business advice service to the Corporate and SCL directorates to facilitate the Group to meet their overall service and business objectives within the resources allocated to them and to ensure corporate finance responsibilities are delivered.
This will include undertaking monthly reporting, providing financial information and advice and budgetary management.
Job Responsibilities
To support the interaction between CDDFT and Synchronicity Care Limited (SCL) from a finance perspective, ensuring agreed tasks are completed in accordance with the set timetable.
To regularly attend budget meetings with Budget Managers to report on the financial position and investigate variances.
To prepare and distribute monthly financial reports subject to review/amendment by the Corporate Accountant.
To support the Corporate Accountant in the preparation of annual budgets, including revision of budget estimates to reflect pay awards, budget virements etc.
To support the Corporate Accountant in the monitoring of external contracts including NHS Property Services, PFI and Operated Healthcare Facilities.
To manage and prioritise own workload in order to provide high quality support to the Subsidiary & Corporate Directorates and meet the objectives of the financial management team.
To support the Corporate Accountant in the completion of statutory returns such as NHSI Returns, Training & Education, PLICS, ERIC and Corporate Data Collections.
Person Specification
Special Skills and Knowledge
Essential
* Knowledge and understanding of current NHS finance regime
* Strong IT skills with experience of Microsoft Office particularly Excel and Word and General Ledger software
* The ability to input into and interrogate the Finance General Ledger to obtain standard and ad hoc reports.
* The ability to convey complex financial information to financial and non-financial staff orally, in writing or electronically in a professional manner.
* Ability to work to all routine and ad hoc deadlines.
* Must have good verbal and written communication skills
* Able to provide training, advice and review the work of more junior team members.
* Has an understanding of NHS finance structure including funding flows, reference costs & the requirements of Trust annual accounts.
Desirable
* Experience of using Oracle General Ledger
Qualifications
Essential
* Minimum of 5 GCSEs / O Levels (A* - C) including Maths and English
* CCAB part qualified or equivalent NHS Financial Management Experience
Desirable
* Experience of working within a NHS finance function.
Experience
Essential
* Minimum 2 years experience within the finance function
Desirable
* Experience of working within NHS finance
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 Details
Employer Name: County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust, Hollyhurst Road, Darlington, County Durham, DL3 6HX
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