Employer: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Northern General Hospital
Town: Sheffield
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 pa/pro rata for part time staff
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 19/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 30/01/2025
Research and Innovation Accountant
NHS AfC: Band 7
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages, and financial support systems.
Job overview
Applications are invited for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join the Clinical Research and Innovation Finance Team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is seeking to obtain a broad range of financial skills within the Clinical Research and Innovation arena.
The role will include:
* Providing support to the Senior Finance Manager, Clinical Research & Innovation (CR&I) in the implementation of financial policies and processes enabling the development of high quality and financially sustainable CR&I within the Trust.
* Assisting in the provision of effective financial management support to Clinical Research Networks and/or National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) research programmes and infrastructure.
* Assisting in the preparation of financial information required for the costing and conduct of clinical research studies and innovation grants.
* Working under your own initiative with minimal supervision in carrying out the main duties and responsibilities.
* As a senior member of the Finance Department, actively contributing to improvements in the quality and relevance of Trust wide financial information.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for candidates who are either a qualified accountant, holding a recognised CCAB/CIMA qualification, or who hold another accountancy qualification such as AAT and have extensive and demonstrable experience of CR&I Finance.
The main duties of the job are to:
* Assist in the provision of financial advice to managers of research programmes and infrastructure and/or Clinical Research Networks hosted by the Trust.
* Assist in the provision of financial costing and advice to Researchers wishing to undertake clinical research studies.
* Assist in the financial management of research studies including recharges, appropriate allocations, and income recovery.
* Monitor the performance of research studies.
* Assist in the provision of appropriate information for NHS Annual Accounts and research study returns to grant sponsors.
* Line management of designated staff within the CR&I team.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff.
Person specification
Experience
* Sufficient relevant senior management experience in Research Finance and general Financial Management.
* Knowledge of finance and accounting practices, procedures, and policies particularly pertinent to the NHS.
* Comprehensive knowledge of governance frameworks in relation to Research Finance functions.
* Experience of manipulating and interrogating ledger systems.
* Demonstrably good IT skills including advanced spreadsheet skills.
* Extensive and demonstrable leadership and staff management experience.
* Demonstrable track record of financial management development.
* NHS Finance experience.
* Access Database skills.
Qualifications
* CCAB or CIMA qualified OR Other accountancy qualification such as AAT, plus extensive experience in Research Finance.
* Strong verbal reasoning and oral & written communication skills.
* High degree of numeracy.
* Ability to meet deadlines through effective planning & organisational skills.
* Self-motivation & ability to work under own initiative.
* Flexible and adaptable - able to manage competing workloads.
* Knowledge and understanding of Research Funding within University and NHS environments.
Further Training
* Evidence of CPD/relevant experience.
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The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community.
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Name: Julie Patchett
Job title: Senior Finance Manager - Research & Innovation
Email address: [emailprotected]
Telephone number: 07876 397655
Alternatively contact Ian Brown, Finance Manager, Research by emailing [emailprotected] or calling 01142269485.
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