Financial Accountant - Oxford Pharmacy Store
We are looking for an experienced Financial Accountant to join our team at the Oxford Pharmacy Store (OPS) based in Banbury, Oxford Health's specialist wholesaler of pharmaceutical products across the UK. This is a great opportunity to utilise your financial analysis expertise and add value to our business unit and the Trust as a whole.
You'll work alongside our Senior Accountant and wider team in covering the full suite of financial management responsibilities including undertaking detailed expenditure analysis at Trust, directorate and service level as required through to establishment control and forecasting. The key duties of this role involve accounting, treasury management, annual reporting and governance.
If you have financial accounting expertise and thrive in a matrixed and busy environment, then we would love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
* Working with the Senior Accountant, responsible for the maintenance and accuracy of the OPS Balance Sheet (in accordance with the Foundation Trust Annual Reporting Manual, International Financial Reporting)
* Develop and implement effective financial policies and procedures to ensure the Trust remains financially viable, minimises financial risk and maximises use of resources.
* Support and provide leadership of the Oxford Pharmacy Store (OPS) finance team in delivering a comprehensive financial service for OPS directorate and for the Trust.
* Assist with the preparation of an annual cash flow plan for OPS, monitor actual results against the plan, ensuring that all material variances are investigated and reported, provide forecasts to ensure targets will be achieved.
* Provide financial management cover and support to senior management team and the directorate and to lead in delivering certain core activities of the Directorate.
* Assist in all external audit matters, including statutory interim and final audits.
* Provide input to regular reports on the current and forecast financial position and performance for: OPS Board, OPS SMT, Finance and Investment Committee, Executive Team, completion of regulatory returns including PAYE, National Insurance, VAT and superannuation.
* Intra-NHS Agreement of Balances reporting, including reconciliations and resolving queries.
* Deputise for the Senior Accountant as required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Professional CCAB Qualification Newly Qualified or close to completion or equivalent level of knowledge, experience and expertise in financial management.
* Degree or equivalent.
Knowledge and Experience
* Demonstrate successful track record of achievement in NHS finance.
* Experience in a finance role.
* Good interpersonal skills.
* Successful experience in multi-agency and multi-professional working.
* Involvement in enhancements to process and systems.
Excel
* Advanced
People Skills
* Communication Skills
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
Oxford Health NHS Trust
Address
OPS, Unit 7, MXL Centre, Lombard Way, Banbury, OX16 4TJ
£46,148 to £52,809 a year | pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Job locations
OPS, Unit 7, MXL Centre, Lombard Way, Banbury, OX16 4TJ
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