Assistant Management Accountant
- Recruiter
- Anonymous
- Location
- Keighley
- Salary
- 24219.00 - 30108.00 GBP Annual
- Posted
- 21 Sep 2019
- Closes
- 19 Oct 2019
- Sectors
- Accountancy
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
A unique and rare opportunity has arisen to work within the Finance Department of a local award winning NHS Trust. This post, as part of the Management Accounts Team, will provide support to the Senior Staff in the department and will be crucial in helping deliver savings whilst working to stringent deadlines.
The post has a key role in ensuring that the organisation receives accurate and timely internal financial management information, which includes graphical diagrams, tabular information, to enable the Trust Management Boards to make informed and timely decisions and to monitor progress in delivering statutory financial targets.
The post holder will plan their own workload to ensure that monthly and annual deadlines are met to achieve the above, they will work within the policies and procedures set within the department, however work will be managed and assessed at agreed intervals.
The post will be an important link between finance and the ward/departmental managers on a day to day basis in respect of budgetary control issues, budget monitoring and contribution to drawing up of budgets. It is a role which involves a significant amount of none routine, unpredictable tasks which require to be undertaken unsupervised, and immediately so the post holder should be able to adapt to these work situations.
The role will require knowledge of accounting principles, good IT skills as keyboard use is a significant part of the role, an understanding of the internal management arrangements and strong communication skills.
Principle Duties
Assist the Management Accountants in the collation of budget information to enable the production of timely corporate financial reports for internal and external monitoring, through the implementation of policies and to propose any changes that will enhance own work area
Assist the Management Accountants in ensuring that the monthly management information accurately reflects the Trusts financial position and making appropriate adjustments to the general ledger where necessary
Providing financial training, advice and support to ward/department managers in understanding and interpreting financial information regarding their budgets, which are made up of several components and are of a complex nature
Responsibility for maintaining systems for ensuring appropriate adjustments are made, where there are discrepancies, to the financial ledger in relation to transfers of budgets between departments. To ensure that appropriate adjustments are made to the budget reconciliation's involving an analysis of a range of options
Responsibility for maintaining systems to enable routine analysis and ledger adjustments to be made following procedures and to meet the differing needs of users
Carries out complex calculations in regards to maternity and sick leave changes. Which later helps to calculate the effect of skill mix changes, changes to service delivery, or external changes, forecasting the impact on the financial position of the Trust and analysing and forecasting financial trends so that strategic decisions can be made
Assist the Management Accountants with the production of ad hoc financial reports for internal management decision making and external reporting.
To plan and organise processes & procedures to meet current and future needs, implementing new procedures and systems that are in line with the Trust policies and objectives, assist in planning work for junior staff
The post holder will produce and monitor financial reports for external agencies.
Other duties, which may be recognised by the line manager commensurate with the grade.
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A 6 MONTHS CONTRACT OPPORTUNITY INITIALLY, BUT MAY BE EXTENDED FURTHER. HOURS OF WORK ARE 37.5 EACH WEEK.
DUE TO THE LARGE VOLUME OF APPLICATIONS WE RECEIVE IT IS ONLY POSSIBLE TO RESPOND TO SHORT LISTED CANDIDATES - IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED WITHIN 3 WORKING DAYS OF YOUR APPLICATION THEN ON THIS OCCASION YOUR APPLICATION HAS NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL.
Taskmaster Resources is operating as a recruitment business for this role
The post has a key role in ensuring that the organisation receives accurate and timely internal financial management information, which includes graphical diagrams, tabular information, to enable the Trust Management Boards to make informed and timely decisions and to monitor progress in delivering statutory financial targets.
The post holder will plan their own workload to ensure that monthly and annual deadlines are met to achieve the above, they will work within the policies and procedures set within the department, however work will be managed and assessed at agreed intervals.
The post will be an important link between finance and the ward/departmental managers on a day to day basis in respect of budgetary control issues, budget monitoring and contribution to drawing up of budgets. It is a role which involves a significant amount of none routine, unpredictable tasks which require to be undertaken unsupervised, and immediately so the post holder should be able to adapt to these work situations.
The role will require knowledge of accounting principles, good IT skills as keyboard use is a significant part of the role, an understanding of the internal management arrangements and strong communication skills.
Principle Duties
Assist the Management Accountants in the collation of budget information to enable the production of timely corporate financial reports for internal and external monitoring, through the implementation of policies and to propose any changes that will enhance own work area
Assist the Management Accountants in ensuring that the monthly management information accurately reflects the Trusts financial position and making appropriate adjustments to the general ledger where necessary
Providing financial training, advice and support to ward/department managers in understanding and interpreting financial information regarding their budgets, which are made up of several components and are of a complex nature
Responsibility for maintaining systems for ensuring appropriate adjustments are made, where there are discrepancies, to the financial ledger in relation to transfers of budgets between departments. To ensure that appropriate adjustments are made to the budget reconciliation's involving an analysis of a range of options
Responsibility for maintaining systems to enable routine analysis and ledger adjustments to be made following procedures and to meet the differing needs of users
Carries out complex calculations in regards to maternity and sick leave changes. Which later helps to calculate the effect of skill mix changes, changes to service delivery, or external changes, forecasting the impact on the financial position of the Trust and analysing and forecasting financial trends so that strategic decisions can be made
Assist the Management Accountants with the production of ad hoc financial reports for internal management decision making and external reporting.
To plan and organise processes & procedures to meet current and future needs, implementing new procedures and systems that are in line with the Trust policies and objectives, assist in planning work for junior staff
The post holder will produce and monitor financial reports for external agencies.
Other duties, which may be recognised by the line manager commensurate with the grade.
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A 6 MONTHS CONTRACT OPPORTUNITY INITIALLY, BUT MAY BE EXTENDED FURTHER. HOURS OF WORK ARE 37.5 EACH WEEK.
DUE TO THE LARGE VOLUME OF APPLICATIONS WE RECEIVE IT IS ONLY POSSIBLE TO RESPOND TO SHORT LISTED CANDIDATES - IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED WITHIN 3 WORKING DAYS OF YOUR APPLICATION THEN ON THIS OCCASION YOUR APPLICATION HAS NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL.
Taskmaster Resources is operating as a recruitment business for this role