Assistant Management Accountant

This role it to provide basic management accounting support to a number of directorates within the Surgery division and to support the work of the Management Accounts team with financial and technical accounting support. The role involves utilising detailed understanding of accounting procedures, processes, regulations, financial techniques and relevant legislation, for individual directorates. The role gives an opportunity to expand and develop these skills within and with the support of the team. This includes • Providing routine financial support and general guidance to the designated budget holders on all aspects of management accounting, utilising specialist knowledge of complex NHS accounting regulations and relevant legislation. • Utilising detailed understanding of accounting procedures to assist with the production of timely and accurate monthly financial reports on the activity, income and expenditure positions of the Divisions to Directorate Managers, Budget Holders and Senior Finance Managers. • To assist the Management Accountants in the production of month end and year end financial reports using knowledge of financial systems and other software packages including a narrative where required explaining key issues and reasons for budgetary variances, forecast outturn, discretionary staffing analysis and FIP progress. • To assist Directorate Managers and Budget Holders with complex funding, expenditure and manpower queries. • To review all staff change forms and vacancy panel forms in a timely manner and in line with Trust financial control procedures, liaising with Budget holders where not completed accurately, and HR department for processing. • Apply best accounting practices to ensure an accurate representation of the Service Lines financial performance. • Use persuasion, motivation and negotiation skills to encourage and influence Directorate Management Team Budget Holders within the Directorates to ensure cost-effective decision making by management. • Work with Budget Holders to understand their needs for financial information and to promptly provide it, allowing and ensuring budget holders understand and achieve budgetary control. • Assist the Management Accountants with the budget setting process for Directorates ensuring that budgets are reflective of the resources required to deliver services. For further information please see attached job description Job description Job responsibilities This role it to provide basic management accounting support to a number of directorates within the Surgery division and to support the work of the Management Accounts team with financial and technical accounting support. The role involves utilising detailed understanding of accounting procedures, processes, regulations, financial techniques and relevant legislation, for individual directorates. The role gives an opportunity to expand and develop these skills within and with the support of the team. This includes • Providing routine financial support and general guidance to the designated budget holders on all aspects of management accounting, utilising specialist knowledge of complex NHS accounting regulations and relevant legislation. • Utilising detailed understanding of accounting procedures to assist with the production of timely and accurate monthly financial reports on the activity, income and expenditure positions of the Divisions to Directorate Managers, Budget Holders and Senior Finance Managers. • To assist the Management Accountants in the production of month end and year end financial reports using knowledge of financial systems and other software packages including a narrative where required explaining key issues and reasons for budgetary variances, forecast outturn, discretionary staffing analysis and FIP progress. • To assist Directorate Managers and Budget Holders with complex funding, expenditure and manpower queries. • To review all staff change forms and vacancy panel forms in a timely manner and in line with Trust financial control procedures, liaising with Budget holders where not completed accurately, and HR department for processing. • Apply best accounting practices to ensure an accurate representation of the Service Lines financial performance. • Use persuasion, motivation and negotiation skills to encourage and influence Directorate Management Team Budget Holders within the Directorates to ensure cost-effective decision making by management. • Work with Budget Holders to understand their needs for financial information and to promptly provide it, allowing and ensuring budget holders understand and achieve budgetary control. • Assist the Management Accountants with the budget setting process for Directorates ensuring that budgets are reflective of the resources required to deliver services. For further information please see attached job description