Management Accountant

Salary: £28,407 - £34,581 pa pro rata (plus recruitment & retention premium of 5%)

Supported by the Senior Management Accountant and wider finance team you will take responsibility for some specific areas within the Trust, delivering a full management accounting service including processing ledger adjustments, completing variance analysis and liaising with budget managers.

The successful candidate should be skilled in using Excel and comfortable with managing a variable workload and challenging deadlines.

The post holder will need to have excellent communication skills to assist them in dealing with a wide range of people and an interest in investigating and solving problems using a range of information sources and systems for which training will be provided. They will also need to be comfortable discussing finance matters with non-finance managers.

Working for our organisation

Join us and you can enjoy city living, be in the countryside or by the seaside, with easy access to all the South West offers. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

As an equal opportunities employer, actively working towards a diverse workforce, we aim to create a workforce that represents the diversity of our community and are committed to designing our services around the needs of patients and their loved ones. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria

• Degree Level Education or AAT Qualified.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

• Previous experience of working in a management accounting environment
• Experience of producing monthly management accounts using accruals and prepayments
• Experience of preparing year end statutory accounts in line with audit requirements
• Experience of preparing budgets for large financial areas
• Experience of resolving queries in a large complex financial environment
• Experience of discussing complex financial issues with non-financial managers

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• A good technical knowledge of management account techniques, including: Budget Setting, Preparing Year End Management Accounts, Preparing Monthly Management Accounts, Monthly Budget Reconciliations, Costing New Services, Variance Analysis, Preparing Trust Financial Returns
• Good knowledge of legislation relating to both general and NHS accounting practice
• Good knowledge of accounting for VAT
• Proven ability to interpret and analyse complex financial information
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to communicate complex financial issues effectively with colleagues and external customers
• Ability to lead and contribute on financial issues in multidisciplinary meetings
• Excellent working knowledge of Excel, including functions such as Pivot Tables, V Look-Ups and SumIf Statements
• Proven ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
• Proven ability to be pro-active
• Proven ability to work in an organised way
• Proven ability to be flexible and adaptable
• Proven ability to work as part of a team

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.