Senior Management Accountant

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Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Finance team of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

We are looking to appoint a Senior Management Accountant to support the Medicine and Integrated Care clinical division, providing financial and management accounting services. This is a key role providing financial input, advice and support, ensuring the delivery of month end reporting including forecasting, through completion of analytical review processes and liaising with budget holders. The role will also support business planning and Cost Improvement Plan analysis and costing.

This role offers the right candidate the opportunity to thrive and develop within a supportive finance team, as well as contribute to improving the efficiency and offering of the Finance team function to the organisation.

Main duties of the job

Senior Management Accountant will work in either a corporate division or clinical division.

To provide a high quality analytical service to the Business Partnering Team to support the delivery of an appropriate Financial Risk Rating as determined by the Financial Compliance Framework.

To provide assurance to the Senior Finance Manager of the quality of historic and forecast financial information through completion of analytical review processes.

To be accountable to the Finance Manager for the adherence to Trust financial policies and procedures, statutory requirements and requirements from Department of Health, Monitor and the Trust Development Agency.

The post holder must be studying toward a CCAB or equivalent qualification, and be fully committed to Continuous Professional Development.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Qualifications & training

Essential criteria

• Studying towards a CCAB qualification or willingness to study towards a CCAB qualification
• Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Member or equivalent experience to degree level

Desirable criteria

• Bachelors degree in any field

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

• Relevant work experience within the NHS or similar sized organisation
• Experience of computerised financial systems
• Experience of working with general ledger financial systems, posting of journals and undertaking reconciliations.
• Knowledge of accounting e.g. processing journals

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of NHS finance policy and NHS legislation.

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

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Documents to download

• Job description (PDF, 862.7KB)
• Functional requirements (PDF, 504.6KB)
• Our Strategy 2023-25 (PDF, 230.4KB)