Senior Management Accounts Officer / Deputy Finance Business Partner

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the 'Candidate Essentials Guide' that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how 'we care for you as you care for others'. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We're looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria

• CCAB or CIMA qualified, or part qualified and actively studying towards the final stages.

Desirable criteria

• Degree ECDL or equivalent.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary, complex environment
• Experience in supporting change in a complex environment
• Experience of team and line management
• Demonstrable experience of creating and working with complex spreadsheets and formulae to support management information (e.g. modelling, forecasts)
• Significant experience of using financial ledgers to code / extract / analyse / report upon financial information

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in the acute hospital sector in the NHS
• Use of Integra financial ledger

Skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent Excel / spreadsheet skills to manipulate complex and numerous data
• Strong numerical skills, including the ability to complete complex calculations
• Able to analyse, interpret and summarise financial information concisely to present key points including consideration of the wider picture/future scenario planning
• Able to communicate well verbally and in writing to present relevant information concisely at all levels within the organisation
• Negotiating and influencing skills
• Able to make calm, rational decisions in the face of challenge, lack of information, or adversity
• Personal credibility, work with staff at all levels to build positive and constructive internal / external relationships, and shared goals for service improvement / delivery. Able to work independently as well as effectively within a team

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Understanding of the NHS, its infrastructure and partner organisations
• Understanding of the wider NHS key strategic priorities
• A good knowledge of all applications found in "Microsoft Office

Desirable criteria

• Understanding of the Trust Finance Regime

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Documents to download

• JD PS B6-7 SHCG Finance (PDF, 400.4KB)
• FR B6-7 SHCG Finance (PDF, 920.2KB)
• Candidate Essential Guide Non Medical (PDF, 1.3MB)