Assistant Management Accountant

at  Devon Partnership NHS Trust

1. To support the finance team and operational Managers in provision of data requests, reconciliations and reports in a timely manner, ensuring financial information is processed in accordance with procedures and in order to provide information for statutory returns. 2. Assist with the maintenance, input, updating and reconciliation of computerised budgetary control systems.
   This involves developing spreadsheets and databases for specific purposes and undertaking enquiries on several financial based systems. The post requires using a computer on a daily basis with speed and accuracy. 3. To deputise for finance colleagues at meetings etc.
   when required. 4. Assist in all aspects of supplying financial information to key stakeholders including non-financial staff when requested. This will include variance analysis, analysis of pay and non-pay, evaluating a range of options, supporting business cases, directorate performance reporting etc.
   This will involve providing and receiving complex and contentious information, some of which may be sensitive. 5. Meet with relevant stakeholders on an on-going basis advising on the current financial position. This may involve travel between different sites.
2. Working as a finance team, adopting a task-based approach to workload, which will be co-ordinated by Senior Accountants and Accountants. 7. To ensure every process has an accurate procedure note that can be interpreted by both finance and non-finance colleagues.
3. To provide guidance and interpretation of the Trusts Financial Procedures, Scheme of Delegation, Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions where necessary. 9. Manage own time and workload in accordance with monthly / annual and ad-hoc timetables, ensuring all deadlines are met on a timely basis.
4. To deliver informal training to work colleagues and non-finance staff on a range of subjects related to own area and a range of general procedures. 11. Contribute to the effectiveness of accounting systems, processes and procedures and make recommendations to reduce costs and enhance value.
5. Undertake other duties as agreed with the Accountants, Senior Accountants, Assistant Director of Finance. 13. Line management of Finance Assistants (Bands 2, 3 or 4) where relevant.
6. To attend and contribute to both the wider finance team developments such as attendance of away days, the annual Budget Holders Conference etc. Separately, to contribute to non-finance communications such as the Budget Holders Newsletter etc. In addition to the job purpose set out above, below is the range of assistant accountant roles across the finance department, together with a description of the core role of each: a) Assistant Accountant Management Accounts (assisting the Management Accountants and Senior Management Accountants to prepare annual budgets, process month end reporting and year end accounts, and to support budget holders / business cases as required).
   b) Assistant Accountant Systems (assisting the Accountant for systems to provide a comprehensive systems support in relation to finance system maintenance and developments to maximise efficiency and effectiveness of financial systems, processes and procedures. c) Assistant Accountant Costing (assisting the Accountant for systems and costing to provide a comprehensive financial service in relation to activity planning, monitoring and reporting, and aiding in the implementation of Payment by Results (PBR) in the Trust). d) Assistant Accountant Financial Accounts (assisting the Financial Accountant and Senior Financial Accountant to prepare monthly analysis as required by the Trusts financial reporting requirements, to carry out balance sheet reconciliations of the Trusts financial ledger taking remedial actions as appropriate, process journals and salary sacrifice applications as required and to assist in the production of the Trusts external monthly returns and statutory accounts). e) Assistant Accountant Capital / Charitable Funds (assisting the Financial Accountant and Senior Financial Accountant with the overall management and performance of the Trusts capital and charitable funds accounting functions).
   e) Assistant Accountant Cash Management (assisting the Financial Accountant and Senior Financial Accountant to provide a reliable and effective service in respect of income/accounts receivable, banking and accounts payable functions, VAT and other statutory returns)

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