Assistant Management Accountant

at  Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

To prepare and to input into the ledger system journals and virements necessary to report an accurate financial position at month-ends and year-end and in accordance with GAAP. To produce working papers and analysis in support of month-end and year-end reporting To ensure that income and expenditure are correctly classified within the Trusts ledger and undertake remedial actions where they are not. To assist in the final accounts process and to support the completion of the Trusts annual accounts. Involved in the constant review of the various systems and processes used by the Trust including Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, Crystal and Integra in order to introduce more effective ways of working.
To ensure that monthly financial statements are produced and disseminated to budget holders to agreed timescales To analyse and report on financial performance including variances from budget, calculated forecast spend and changes in spend over extended periods of time To meet with budget holders in respect of financial performance and remedial actions where necessary To use expertise and theoretical knowledge in a range of accounting areas, including, Payroll agreements, VAT, coding structures, financial procedures, Standing Financial Instructions, Standing Orders, financial reconciliations and balances, finance computer systems and ledgers, and local knowledge that effects the Group in order to prepare and input accurate reversible and standard journals into the financial ledger where necessary, ensuring a proper audit trail, detailed working papers and journal descriptions. Ensuring that all areas are reported accurately. Support the production of financial year-end projections based on accounting practice and knowledge, liaising with appropriate staff to ensure robustness of information. Develop working routines and working documentation for month end.
Oversee collation and issue of budget reports to budget holders. Deal and resolve queries ensuring on going solutions. To assist senior finance staff in the integrity of the financial ledger, ensuring costs are clearly and correctly coded, analysed and recorded. All queries are either resolved or referred to the appropriate person.
Proactive in identifying financial issues to budget holders and work with them to come up with solutions. Provide regular feedback to relevant staff on the issues and their solutions. Maintain query/action log covering monthly meetings with budget holders and to follow up on the queries

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