Band 4 Assistant Management Accountant - Bath NHS House

at  Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

If you believe in putting patients first and supporting the delivery of sustainable mental health services then we want to hear from you. We make it our priority to give the best possible care in the right place at the right time to help our users recover and live their best life. You can help us achieve this by joining our passionate and friendly finance team.
We currently have a vacancy for a highly motivated, pro-active, part-qualified AAT to work as an Assistant Management Accountant.
As a team we are continuously seeking to improve the quality of financial information provided to our many stakeholders and are looking for a candidate who can help improve our processes. In particular we need people who can think beyond traditional roles and work with colleagues in other disciplines.
You will work as part of the Financial Management team to provide financial advice and support to managers and clinicians within the west division, which covers a geographical region of Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. In addition, you will help to prepare month end accounts, forecasts and budget setting for the division.
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

To assist in the preparation of accurate monthly management accounts, forecasts and production of annual budgets .
To work with staff to explain variances between budgeted and actual expenditure and help them to take corrective action.
To maintain and enhance the customer-orientated approach of the Finance Team through the provision of timely and professional help and advice.
To investigate financial enquiries, providing assistance and advice as required