Divisional Accountant

at  Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

There is a fantastic opportunity for the right individual to join the Finance Team at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust on a secondment or fixed term contract to cover maternity leave for 12 months.
We are very proud to be accredited at Level 3 for Towards Excellence and are an award winning team having won the Great Place to Work award from HFMA NW in 2019 as well as the HFMA Deputy Finance Director of the Year 2022 .
“We are seeking candidates interested in full time and part time roles. The role is a band 8a. Due to the nature of the role supporting clinical colleagues, we offer hybrid working; 60% office based.”
Our team’s vision statement is “To create an elite intelligent team to meet the demands and changing needs of the financial and procurement landscape in the NHS” and you could be the person to help take this forward.
For more details about working in NHS finance, please visit One NHS – Careers in NHS Finance (financecareers.nhs.uk)
Reporting to the Senior Divisional Accountant, the Divisional Accountant role will be an integral part of SNHSFT.
To lead and be responsible for the provision of an expert financial management service to a specified division. To lead and be responsible for the monthly reporting for the nominated areas, including the production of high quality information, cost and income analysis, forecasting and the presentation of this information.
To support the members of the finance team alongside relevant internal and external stakeholders in the discharge of their financial responsibilities; including maintaining a balanced budgetary position, development and reporting of any savings for the Stockport Trust Efficiency Programme (STEP) and the financial modelling of service developments.
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

BENEFITS WE OFFER TO YOU:

Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
NHS pension scheme membership
Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
NHS Staff discounts
Cycle to work scheme
Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Full details are available in the attached job description and person specification.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
‘Before applying for a secondment opportunity please familiarise yourself with the Trust secondment policy (found on the intranet) and ensure that you have discussed and gained approval from your current line manager

Please refer the Job description for details