Finance Support Officer & Assistant Management Accountant Trainees

at  Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

We are recruiting to two exciting apprenticeship roles within our Finance Department. Our vision in Finance is “to be stellar finance partners, supporting world-class patient care” and to achieve this we have created an environment where staff are supported in their careers and where there is equality of access to learning and development opportunities. These two trainee roles are; Assistant Management Accountant (Trainee) within our Financial Management Information & Analysis team and Finance Support Officer (Trainee) within our Financial Strategy & Planning team.
Please state which role is of more interest to you in your application.
Assistant Management Accountant (Trainee)
The Assistant Management Accountant role will support the Financial Management Analysts to complete work in accordance with the Trust’s Standing Financial Instructions and internal office procedures, assist in the provision of financial support and advice to divisions and manage their own workload to ensure that monthly/weekly timescales are met.
Finance Support Officer (Trainee)
The Finance Support Officer will work in the Financial Planning and Investment team to support the delivery of the team and the Trust’s objectives. They will assist in project and admin support for various strategic projects through to robust business case and investment processes. They will also be required to assist with supporting the day to day administrative functions of the Financial Planning and Investment team.
The JD for the Finance Support Officer role starts from page 7.
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD; B rilliant people, O utstanding care, L eaders in Research, Innovation and Education, D iversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
The Assistant Management Accountant role will support the Financial Management Analysts to complete work in accordance with the Trust’s Standing Financial Instructions and internal office procedures, assist in the provision of financial support and advice to divisions and manage own workload to ensure that monthly/weekly timescales are met.
The role is a trainee post that requires the post holder to commit to undertake a recognised professional finance qualification with the expectation that the post holder will learn and develop the foundations for a career within Finance whilst studying.
The Finance Support Officer will work in the Financial Planning and Investment team to support the delivery of the team and the Trust’s objectives. They will assist in project and admin support for various strategic projects through to robust business case and investment processes. They will also be required to assist with supporting the day to day administrative functions of the Financial Planning and Investment team. Working on their own initiative the post holder will be expected to take responsibility for the quality of their work and the support they provide to the team. They will be required to identify priorities, and progress tasks while understanding what is important and requiring urgent attention on a day to day basis in order to ensure continuity of business. They will also be required to deal with telephone and email enquiries and taking the necessary action to ensure good communications, in an appropriate and confidential manner where required.
Working on their own initiative the post holders will be expected to take responsibility for the quality of their work and the support they provide to the team. They will be required to identify priorities and progress tasks while understanding what is important and requiring urgent attention on a day to day basis in order to ensure continuity of business. They will also be required to deal with telephone and email enquiries and taking the necessary action to ensure good communications, in an appropriate and confidential manner where required.
Both of these roles are trainee posts that require the post holder to commit to undertake a recognised professional finance qualification via the apprenticeship training programme, with the expectation that the post holder will learn and develop the foundations for a career within Finance whilst studying. Any Trust internal systems that require training will be delivered by the Trust on-site during working hours, and day-to-day training will be provided on the job through direct teaching, observation, simulation and practical application. Off the job learning is supported to take part in apprenticeship coursework workshops, reviews and one-to-ones with the apprenticeship tutor, in addition to taking part in learning and development through workshops, coursework completion and reviews with tutor/assessor

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