Senior Assistant Management Accountant

at  Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Assistant Management Accountant, acting as a key member of the Financial Management team. The postholder will provide accurate and timely financial information and reporting to colleagues internal and external to Finance, including providing support to budget holders across the organisation.
The successful candidate will have completed their Diploma Level of CIMA/CCAB qualification or have a relevant degree in Accounting. They will have strong numeracy skills and attention to detail, alongside excellent I.T. and communication skills.
The department currently has a hybrid working policy, so the successful candidate will be required to work a minimum of 3 days a week in the office. With sites at both Southport and Knowsley.
Interview date: 18th September 2024
The Senior Assistant Management Accountant’s main duties will be to:
Ensure the provision of high quality financial information and accurate advice to budget holders and other non-finance managers.
Develop good working relationships with budget holders, regularly meeting with them to review their financial information and provide advice.
Assist Financial Management colleagues in ensuring income and expenditure is monitored and is recorded accurately, including monitoring variances from planned income and expenditure and resolving queries with budget holders and Finance colleagues.
Use Excel and other software to provide financial reports and conduct financial analysis, using formulae and other functionality as required.
Complete regular tasks accurately and in line with the monthly timetable, including where relevant internal recharges between departments and updates to the ledger to reflect an accurate financial position.
Ensure most effective use of the Trust’s financial resources, including assisting with the annual budget setting/financial planning process by updating and reviewing information for the new financial year, including staffing information. To liaise with budget holders as part of this process, to ensure accurate information is used.
Proactively review regular tasks within their areas of responsibility, identifying opportunities for improvements and more efficient working to support continuous improvement of the Finance function.
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

• To establish and maintain strong working relationships with both key internal and external individuals to ensure effective working. The post holder will be expected to liaise with both internal departments and external bodies.
• To ensure the provision of high-quality financial advice to budget holders and other non-finance managers to enable the delivery of the Trust’s strategic, corporate financial objectives.
• To monitor financial performance against agreed budgets, analysing, reporting on variations and assisting in formulating corrective actions. Proactively support the delivery of targets by sharing good practice, identifying areas for improvement and agreeing and monitoring action plans.
• To have specialised knowledge within the division supported by the team, gained through relevant theoretical knowledge and experience of other financial areas.
• To validate output from the monthly payroll process to ensure all payments are coded correctly in accordance with the budgets. Identification and correction of errors to ensure financial data is correct.
• To contribute to the completion of statutory returns, adhering to strict timetables.
• To attend the relevant divisional and specialty business meetings on behalf of Financial Management and provide relevant financial support, advice and information.
• To maintain the integrity of the financial ledger and other financial systems to ensure that compliance with audit requirements is adhered to.
• To contribute to the formulation of the annual budget setting for the Trust and ensure pressures are reported and monitored.
• To promote effective financial management and financial control amongst the divisional management teams. To provide appropriate advice and support with the divisional structure to ensure all efforts are made to achieve financial stability, including the review and monitoring of establishment information.
• To assist in the delivery of financial awareness training to all levels of management within the Care Group. informal training will be provided to budget holders and managers in relation to financial issues on a regular basis.
• To carry out any other work as may be required to satisfy the requirements of both the finance department and Care Group.