Group Income - Management Accounts Assistant | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 23 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £28,407 - £34,581 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 May 2024 |
| Location: | Manchester, M13 9WL |
| Company: | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6233808/349-COR-V6233808 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Group Income - Management Accounts Assistant to join the Contracts , Costing and Income team. The role is pivotal in supporting the Trust in the collection and reporting of the Trust's income position and therefore an understanding of the NHS funding regime is desirable but not essential.
The successful candidate will have a good understanding of financial management and accounting principles to assist in the preparation of monthly and annual accounts.
Excellent inter-personal and communication skills are essential with the ability to communicate complex financial issues effectively with both non-finance and finance staff together with good evaluation and analytical skills.
You must also be able to manage your own workload and have a proven ability in the use of spreadsheet packages including the ability to design spreadsheet models. This is an excellent position from which you will gain extensive experience to take your career to the next level.
Please see job description for more details
• To support the Deputy Group Income Accountant in ensuring all NHS clinical income that is due to the trust has been invoiced, ensuring income is accurately reflected and monitored in the Trust ledger.
• To assist Accounts Receivable and the Finance Business Unit (FBU) staff in ensuring that cash is allocated against Debtor Accounts in a timely fashion and that outstanding debt is reported in an accurate and timely manner that enables pro-active action to be taken to pursue the debt.
• To support the Deputy Group Income Accountant in the monitoring of and reconciliation of the Health Education Contract and liaising with hospital teams.
• To assist in the preparation and completion of the monthly and annual accounts including statutory reporting and the Agreement of Balances exercise.
• Our vision is to improve the health and quality of life of our diverse population by building an organisation that:
• Excels in quality, safety, patient experience, research, innovation and teaching
• Attracts, develops and retains great people
• Is recognised internationally as a leading healthcare provider.
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MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Recent applicants need not apply
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Tuesday 7 May 2024
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