Senior Management Accountant
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 23 Medi 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £47,810.00 i £54,710.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £47810.00 - £54710.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 07 Hydref 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Plymouth, PL6 8DH |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9216-25-1220 |
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To provide the lead accounting expertise and financial analysis the Management Accounting service to the Care Group and Operational teams within them. Utilising specialist knowledge of complex NHS/Trust accounting systems, processes, regulations, financial techniques and relevant legislation, for individual Service lines to: Provide a comprehensive and high standard of management accounting service to the Operational Managers, Clinical Directors, Budget Holders, and Support Managers within their respective Service Lines and Care Groups/ Operational Teams in a way that both supports improving patient care and balances Trust financial objectives. To lead on the management accounting reporting for the Care Group to the Care Group Finance Business Partner. Ensuring Care Groups management account functions such as monthly reports and forecasts are completed. Apply best accounting practices to ensure an accurate representation of the Service Lines financial performance. Use persuasion, motivation and negotiation skills to encourage and influence Service Line Management Team Budget Holders within the Service Lines to ensure cost-effective decision making by management. Lead the budget setting process for Service Lines ensuring that budgets are reflective of the resources required to deliver services Provide financial support for complex business cases as appropriate describing the financial implications of the business case and investment appraisal techniques. Be able to use the Trust accounting packages to a high standard, thereby ensuring maximum information is available to the Service Lines and Trust. Analyse variances by comparing actual income and expenditure versus budget and/or trend analysis techniques, to take account of the complex interaction between activity and income and expenditure and highlight areas of concern Benchmark information internally or with other NHS organisations. Be able to provide specialist financial advice through developing expert knowledge relating to the service area being supported. This may include knowledge of contracts and pricing. Ensure service areas are receiving all income due to them through correct recording, reporting, and reconciliation of activity performed/services delivered. Collate cost pressures and other service changes and ensure cost allocations used by the Team Costing reflect, as far as possible, the true costs of delivering that service. Working with the Finance Business Partners to understand the impact of activity changes to the plan, and impacts upon the expenditure and forecasts. Work with the relevant Managers to generate accurate financial forecasts for Service Lines, forecasting activity levels, contract income, expenditure and non-contract income. Support Care Groups with the identification, implementation and monitoring of Financial Improvement Plans.. The production and delivery of these plans will be key to the financial viability of the Trust and progress will regularly need to be reported to the Trust Board. Lead the training of members of Service Line Management Teams in all aspects of the financial management of their Service Lines and develop their financial abilities through formal and informal training. Develop financial awareness amongst Care Group leaders and Service Line Cluster teams. Note This job description is neither definitive nor exhaustive and is not intended to be totally comprehensive. It may be reviewed in the light of changing circumstances following consultation with the post holder. This job description is to be read in conjunction with all current Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust policies, procedures & guidelines.