Senior Management Accountant | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 01 Rhagfyr 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £53,751 - £60,651 per annum inclusive of HCAS |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 31 Rhagfyr 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Croydon, CR0 1FE |
| Cwmni: | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7636292/334-NCL-7636292-MU |
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The primary purpose of the Senior Management Accountant is to provide management and financial information and support to their assigned Directorates and ensure that their financial requirements are understood and delivered by themself and/or by other members of the financial management team.
The Senior Management Accountant is responsible for the delivery of all aspects of operational financial management within a Directorate area, providing advice, information, analysis and interpretation to Directors and budget holders to underpin effective decision making and meaningful performance management . They will be accountable for delivery of finance reporting for the Directorate, maintaining financial controls to support governance and providing financial support to budget setting, cost improvement and productivity schemes.
The main purposes of the role are –
· Ensuring the effective provision of a comprehensive management accounting service.
· To prepare annual budgets and quarterly forecasts, including supporting scenarios and Commentary
· To coordinate and produce accurate and timely in month forecasting.
· To investigate and challenge variances against budget and forecast, providing analysis and commentary where appropriate.
· Undertake regular meetings with budget holders (without supervision) to review accounts and support their understanding of the financial position
The South East London Finance Academy is committed to fostering professional development and career growth for all with a particular aim of enhancing opportunities for under-represented groups and improving the diversity of our finance community.
This means, that as part of our Secondment Pledge, this permanent role is advertised with the flexibility of a potential secondment opportunity for the successful candidate. If you would like to explore this flexibility, please discuss with your current line manager and raise for discussion with the recruiting manager, this will not adversely affect your application in any way. Whilst all secondments will require agreement from both the host and receiving organisations, all organisations within SEL are committed to approaching this conversation positively.
If successful, and you would like to take up the secondment opportunity, you will need to complete the Secondment Request Form found here to aid discussion with your host and receiving organisations. On successful completion of the secondment, and in collaboration with your receiving organisation, you will have the opportunity to convert the secondment to a substantive appointment.
Job Purpose:
The primary purpose of the Senior Management Accountant is to provide management and financial information and support to their assigned Directorates and ensure that their financial requirements are understood and delivered by themself and/or by other members of the financial management team.
The Senior Management Accountant is responsible for the delivery of all aspects of operational financial management within a Directorate area, providing advice, information, analysis and interpretation to Directors and budget holders to underpin effective decision making and meaningful performance management . They will be accountable for delivery of finance reporting for the Directorate, maintaining financial controls to support governance and providing financial support to budget setting, cost improvement and productivity schemes.
The main purposes of the role are –
· Ensuring the effective provision of a comprehensive management accounting service.
· To prepare annual budgets and quarterly forecasts, including supporting scenarios and Commentary
· To coordinate and produce accurate and timely in month forecasting.
· To investigate and challenge variances against budget and forecast, providing analysis and commentary where appropriate.
· Undertake regular meetings with budget holders (without supervision) to review accounts and support their understanding of the financial position
Key Responsibilities:
1) Finance & Business Planning
· Produce summary financial plans for services ensuring they reflect their strategic objectives.
· Identify financial risks and produce a downside financial plan and help to identify mitigations.
· To lead the annual and periodic detailed budget setting processes in conjunction with budget holders and the senior management team, endeavouring to ensure that resultant targets (both financial and non-financial) are realistic and are fully understood by budget holders. To ensure that budgets are congruent with Trust targets and activity plans.
· To provide financial input, where required into the preparation of Directorate or Trust wide business cases, working with both financial and operational managers.
2) Reporting
· Produce accurate and timely monthly finance reports to ensure the veracity of information and highlight and substantiate key issues – meeting the monthly reporting deadlines.
· Monitor the performance of those budgets and analyse key variances timely, proposing remedial action as required.
· To produce accurate financial forecasts. The forecasts plans should highlight potential opportunities and risks.
· Assist/complete financial returns and questionnaires as required.
3) Productivity & Efficiency
· Assist the Directorate with planning and reporting of the Cost Improvement Programme (CIP) for the Directorate.
· To further develop cost awareness, identifying and quantifying key cost drivers and being able to model the implications of changes in activity on these.
4) Engagement
· Promote a modern and collaborative approach to engaging clinicians in financial management.
· To work positively and professionally with other members of the Finance Department to ensure that the financial requirements of the Directorates are understood and delivered.
· Work with the whole finance team to deliver standardisation of all areas of process and development.
5) Other
· To act at all times as a representative for the Finance Directorate ensuring that the professional reputation of the Directorate is upheld.
· Ad-hoc duties as required - there will be a number of non-routine tasks to be undertaken on an ad-hoc basis in order to assist the Finance Business Partners or Deputy Director of Finance.
Personal Specification:
Each requirement will either be identified through the candidate’s application form (A) or interview (I). Candidates should not be hired unless they have ALL essential requirements. Areas that can be developed through L&D can be deemed desirable.
Essential Requirements
A/I
Desirable Requirements
A/I
CCAB finalist or equivalent experience
A
CCAB Qualified
A
Understanding of the key
operational and financial challenges facing the NHS
I
Mental Health NHS Trusts in
particular
I
Minimum of 3 years experience working in a large organisation providing management accounts support.
I
In an NHS setting.
Able to analyse, compare and interpret
highly complex financial and performance
data using skills, knowledge and
judgement
I
Proficient in Microsoft office packages
including Excel and the ability to
manipulate and interrogate large
databases / datasets
A
Able to assess workload and manage
resources to meet overlapping targets and objectives.
I
Excellent communication skills (written
and verbal) and ability to express highly
complex, sensitive or contentious issues
clearly, including strong abilities in being
able to influence, persuade and negotiate
at senior management level.
I
Excellent presentation and negotiation
skills
I
Experience of investigation and analysis
into financial issues including evidence of
detailed and precise report writing skills
A
Able to work autonomously with the skills
to make complex decisions independently
I
This advert closes on Monday 15 Dec 2025