£55000 - £65000 Per year
Financial Accountant
Permanent,Full-time
Job Description
- To lead and manage a team of Finance staff (including Finance Mangers, Assistant Finance Managers, Senior Management Accountants and Management Accountants) in the production of high quality financial management information, income and expenditure, for a range of clinical and corporate units.
- To identify opportunities for information or quality improvements within the wider Financial Management team, supporting the Deputy Head of Financial Management and Head of Financial Management to ensure every opportunity is taken to develop and enhance the provision of an expert Financial Management service to the Trust.
- To provide a high quality financial management reporting service with a focus on identifying trends, risks and opportunities, communicating these to senior finance staff, clinical unit / corporate department management teams and to the executive team in such a way that its use informs management decision making.
- To attend key meetings to lead discussions on the financial performance of clinical units and corporate departments
- To develop robust forecasting systems and models, in association with financial planning, clinical services, information services and service level agreement teams.
- To ensure these systems are monitored for accuracy and assumptions are challenged with appropriate individuals to ensure that information presented is robust, accurate, deliverable and owned by relevant individuals.
- To lead the overall annual business planning and budget setting process for clinical units and corporate departments within the portfolio and to support the Finance staff in delivering required tasks for their designated areas.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- The successful candidate will be a qualified, confident, strong accountant with previous management experience.
Reference no: 106520