Assistant Management Accountant

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, organised and motivated individual to join the Finance Team at CUH. Reporting to the Senior Management Accountant, you will be providing financial reporting and transactional support to them as well as looking after your own range of R&D cost centres. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include monitoring the financial performance of a range of cost centres, liaising with budget holders, and managing relationships with a number of stakeholders within the Trust's R&D community.

This post is a challenging and creative role where the ability to communicate well with colleagues across the Trust is important. A flexible approach and a can-do attitude are crucial. The successful candidate will be self-motivated, able to prioritise their own work and to work to deadlines. You will have experience using Microsoft packages (i.e. Outlook, Excel, Word etc.) with a proven ability to analyse complex data and transform it into meaningful reports. You will demonstrate confidence, analytical ability, and a flexible approach to the demands of the job.

This unique role also has the opportunity to progress from a Band 4 Assistant Management Accountant to a Band 5 Management Accountant, following the completion of the on-the-job training criteria.

Main duties of the job

The key focus of this post will be the production of budget reports from the ledger, investigation of variances and implementing any adjustments required to income & expenditure forecasts and budgets. Any changes required to budgets, covering both staff and expenditure, will be made by the Divisional Management Accountant. Data defects and any core process changes will be expected to be driven and managed by this role.

The Assistant Management Accountant will hold regular reviews with their peers and specialist colleagues to support intelligence gathering and resolving queries. This will include the provision of information, analysis & support in interpreting their reports and collation of information to assist in the development of robust forecasts.

The key skills required are those for interpreting, processing and analysing data using Microsoft Office, interrogating all the various sub-systems of the ledger and requires a proven working knowledge of the accounting principles involved. This successful person must hold an excellent and proven working knowledge of Excel.

The Assistant Management Accountant is expected to take an active interest in the development of their skills, experience and career.

You must be able to work on your own initiative and manage your own priorities as set by the Management of your area.

About us

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds, the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

This vacancy will close at midnight on the 26th December 2024.

Interviews are due to be held on the 15th January 2025.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Educated to A level or NVQ level 3.
• GCSE or equivalent in Higher Level Mathematics and English.
• ECDL qualification or equivalent experience - able to set up spreadsheets and documents.
• Educated to Degree level.
• Educated to Association of Accounting Technicians Intermediate Level, or equivalent experience.

Experience

• MS Office - preparing reports in Word, and using Excel for data - being able to use different formulae.
• Planning and prioritising your time to balance different demands and deadlines.
• Previous experience of working in an accounting department in a management accountant role within a large organisation.

Knowledge

• Understand the use and explain the purpose of accounting accruals and provisions.
• Self motivated with a proactive approach to problem solving.
• Prepared to contribute to how the department operates.

Skills

• An ability to listen to budget holders, senior managers and to respond to questions or requests for information in a way which non-financial staff will understand and can interpret.
• Good oral and written communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with both non-finance and finance staff.
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with staff at all levels within the organisation.
• Able to carry out work with the required attention to detail in a busy financial management department.
• Able to concentrate and focus on a range of issues particularly during the monthly reporting cycle.
• Able to prioritise own workload.

Additional Requirements

• The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.