Research & Development Accountant

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 54,000

Job description

Recruiter: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Location: Cardiff, United Kingdom

Salary: £46,840 to £53,602 a year per annum, pro rata'd if part time

Job summary
The role is responsible for the provision of finance business partnering services and decision support to the Research Delivery Team of Cardiff & Vale University Health Board.

Main duties of the job
This position is managerially responsible to the Research Delivery Team with professional responsibility to the Corporate Finance team, which provides professional financial advice, support and information for the activities of the Health Board to enable it to effectively and proactively set and manage its budgets and finances to ensure the achievement of financial targets and plans. The post holder will report to the R&D Manager, Cardiff Joint Research Office and will be expected to work closely with researchers to provide support in the delivery of the R & D and Finance agenda.

To provide support into the financial and business planning processes within the Health Board to ensure that the financial implications of R & D studies are fully identified and understood. The key elements of this post will include production of accurate monthly budget holder reports, annual outturn forecast, ad hoc costing work and supporting and advising budget holders/ external funders on all financial matters including investigating financial enquiries. The post will be key to integrating the annual R & D plan within the IMTP, financial targets and budgets.

The post will assist the R & D manager in the performance management of Directorate R & D budgets and the production of the monthly return to Healthcare Research Wales.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Qualifications
Essential

• Fully Qualified Accountant CCAB (Consultative committee of Accountancy Bodies) Degree, AAT, or equivalent Study towards CCAB professional accountancy qualification, preferably part-qualified. Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Experience
Essential

• Finance experience with experience within the NHS, public or private sector Knowledge and experience of financial management and business and strategic planning. Coordination and supervision of work processes

Desirable

• General management experience Experience in the NHS Experience of R & D Reporting/Funding applications

Skills
Essential

• Good interpersonal, communication and presentation skills Analytical, interpretational and comparative skills. Ability to work autonomously and equally effectively as part of a multi disciplinary team Demonstrable ability to work on multiple complex tasks simultaneously and produce high quality work within tight deadlines and within resource constraints IT literate with practical computer application skills covering Microsoft products including advanced level of Excel spreadsheets.

Desirable

• Use of Oracle or other general ledger systems

Special Knowledge
Essential

• Basic knowledge of: -NHS Finance regime -NHS Current Developments & Strategies -NHS R & D

Desirable

• Detailed knowledge of: -NHS Finance regime -NHS Current Developments & Strategies -NHS R & D

Personal Qualities
Essential

• Highly committed and self motivated, with high professional standards Emotionally resilient and able to respond to exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances Ability to work under pressure Need for intense concentration over a sustained period of time Possess a flexible approach to work. Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of professional staff and managers at all levels, both internal and external to the organization

Other
Essential

• Highly committed and self motivated, with high professional standards Emotionally resilient and able to respond to exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances Ability to work under pressure Need for intense concentration over a sustained period of time Possess a flexible approach to work. Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of professional staff and managers at all levels, both internal and external to the organization

Desirable

• Ability to speak Welsh

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer details
Employer name: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Address: Joint R & D Office, University Hospital Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XW