Assistant Financial Accountant – Group Accounting & Cash

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

• Experience

  NHS finance experience

• Experience

  Experience of communicating effectively with finance and non-finance managers on financial matters offering solutions to problems.

• Experience

  Advanced level of understanding of Microsoft Excel, including the use of advanced functionality.

• Physical Skills

  Ability to concentrate for long periods (inputting, validating and financial data analysis).

• Physical Skills

  Light physical effort required – sitting, standing, walking and driving / travelling.

• Physical Skills

  Use of PC / Laptop / display screen equipment continuously.

• Physical Skills

  Concentration required when analysing data, checking and reconciling information, making calculations and when answering queries from staff.

• Physical Skills

  May be required to switch tasks.

• Physical Skills

  Office conditions may vary from time to time (eg. open plan, single office).

• Training & Qualifications

  Part qualified professional CCAB Accountancy qualification or equivalent experience.

• Training & Qualifications

  Theoretical and practical accounting, systems knowledge.

• Training & Qualifications

  Good knowledge / ability in using MS Excel to solve complex problems.

• Training & Qualifications

  Staff management experience.

• Training & Qualifications

  Knowledge of accounting and reporting standards (including IFRS).

• Training & Qualifications

  Knowledge of financial accounting processes, VAT, financial systems and financial legislation.

• Training & Qualifications

  Committed to instigating and maintaining own Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and encouraging / enabling that of others.

• Training & Qualifications

  NVQ Level 5/professional accountancy Qualifications - Certificate Level/Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Member or equivalent experience to degree level plus supervisory experience.

• Analytical and Judgement Skills

  Make judgements involving complex facts or situations, requiring the analysis, interpretation and evaluation of information.

• Analytical and Judgement Skills

  Analyse complex financial trends involving many streams of data and produce forecasts using a wide range of data and assumptions.

• Analytical and Judgement Skills

  Develop and advise on complex financial issues and investigate and resolve errors.

• Planning and Organisation Skills

  Plan and organise activities or programmes, to deliver tasks to the required timetable.

• Planning and Organisation Skills

  Plan monthly workload to positively impact across the department & the organisation.

• Planning and Organisation Skills

  Contribute to the overall financial strategy and finance accreditation.

• Planning and Organisation Skills

  Work on own initiative and lead by example.

• Planning and Organisation Skills

  Contributes to long-term financial plans working with colleagues to ensure triangulation of assumptions.

• Planning and Organisation Skills

  Plan for tax and legislative changes.

• Planning and Organisation Skills

  Make daily adjustments to schedules / forecasts in order to deal with organisation requirements and to ensure targets are met.

• Planning and Organisation Skills

  Coordinate and plan activities with other professionals and agencies e.g. auditors, Inland Revenue.

• Communication and Relationship Skills

  Strong interpersonal skills, proven ability to develop and sustain productive relationships with team members and colleagues.

• Communication and Relationship Skills

  Provide and present complex financial and other information (eg workforce numbers).

• Communication and Relationship Skills

  Communicate effectively at all levels, both orally and in writing, recognising the differing needs of the audience, and respond appropriately with tact & diplomacy over contentious issues.

• Communication and Relationship Skills

  Feed-back, train and deal with performance issues for staff.

• Communication and Relationship Skills

  Maintain a customer-focused business-like approach considering the effect of actions on other stakeholders.

• Communication and Relationship Skills

  Invite full participation and encourage staff to offer ideas.

• Communication and Relationship Skills

  Exposure to occasional emotional circumstances and empathise and deal with angry or upset colleagues.

• Communication and Relationship Skills

  Discuss financial queries with staff or external stakeholders which are often complex and contentious, including reasons for delays in payment and other sensitive issues.

• Communication and Relationship Skills

  Provide advice on complex financial and corporate issues to non-financial managers.

• Communication and Relationship Skills

  Negotiate with NHS or external organisations over cost, service issues.

• Other requirements specific to the role

  Requirement to work flexibly, including working on-site depending on the requirements of the role or the wider team at any particular time.

• Other requirements specific to the role

  Requirement to attend face to face meetings and other activities (eg training, stock takes).

• Other requirements specific to the role

  Requirement to attend virtual (MS Teams) meetings when working from home and be present and available during office hours.

• Other requirements specific to the role

  Suggest changes to and implement accounting and financial policies and procedures in own area or section.

• Other requirements specific to the role

  Propose changes to and redesign local accounting and financial policies and procedures, which have an impact in other areas.

• Other requirements specific to the role

  Allocate and check the work of more junior staff in the section

• Other requirements specific to the role

  Deliver finance training / specialist training.

• Other requirements specific to the role

  Design / format spreadsheets and databases for specific purposes.

• Other requirements specific to the role

  Introduce, adapt and improve financial systems in own area of responsibility.

• Other requirements specific to the role

  Work to achieve agreed objectives in own way working within broad professional policies, often without reference to manager.

• Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

  Behave in a way that is consistent with the Trust’s Team NUH behavioural standards.