Management Accountant

Job overview

ROLE SUMMARY -

• To support the provision of a comprehensive financial management service to clinical and/or corporate managers within one or more directorates. This will involve working closely with budget managers to provide financial management advice and support using information produced by the management accounting team.
• The role involves the production of timely and accurate management information, and requires both technical knowledge of accounting procedures and an understanding of the operational business of the Trust.
• The management accountant is part of a team providing support to one or more Executive Directors. Within this larger team, each management accountant works with a senior management accountant providing financial management information and advice to a defined group of budget holders.

Main duties of the job

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• To assist the Senior Management Accountant in the production of monthly budget reports for services within one or more directorates, ensuring that the monthly reporting timetable is achieved, the data within the reports is accurate, and correctly takes account of all appropriate accruals and pre-payments. This will include reconciling budget movements, monitoring savings plans, and identifying and investigating variances.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Prepare and input journals to correct coding errors, enter monthly commitments and pre-payments ensuring appropriate supporting information is provided and transactions are correctly authorised.
• Prepare and input budget virements ensuring that the trust virement policy and procedures are adhered to.
• Meet regularly with budget holders to discuss financial performance and to understand the reasons for any variances. In conjunction with the senior management accountant, provide challenge, support and advice to ensure that variances are dealt with, and financial control is maintained.
• Undertake costings for new developments and service enhancements within the service area supported.
• Assist with the annual budget setting process, which will include costing an approved staffing establishment and maintaining budget working papers.
• Raise invoices for directorate income correctly and regularly. Provide appropriate and clear supporting information for charges.
• Provide advice to budget holders on trust financial and purchasing systems and interpretation of the financial statements provided to them.
• Understand and comply with key financial procedures and policies including Trust Standing Orders, Standing Financial Instructions and purchasing procedures. Provide advice and clarification to budget holders as required.
• Contribute to the production of the Trust Annual Accounts, completing working papers, analysis and returns as directed.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES

In addition to the above duties you will also be expected to perform the below key activities in line with your job role;

- Complete mandatory training in line with Trust policy and procedures

- To participate in the staff appraisal process and to undertake for any staff you manage

- To keep yourself updated on all matters relating to Trust policy

- To provide management supervision where appropriate