Management Accountant

Job overview

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

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ob Title: Management Accountant

Contract Type: Permanent

Under current Home Office rules, this role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship.

Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. Previous applicants need not apply.

Main duties of the job

As part of our team, you will support the production and analysis of financial information, including monthly management accounts, budget statements and variance reports, providing clear and accurate information to support operational and strategic decision-making

Work in partnership with managers across the Trust to provide financial advice and guidance on budgeting, payroll, costing, coding, and financial performance, helping to identify risks, opportunities, and potential efficiency savings.

Maintain strong financial controls through the preparation of journals, budget adjustments, reconciliations, and month-end processes, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial information.

Support with financial planning and budgeting by evaluating business plans, costing service developments, and assisting with the preparation of annual budgets and financial forecasts.

Support with service development and improvement initiatives by providing financial analysis for business cases, delivery plans, waiting list initiatives, and cost improvement programmes.

Contribute to the development of the Finance team by supporting process improvements, assisting with the induction and training of new staff, and helping to deliver an efficient and customer-focused finance service

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for working with the Divisional Finance Manager/Senior Management Accountant in providing financial support and advice to both Divisions and Headquarter Departments.

You will have strong administrative and clerical skills, with the ability to learn new finance processes quickly.

You will have understanding of basic budgetary control processes, financial systems and general ledger.

You will be confident using Microsoft Office, including Excel, Outlook and Teams.

You will have good general IT skills with accurate keyboard data entry and be comfortable using spreadsheet modelling.

You will be organised, logical and able to manage your time effectively in a busy environment.

You will be a clear communicator who can explain financial information simply and work well with wide range of stakeholders.