Job requirements
Essential
9 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills and Knowledge
Ability to pull together comprehensive draft reports, based on data analysis
- Skills and Knowledge
Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
- Skills and Knowledge
Excellent time management skills with the ability to re-prioritise
- Skills and Knowledge
Skills for manipulating data and information into user friendly formats while maintaining data integrity.
- Qualifications and Experience
Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification or experience
- Qualifications and Experience
Basic knowledge of project principles
- Qualifications and Experience
Experience of financial management and reporting on a complex environment
- Qualifications and Experience
Experiencing of managing own workload to achieve deadlines or targets.
- Qualifications and Experience
Commitment to continuing professional development
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
The Senior Assistant Management Accountant supports the delivery of accurate, timely financial information and analysis to enable informed decision-making across NHS Kent and Medway ICB. This role contributes to financial sustainability, statutory compliance, and continuous improvement by managing complex financial data, supporting budget holders, and ensuring robust financial controls.
Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship and therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.
Main duties of the job
- Produces ad-hoc reports and analysis as required and answers queries promptly and accurately.
- Prepares ad-hoc requests for invoices to be raised and ensures income is recorded accurately.
- Assists in the timely management and payment of invoices.
- Actively supporting the ICB’s financial sustainability and delivery of statutory financial targets.
- Provides information to support the completion of annual financial and other external returns.
- Investigates variances on budgets and makes required budget or expenditure adjustments in accordance with established procedures and through engaging with budget holders.
- Assists in preparing information for business plans and for financial performance reporting as required.
- Maintains financial control systems and implements control measures identified by audit.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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This advert is for Senior Management Accounts Assistant with NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board in Maidstone, United Kingdom. It is listed as a Band 5 Finance officer role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 pro rata, per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 31 Oct 2026.
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