Management Accounts Trainee

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend.

We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation determined to provide the best health care services for our local population and working in the best interests of the people we serve.

Job overview

Mid and South Essex are seeking a Management Accounts Trainee. The aim of the role is to provide support to the Management Accountants and Management Accounts Assistants, in the provision of accurate and timely financial reporting and advice to a number of directorates, through the application of regular analysis and ad hoc tasks.

You will be required to complete the level 3 apprenticeship which should lead to successful completion of the level 3. Association of Accounting Technician qualification, whilst gaining practical finance experience, particularly within the management accounts team.

This apprenticeship is designed to give you a set of competencies, work experience and a qualification that could lead to employment within the NHS. The apprenticeship will be undertaken in collaboration with an approved training provider.

There will be classroom sessions and work based assessment, which contributes to the learning element of the programme. You will complete a portfolio of evidence to demonstrate their learning and skills in practice in accordance with the apprenticeship framework.

You will be required to work a significant proportion of their time (more than 80%) using computer applications. The computer applications used include the software packages Excel, Word, Access, Oracle, Business Intelligence and our Trust payroll system ESR.

1. To assist with the production of accurate and timely financial performance reports from systems to support the financial management decisions by the Trust.
2. Ensure that that all relevant income and expenditure is accurately reported in the financial statements of the Trust in accordance with monthly reporting timetables:

• Review, investigation and correction of data from payroll files
• Review, investigation and correction of data from stores files
• Review of invoices received by the Trust, the allocation of applicable account codes and raising accruals for journal input
• Raising of sales orders to external customers
• Review, investigation and correction of entries to clear suspense account balances
• Calculation and journal input for accruals and prepayments
• Calculation and journal input for internal recharges
• Journals input for financial coding corrections
• Review, investigation and correction of variances as reported on the monthly financial reports

1. Support service with changes and recruitment of staffing. This will involve working with the service, Management Accountants and Deputy Finance Business Partners to ensure these are actioned, challenged and appropriately approved in a timely manner.
2. Support the service and Financial services team with resolution of coding of invoices where appropriate

Working for our organisation

We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation working in the best interests of the people we serve.

With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the full job description attached for more information on this exciting opportunity.

Person specification

Qualifications

• At least 5 A*-C grade GCSEs including Maths and English or equivalent.

Knowledge and Experience

• Ability to understand routine work based procedures applicable to this role
• A team player

• Evidence of knowledge of finance procedures

Communication Skills

• Provide and receive routine information in relation to this role both written and verbal.

Personal and People Development

• Personal qualities of honesty and integrity
• Ability to work with long periods of sustained concentration.
• Plan and organise workload on a day to day basis, liaising with line manager.

Physcial Requirements

• Computer literate and ability to use Microsoft Excel.
• Requirement to spend substantial amounts of time inputting at a keyboard or reviewing computer information via the VDU.

Other

• Ability to analyse information in response to the aspects of this role.
• Evaluates quality of own work and suggest improvements as appropriate.
• Ability to prioritise own workload and to work to tight deadlines.
• Awareness of the diversity of team members and the contribution each member makes.

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.