[ref. e02417916] Southend-on-Sea - Management Accounts Assistant | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for a Management Accounts Assistant to join our busy but friendly finance team.

You will be required to deliver complex financial information on a regular basis and will often have to manage difficult situations with budget holders where they need to change expectations about what is deliverable.

You will liaise with and manage output from Financial Services daily. Communication is across the whole Trust with customers (budget holders), with the other finance teams, with managers in internal departments (e.g. HR) and with Clinical Directorates. Externally the post holder will liaise with auditors, suppliers, other NHS Trusts and CCGs on a regular basis

So if this sounds like the right role for you apply today.

If successful some of your duties will be:

Preparing, calculating, planning and monitoring complex information (using Excel spreadsheets and other Microsoft programs), ensuring the accurate input of data and coding of transactions.

Planning, overseeing and coordinating the production of complex monthly financial reports to an agreed timetable.

Providing complex financial information and analysis, producing reports and ensuring that all systems and processes are up to date and accurate in order to assist with the various year-end accounting activities.

Attend meetings in support of the Financial Management Reporting team as required.

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.

Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

For more information of this interesting role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to receiving your application.

This advert closes on Friday 7 Mar 2025