Senior Management Accountant
Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population.
We have three strategic objectives:
People: To cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff.Patients: To be good or outstanding at everything we do.
Population: To work seamlessly with partners to improve lives.
We run services from Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, Sandwell Health Campus, City Health Campus, Rowley Regis Community Hospital, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, The Lyng and Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre. Our GP practices and community teams provide care in schools, healthcare centres and at home.
Developing and caring for our People is fundamental. We were one of the first Trusts to provide the Real Living Wage, as well as a Live and Work scheme to support people at risk of homelessness into paid work and training. We offer a range of staff benefits, health & wellbeing support and will help you to bring your ambition to life through our bespoke training and development programmes.As “People” is one of our three strategic objectives, we make a continued commitment to prioritise support for all our colleagues.
Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department.
Job overview
Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust is looking for an enthusiastic, experienced and motivated individual to take up the post of Senior Management Accountant for Women & Child Health, Chief Nursing Officer and Chief Development Officer.
As a member of the Financial Management Team, which is part of a well-established and hardworking Finance team with an excellent reputation within the Trust; you will lead in the provision of comprehensive high-quality financial support across the Trust to the Group Management teams, individual budget holders and other relevant colleagues both internal and external to the Trust, as well as manage and provide support and development to staff.
Main duties of the job
The ideal applicant will possess in-depth and extensive experience of working in financial management environments, preferably in the NHS. The candidate will be responsible for leading and developing their own team, promoting change and improvements within the workplace and working closely with senior members of the Finance team.
A sound knowledge of Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and computerised financial systems will be necessary. The ability to work to strict deadlines and provide clear and concise financial information and advice to non-financial managers is essential.
Working for our organisation
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond).If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:
- Our People – to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
- Our Patients – to be good or outstanding in everything we do
- Our Population – to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on what this role entails.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria- Financial management experience within the NHS
- Record of significantRecord of significant personal achievement at a development level personal achievement at a development level
- Demonstrate strong communication skills and confident presentational skills.
- Operational experience and working knowledge of Microsoft Office Software (Word, Access, Excel and Powerpoint)
- Broad experience of the Finance discipline including experience within Financial Services
- Staff Development
- Ability to meet challenging, competing and multiple tight deadlines
- Knowledge of Clinical Environment and structures
Personal
Essential criteria- • Very highly developed hands on analytical and data interpretation skills
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Professional accounting qualification to Post Graduate diploma level e.g. CCAB or equivalent experience
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.