Band 5 Management Accountant - Corporate and R&D

Please note that this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

To support the Deputy Business and Finance Manager in providing a comprehensive, customer focused, financial management service to a Corporate Division within the Trust. By ensuring relevant and timely financial data and resource management is provided to team managers for the purpose of budgetary control. To also assist in the preparation and monitoring of budgets and budget reports for their areas, and ensuring that robust financial management is maintained in the Trust.

Being the first point of contact for Budget Holders – setting up regular meetings with them to resolve queries and issues and feed information into forecasting.

• To support the Deputy Finance and Business Manager in the annual budget setting process
• To support the Deputy Finance and Business Manager in the monthly Budget Monitoring, forecasting and Control processes.
• To support the Finance and Business Manager and Deputy in providing a business support service to the Division
• To support the development of junior staff
• To be an active member of the Finance Team contributing to its development.

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.

• certificate level CCAB or AAT Qualified or equivalent learning through experience.
• Experience of working within an NHS environment
• Word and Excel knowledge
• Finance Experience preferably within NHS
• Team player - but able to work independently as required
• Ability to communicate clearly - Finance Data specifically to none Finance Staff

• Actively Studying CCAB Qualification
• Good understanding of NHS commissioning arrangements and familiarity with relevant DofH/NHS guidance
• Advanced Excel Skills - Pivots / complex formulae / Macros
• Working in a Financial management Team

Our Trust is committed to treating individuals fairly and ensuring they have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential, even if this means doing things differently for different people sometimes. We are working hard to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity within Birmingham and Solihull and that our services meet the needs of all diverse service users and carers. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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