Management Accounts Assistant

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

The role of Management Accountant Assistant forms a key part of the Finance team within the Finance Directorate. The post holder will assist in the provision of a complete, professional financial service to a range of Sites/Departments, providing timely and accurate financial support and advice through the provision of robust monitoring information.

The postholder will support the Income Analyst in delivering a customer focused service to budget holders of the highest possible standard and maintaining adherence to the Trust monthly reporting timetable, preparing monthly financial performance reports and forecasts, analysing trends and variances.

Reporting to the Income Analyst, the postholder will:

• support the development of income recording and reporting within their assigned area, working with members of the Site/Department Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and the Finance Business Partnering team for the relevant Site/Department
• support the preparation of robust forecasts, working alongside the Finance Business Partnering team for the relevant Site/Department, including developing the operational and strategic final plans and the identification of risks and mitigating actions within plans.

Provision of Trusted Financial Reporting

• Develop and prepare monthly financial summaries of Trust income performance in line with internal reporting deadlines
• Ensure that all invoices are raised in a timely fashion in compliance with contractual timetables and guidance and maintain an up-to-date knowledge of NHS Standard Contract payment timetables and process.
• Assist in managing Non-Contracted Activity with non-NHS commissioners to ensure all activity and income is accurate and consequently recovered on behalf of the Trust.
• Produce any necessary supporting documentation for the monthly billing of all clinical activity in compliance with contractual timetables.
• Assist in managing the position on Low Volume Activity with non-contracted NHS commissioners each year
• Provide support to the Income Team in receiving contract queries both from within the Trust and from commissioners and support the resolution of these as appropriate.
• Monitor Trust aged debt and take action to resolve outstanding issues, reporting the position of debt and queries monthly to the Income Analyst.
• Analyse, investigate and resolve financial queries and discrepancies on income and report back to the Income Analyst and/or budget holder.
• Develop and manage files to aid in the correct re-charging of tariff-excluded devices and drugs to commissioners and provide supporting documentation to verify invoices and resolve any queries arising.

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

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…