Senior Management Accountant

Job Overview

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, is delighted to offer this opportunity to join our subsidiary finance team.

Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work.

As Senior Management Accountant you will play an important role in budget setting, monthly reporting, annual audit, CIP delivery, and costings to support business cases. You will work closely with the rest of the Subsidiary finance team and provide financial support to budget managers and the wider UHS teams.

• Support the Subsidiary Finance Manager with the development of financial programmes and financial strategy for the Subsidiaries.
• Provide comprehensive, proactive financial management support to the subsidiaries.
• Ensure all statutory and legal requirements for the Companies Act 2006 and for subsidiaries of NHS Trusts are met.
• Ensure that the Group accounts, VAT and all inter‑company recharges are managed correctly.
• Establish and maintain a sound financial base to support the financial implications of service changes.
• Manage, on a day‑to‑day basis, other members within the Subsidiary Accounting team.

• Knowledge and expertise across a range of accounting areas acquired through professional accountancy qualifications (and membership) such as Certificate Level/Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) or working towards a CCAB accountancy qualification or educated to degree level with an equivalent level of knowledge and experience gained in a finance role.
• Detailed understanding of financial systems and general ledger transactions and reporting.
• Experience supervising a team.
• Detailed understanding of budgetary control processes.
• Understanding of financial information systems and ability to extract information in a form to support budget managers.
• Comfortable with IT and able to use spreadsheet modelling packages.

• Experience in an NHS finance environment.
• Experience with Oracle IT system.
• Line management experience.
• Able to work from home effectively / flexibly.

UHS supports a flexible working environment where possible and values a diverse, inclusive team. Applicants of all backgrounds, identities and experiences are welcome.