Corporate Accountant

Working as part of the wider Financial Management Function, the post holder will directly support the Assistant Director of Finance - Head of Financial Management in ensuring there is sound financial management and control in place across the trust. In particular the post holder will be
responsible for maintaining ledger integrity in line with Standing Financial Instructions & ensuring the month end and budget setting timetables are adhered to., 1. All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
2. References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
3. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
4. Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies
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The Corporate Accountant will demonstrate advanced IT skills and excellent communication skills. The post-holder will preferably be a part-qualified accountant with management experience. The Corporate Accountant will be required to be heavily involved in the month end
deadlines and duties and liaise with a wide range of finance colleagues and therefore must be able to demonstrate an ability to work as part of a team as well as the ability to work autonomously using own initiative to support the financial management function and ensure robust and timely financial reporting.
The post-holder will be experienced in the modelling of
very large volumes of financial data and must have an eye for detail and the confidence to assess and challenge information to ensure accuracy is maintained. The post holder will contribute as a member of the financial management department to the development of a financial
management service that fulfils the needs of the users.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve., At UHNM we are fortunate to receive a high volume of applications for many of our roles, on this occasion we would reserve the right to close any advert early, therefore please apply without delay!