Directorate Accountant (XN07)

See attached Job Description for full details PRINCIPAL DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY Business planning, business cases and value for money To clearly communicate to the business unit management team the Trusts financial strategy and policies and to provide financial support to managers in developing and reviewing expenditure, income and activity plans to meet financial and other targets Performance reporting and management To provide accurate, timely and comprehensive financial reports for the business units such as monthly income and expenditure reports, monthly forecast reports and customised key performance indicators Providing on-going budgetary management support to Business Units To provide impartial financial advice and information to budget managers, ensuring key financial concepts, issues and policies are clearly understood and to clearly communicate to the business unit management team the Trusts financial strategy and policies Human Resources and training To provide training
on finance and other business issues to finance and non-finance colleagues and to line manage Finance Officers Governance and compliance To support management teams in maintaining an appropriate financial control environment including helping them to implement the recommendations contained within Internal Audit reports or external best practice Policy and service development To develop improved ways of reporting financial and other performance information to managers and clinicians within the business units