Senior Management Accountant

Would you like to join our Finance team and become part of one of the largest non-acute Foundation Trusts in the country? CNWL provides mental and community health services across London and Milton Keynes, plus a variety of specialist services including addictions, prison health and sexual health. The finance department offers a range of opportunities to partner and advise these services as they meet their operational challenges.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings., We are looking to appoint a self-motivated accountant (either qualified or part-qualified with a CCAB body) to fill a Senior Management Accountant vacancy within the finance department. You will provide business partnering support to your clinical directorates whilst ensuring accurate reporting of their financial position. You will need to work within tight deadlines, work under pressure and possess a real drive to succeed as well as strong interpersonal skills.
This is a fixed term maternity leave cover.
Although this role is primarily based in Uxbridge, you will be expected to spend a significant amount of time around the Trust., To provide Management Accounting support to services based in West London, Harrow and Ealing.
You will be making a significant contribution to supporting these services in outer London, whilst benefiting from being part of a strong team that is passionate about supporting and developing your talents to make the most of your career.
1. To provide monthly statements and other relevant financial information to Trust Divisions and service lines, according to agreed timetables, together with appropriate interpretation and advice
2. To monitor, on an ongoing basis, financial performance against agreed delegated budgets, incorporating the latest information available to allow services to operate within their resources
3. To investigate and report significant budgetary variances and costs to both the Finance Manager and budget holder, discussing the necessary remedial action as appropriate and keeping logs of agreed actions to monitor their implementation.
4. To develop and maintain an integrated financial performance report, including a year end forecast, highlighting key variances and trends in activity and finance, commenting on influencing factors and advising on any necessary management action.
5. To develop sensitivity analysis techniques using analytical tools in the presentation of annual forecasts of operational income and expenditure.
6. To meet regularly with Borough/Service Directors, Senior Managers and budget holders to assess financial performance and to provide financial management information, analysis and advice keeping a record of these meetings and actions, and ensuring that these actions are followed up and concluded.
7. To recognise and provide financial management support to Directors, Senior Managers and budget holders on identified key risks and critical success factors in achieving financial targets.
8. To ensure budget holders and managers have an awareness of financial performance requirements, including the need for budgetary control and adherence to SFIs, and to provide training where necessary.
9. To contribute to the annual budget setting/financial planning process as follows:
+ to supervise the calculation of the annual budgets for a range of cost centres in accordance with agreed principles and timetables
+ to work with budget holders and managers to identify cost pressures, service developments and cost improvements;
+ to support the Finance Manager in the production of Directorate financial plans
CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.
Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

CNWL's finance department offers a diverse and friendly environment for professional development. We are a large team with many opportunities to progress your career, and have set ourselves the target of finding a mentor for every team-member who wants one. Our staff are based across various sites and we welcome flexible working. We also have the benefit of being an accredited employer for ACCA, CIPFA and CIMA. For accountancy students we offer a generous package of study support and leave.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page
Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.
CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.
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