Senior Reporting Accountant

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Full time
Location: Gillingham
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Job offered by: Health Jobs UK
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Category:
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#TeamNELFT

means you'll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We're CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent, and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

Job Overview

• Being proactive in developing the Trusts finance/activity modelling and reporting both internal and for external use. • To aide in the development of the Trust long term financial strategy and analyze the effects of risks and decisions on the trust financial position. • The post holder will support the development of an automated model for reporting and benchmarking and to help implement a calibrated planning tool. • The post holder will be a member of a small team and will be required to work closely with finance, performance, and operational colleagues, project groups, and other partner organizations, including other NHS organizations to ensure the provision of efficient and effective financial/activity information. • Ensuring the post holder is compliant with the Trusts mandatory training requirements as necessary.

Main Duties of the Job

• To lead in the development of the Trust financial reporting both for internal and external partners including Trust Board, Leadership teams, and NHS England. • Co-ordinate the completion of the Finance report which goes to the Trust Board with the assistance of the Financial Accountant, ensuring the timetable is met. This includes directing and liaising with staff outside of the direct control. • To lead on the main sources of income into the Trust ensuring that income is transacted appropriately each month with a clear audit trail to income schedules and contracts. All accounts to be fully reconciled and aligned to contract schedules on a monthly basis. • To be the lead in the AOB (Agreement of Balances) for income & receivables for the Trust. To have a clear understanding of the process and be knowledgeable on the guidance published by the NHSE.

Working for Our Organisation

NELFT places a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training, and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process, new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing, and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently partway through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High Cost Area Supplement

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,551 to a maximum of £5,735).

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities

• To lead in the development of the Trust financial reporting both for internal and external partners including Trust Board, Leadership teams, and NHS England. • Co-ordinate the completion of the Finance report which goes to the Trust Board with the assistance of the Financial Accountant, ensuring the timetable is met. • To lead on the main sources of income into the Trust ensuring that income is transacted appropriately each month with a clear audit trail to income schedules and contracts. • To be the lead in the AOB (Agreement of Balances) for income & receivables for the Trust.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential criteria: Experience in Staff Management Experience managing a large workload Desirable criteria: 1 Year Experience Qualifications

Essential criteria: CCAB Part qualified or fully qualified Accounting Technician with extensive post-qualifying experience Desirable criteria: Qualified Other Skills

Essential criteria: Management skills Reporting Experience Desirable criteria: Ability to work odd extended hours

Benefits

We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT: A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long-term/chronic conditions, and LGBT staff. A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work-life balance, through flexible working opportunities. Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations, and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.

Equal Opportunities Employer

We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity and positively encourage applications from all sections of the community regardless of any protected characteristic.

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