If you believe in putting patients first and supporting the delivery of sustainable mental health services then we want to hear from you. We make it our priority to give the best possible care in the right place at the right time to help our users recover and live their best life. You can help us achieve this by joining a collaborative, hardworking and inclusive finance team who encourage development and high standards. We are currently looking for a qualified accountant to work as a Senior Management Accountant for the corporate directorates.

Main duties of the job

You will work closely with senior managers and directors within the corporate directorates, providing financial analysis, support, and advice and challenge to help them deliver a financially sustainable service.

You will also ensure the timely and accurate production of monthly management accounts and forecasts for the corporate directorates within the Trust.

About us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B& NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Fountain Way site is located only a short stroll away from the centre of Salisbury, a beautiful cathedral city, with direct trains to London. Salisbury offers all the advantages of city living, whilst surrounded by beautiful countryside, and iconic archaeological sites including the world famous Stonehenge.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This role will help budget holders to deliver a financially sustainable service, by providing financial analysis, support, advice and challenge as necessary.

The role will ensure the timely and accurate production of monthly management accounts and forecasts for the corporate directorates within the Trust.

The role includes the management of other staff within the Finance department.

The role will also ensure budget holders are trained to understand their financial position and support the budget holders with strategic financial queries.

This role will support the Deputy Director of Finance and Head of Financial Management & Costing by providing relevant analysis of data to support contract negotiations and other work.

This role fits within a busy finance department and will include other Trust wide and ad hoc tasks appropriate to the grade.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• CCAB Qualified

Experience

Essential

• Experience of preparing and reviewing management accounts
• Experience of preparing forecasts
• Experience of preparing begets

Desirable

• Experience of working in the NHS
• Experience of managing a team

Communication skills

Essential

• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Excellent written communication skills

Skills

Essential

• Can demonstrate / give examples of advanced Excel skills
• Can demonstrate ability to review and analyse data

Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Bath NHS House

Combe Park

Bath

BA1 3QE

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