Senior Management Accountant

The post holder will support all aspects of financial management including liaising with budget holders, maintenance of monthly reporting ,assisting with forecasts and budget setting. The Senior Management Accountant will be expected to produce monthly budget statements from the ledger in accordance with the Trust reporting timetables and high quality financial reports and analyses, including non-financial data that identifies and explains directorate variances and trends. They will be expected to be a financial expert for the areas they are responsible, advising non-financial colleagues with business cases, long term planning and complex financial analysis to support operational decision making. They will be able to act autonomously. They should be able to provide financial advice and management accounting support to a number of budget holders. The Senior Management Accountant will be working as part of a team responsible for supporting a number of
Directorates, by delivering a high quality and timely financial management service to all budget holders. The post holder will also be expected to support the Senior Finance Manager as required including forecasting, costing, budget setting and income/expenditure analysis., The post holder will be responsible for providing a proactive management accounting service to the Trust's Surgery division or women, children, cancer and clinical support services. This includes working closely with Senior Managers and Clinicians within the Trust, advising on financial issues and dealing with complex financial matters and
enquiries.
The Senior Management Accountant will be expected to produce monthly budget statements from
the ledger in accordance with the Trust reporting timetables and high quality financial reports and
analyses, including non-financial data that identifies and explains directorate variances and trends.
They will be expected to be a financial expert for the areas they are responsible, advising non financial colleagues with business cases, long term planning and complex financial analysis to
support operational decision making. They will be able to act autonomously.
They will support the finance manager with the directorate's annual budget setting, regular budget
holder meetings and preparing forecasts and performance reports. On occasion you may be asked
to formally deputise for the Finance Manager or Senior Finance Manager in your area.
The post holder is expected to ensure a customer focused service is delivered to the divisions and
provide technical finance support to non-finance colleagues.
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STRUCTURE,

• To generate and produce monthly divisional budget statements and financial reports in

accordance with the Trust's agreed timetables and departmental policies and procedures.

• To investigate variances from plan by interrogating the Trust's financial systems, to

summarise and report on these in monthly divisional performance narratives. To ensure
that effective monitoring processes are maintained to minimise variances.

• To support the Budget Holders by analysing trends and identifying potential and actual

variances through enhanced reporting techniques. You will work with budget holders to
understand the detailed makeup, and drivers, of their respective financial position and use
this knowledge to provide bespoke support and advice to development robust forecasts.

• Responsible for all journals, virements, commitments, recharges to and from NHS and non

NHS organisations, and other adjustments to ensure the completeness and accuracy of the
divisions' financial statements.

• Monitor processes in the specified divisions to ensure financial controls and adherence to

Trust Financial Policies, including SFIs, are applied to the division for both expenditure and
establishment.

• To meet regularly with Budget Holders and to provide information and analysis to ensure

that financial balance is achieved. This will include supporting the Budget Holder in
identifying potential cost improvements within their service, providing the financial support
and expertise for any service development bids that are put forward and where appropriate
providing support for negotiations with external agencies.

• To support communication between them and other departments within the Finance

Directorate.

• To oversee the preparation and maintain the staff registers from the payroll data and

information and verify these to planned establishment and pay costs. To ensure that Trust
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procedures are followed for completion of staff change forms and payroll amendments.

• To assist in ensuring that all income sources are utilised and income agreements for SLAs,

salary recharges, etc. are signed off in accordance with Trust policy and timetables.

• To assist the Finance Manager with detailed costings for proposed Divisional developments

including capital bids.

• To ensure that a customer focused service of the highest possible standard is delivered to

the Trust including resolving queries from Budget Holders and Managers, in a timely
manner with minimum supervision.

• Supervise management accountant staff within the divisional financial management

function, ensuring staff are able to meet deadlines and achieve objectives.

• To undertake any other duties commensurate with the role as directed by the Head of

Finance, Senior/Finance Manager, or ADFM & P. This will encompass cover for other
management accountants, routine trust wide tasks and ad-hoc projects.
Service Development & Improvement

• To plan workload to ensure weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual financial timetables are

met.

• Make recommendations on improving financial control within the division and, if approved,

to carry out the implementation and monitoring of the new practice. To take a proactive
approach to risk management and be responsible for flagging perceived risks within the
division accordingly.

• Recommend improvements and changes to working practices within the Finance Division.


• To undertake surveys or audits as necessary to own work. Designs and conducts audits to

improve financial and accounting services. To seek out feedback from your service leads to
better understand how your team is perceived and where change may be needed to
maintain quality.

• Continuously improves and develop the finance team customer focused service to the

divisions, ensuring that at all times the team is striving to achieve the highest levels of
performance for customer service.
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ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
INFORMATION GOVERNANCE
All NHS workers must abide at all times by the Confidentiality: NHS Code of Practice document
issued by the Department of Health, and follow the relevant confidentiality and privacy policies
specifically adopted by the Trust. Information relating to patients, employees and business of
the Trust must be treated in the strictest confidence and under no circumstances should such
information is discussed with any unauthorised person(s) or organisations. All information
collected, stored and used must be done so in compliance with the Data Protection Act, the
Freedom of Information Act (2000) and all relevant Trust Policy. Breaches of confidentiality or
information governance protocol may lead to disciplinary action.
INFORMATION SECURITY
All staff must adhere to the requirements of the Trust's Information Security Policy, which covers
the deployment and use of all of the Trust's electronic information systems (i.e. all computers,
peripheral equipment, software and data). In serious cases, failure to comply with the Policy
may result in disciplinary action and could also result in a criminal offence.
HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK Act (1974)
You are required to take reasonable care for your health, safety and welfare and that of other
people who may be affected by your actions or omissions. These responsibilities apply at all
times whilst you are at work or on duty and apply to all Trust premises and also whilst working in
the community or on any other Trust business.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AND EQUALITIES LEGISLATION
It is the policy of London North West Healthcare NHS Trust that no user of service, present or
future employee or job applicant receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their sex,
perceived or actual sexual orientation, marital status, race, religion or belief, age, creed, colour,
nationality, national origin, ethnic origin, or disability, or on the grounds of their association with
someone in one of these groups; nor is disadvantaged by any conditions or requirements which
cannot be shown to be justified.
PATIENT & PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
Section 11 of the Health & Social Care Act 2001, places a duty on NHS organisations to involve
and consult patients, the public and other stakeholders in the planning and ongoing
development of services. It is the responsibility of each member of staff, clinical and non-clinical
to appropriately involve and consult patients, the public and other stakeholders.
RISK MANAGEMENT
You are required to contribute to the control of risk and use the incident reporting system to alert
the Trust of incidents or near misses that may compromise the quality of services.
CORPORATE / CLINICAL GOVERNANCE
It is the duty of every employee to fulfil their individual clinical governance responsibilities and
their expected contribution to ensuring that the Trust complies with benchmarked standards for
quality of clinical care.
INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED INFECTION
Infection Control is everyone's responsibility. All staff, both clinical and non-clinical, are required
to adhere to the Trust's Infection Prevention and Control Policies and make every effort to
maintain high standards to infection control at all times thereby reducing the burden of
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Healthcare Associated Infections including MRSA. In particular all staff have the following key
responsibilities:

• Staff must wash their hands or use alcohol hand rub on entry to or exit from all clinical

areas and between each patient contact.

• Staff members have a duty to attend infection control training provided for them by the

Trust.

• Staff members who develop an infection that may be transmissible to patients have a

duty to contact Occupational Health.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We promote the wellbeing and safety of all our patients and carers by acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately, according to the standards determined by our policy and procedures. All posts working with vulnerable groups will be subject to an enhanced criminal records check upon appointment and staff will need to give their consent for the Trust to receive regular updates on their criminal records status throughout their employment.
Due to the high volumes of applications we receive for certain posts, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. After the closing date we strongly advise you check the email account which is registered. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.
Our employment checking processes require that all shortlisted applicants provide the contact details of their current HR Department. If shortlisted you will be sent an email reminder to present the contact details of your HR Department at the interview.
Please note the Trust uses identity checking software for verifying the authenticity of identity documents provided by candidates.
As part of our commitment to the Equality and Diversity at LNWUH, we are encouraging applications from BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) candidates as we seek to ensure our workforce structures are representative of the diversity of the communities we serve.

LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
+ Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
+ St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
+ Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
+ Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH
Find out more about Our HEART values
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Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put "Quality at our HEART". Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff., It is an exciting time to be joining London North West University Hospitals and our Finance department.
LNWH is a large- multi-site Trust which has close to a £1bn turnover, supporting the communities of Harrow, Brent and Ealing. The Finance Department comprises over 120 members of staff, comprising Financial Accounts, Management Accounts, Income and Contracting, and Transformation and Strategic Finance. We have a history of supporting staff personal development and as part of the NW London Academy and Talent Board, we have an established training scheme to support accountants who are embarking and continuing with academic study. The Financial Management team are responsible for the accurate recording of the Trust's income and expenditure, monitoring financial performance against agreed budgets within the framework of the Trust's operating plan, and providing timely and accurate financial information to a range of stakeholders., London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
+ Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
+ St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
+ Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
+ Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.