Job summary
- Main area
- Accountancy and Finance
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 297-7580303
- Employer
- Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bensham Hospital
- Town
- Gateshead
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Assistant Management Accountant
NHS AfC: Band 5
In the event of excessive applications being received this vacancy may close earlier than the stated closing date, you are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible
IMPORTANT NOTE ON COMPLETION OF REFERENCE SECTION OF APPLICATION FORM
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and MUST cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Where possible this should be from two separate employers. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
PLEASE NOTE it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their DBS certificate if a check is required for the post. This will be done through deduction from your monthly pay over a maximum of three months. It is also a requirement that all successful applicants register or are registered with the DBS update service where a DBS is required.
All new entrants to the NHS will be appointed on the minimum of the pay scale in line with Terms & Conditions.
Job overview
Are you looking for a role in NHS Finance, working as part of a fast paced, compassionate, and innovative team? An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit an Assistant Management Accountant within our Trust. We are looking for dedicated and highly motivated individual to join our finance team in providing a comprehensive Financial Management service to Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust.
This role is part of a wider Financial Management team that provides advice and support to the Business Units within the Trust. Working closely with the wider team, this role will provide you with an opportunity to work in a central financial management team supporting Business Unit and Trust reporting.
The post holder will support the Strategic Finance Teams, providing timely and accurate financial and supporting information and advice to facilitate the effective monitoring of Trust, Divisions, and Departmental financial positions. This will include production of accurate financial information including the processing of accrual, prepayment and adjustment journals, and preparation of the monthly financial position and performance reports, including budget monitoring, forecasting and variance analysis, commenting on influencing factors
Candidates should therefore be confident in liaising with budget managers, have excellent communication skills and be able to use their initiative to solve problems and work as a supportive and efficient team member, with a good attention to detail.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the Assistant Management Accountant include, but are not limited to:
· To support the Management Accountants in the provision of a high-quality financial management service
· To work closely with the Strategic Finance Teams, providing timely and accurate financial and supporting information and advice to facilitate the effective monitoring of Trust, Divisions, and Departmental financial positions.
· To produce accurate financial information including the processing of accrual, prepayment and adjustment journals aligned to standard processes.
· To support the processing of all interfaces between financial systems and the general ledger
· To work with the Senior Finance Team to ensure that annual income and expenditure budgets are prepared in a timely manner ensuring that they meet the Trust's financial and clinical objectives.
· Preparation of the monthly financial position and performance reports, including budget monitoring, forecasting and variance analysis, commenting on influencing factors
· Support the Expenditure & Systems Accountant in the maintenance of the coding structure held within all financial systems
· Support the Expenditure & Systems Accountant in the maintenance of delegated expenditure limits and coding structure within the Trust purchase ordering system
Working for our organisation
Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.
Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.
We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.
Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronym ICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.
We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.
The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Agile Working:
All our staff have a work base. However, the Trust operates a flexible agile working policy and therefore the finance team will be based on site for a proportion of the week and have the ability to work from home, if preferred, for the rest of the week on a rota basis.
The Financial Management team work to a flexible working policy meaning flexible start and finish times and the ability to take back time owed.
For more information please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Skills
Essential criteria
- A good level of education in a numerate subject.
- A detailed understanding of accounting procedures.
- Experience in the Finance department of a busy organisation
- A good working knowledge of financial computer systems
- • Able to work independently and as part of a team to ensure strict deadlines are adhered to
Desirable criteria
- recent NHS experience
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ level 5 or Association of Accounting Technician membership or foundation level of a professional accountancy (CCAB) qualification or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Experience in the use of computerised general ledger
- Excellent IT Skills with extensive experience in the use of spreadsheets and databases
Desirable criteria
- NHS finance experience
- Use of Oracle
- Knowledge of other finance systems for example, payroll, debtors and supplies
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Matt Moore
- Job title
- Strategic Finance Business Partner
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 482 0000
- Additional information
Contact via email in the first instance
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