Corporate Accountant
- Employer
- NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board
- Location
- Daybrook, Nottingham, United Kingdom
- Salary
- Competitive Salary
- Closing date
- Nov 11, 2024
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- Job Role
- Accountant
- Sector
- Finance
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
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Job summary
We are looking to appoint a highly motivated management accountant to work in the corporate accounts team within the finance department of NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB.
The successful candidate will have completed their level 4 AAT and/or be working towards a CCAB or CIMA qualification, with financial management experience in a large organisation and knowledge of the NHS finance regime. They will have excellent I.T. and communication skills and experience of managing and developing staff. They will have demonstrated the ability to deliver timely and accurate financial reporting.
The Corporate Accountant will report to the Assistant Head of Finance. This is a key role providing a comprehensive financial management service for the corporate pay and non-pay accounts, including the ICB running costs.
Main duties of the job
The Corporate Accountant's main duties will be to:
NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is a strategic component of the Integrated Care System (ICS) across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. We were formed with the intention to improve population health and collaborate with local partners (NHS, Local Authority and Third Sector) to deliver high quality health and social care provision to our local population.
We have accountability for the system delivery of the ICS' priorities such as improving outcomes in population health and healthcare, tackling inequalities in outcomes, experience, and access, enhancing productivity and value for money, and helping the NHS support broader social and economic development.
We seek to improve the patient experience and are committed at looking at innovative ways we can improve care and offer access and choice to our patients. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and it's important that they are involved not just in decisions about their individual care, but also in the decisions that shape the health services delivered locally. In conjunction, with patient experience and the growing demands of our population; we are facing significant financial challenge. We are required to reduce expenditure to sustainable levels (ICS 5-year strategic plan).
The ambitions are great, but so are the opportunities to be part of our new and evolving organisation, to make positive impactful change to the health and social care agenda across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.
Date posted
16 October 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per annum (pro rata for part time)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
111-6703512
Job locations
Sir John Robinson House
Sir John Robinson Way
Arnold, Nottingham
NG5 6DA
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached to this vacancy. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that is required.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached to this vacancy. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that is required.
Person Specification
Education Essential
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board
Address
Sir John Robinson House
Sir John Robinson Way
Arnold, Nottingham
NG5 6DA
Employer's website
https://notts.icb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
We are looking to appoint a highly motivated management accountant to work in the corporate accounts team within the finance department of NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB.
The successful candidate will have completed their level 4 AAT and/or be working towards a CCAB or CIMA qualification, with financial management experience in a large organisation and knowledge of the NHS finance regime. They will have excellent I.T. and communication skills and experience of managing and developing staff. They will have demonstrated the ability to deliver timely and accurate financial reporting.
The Corporate Accountant will report to the Assistant Head of Finance. This is a key role providing a comprehensive financial management service for the corporate pay and non-pay accounts, including the ICB running costs.
Main duties of the job
The Corporate Accountant's main duties will be to:
- Provide expert financial advice and oversight of financial management for their areas of responsibility
- Contribute to the month end reporting process, ensuring timely and accurate reporting of the monthly financial position both internally and externally to the organisation.
- Monitor financial performance against agreed budgets, analysing and reporting on variances and assisting in formulating corrective actions.
- Assist with co-ordinating the budget setting and forecasting processes.
- Ensure the provision of high quality financial reporting to budget holders and other non-finance managers.
- Establish and maintain strong working relationships to enable effective working. The post holder will be expected to liaise with both internal departments and external bodies.
NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is a strategic component of the Integrated Care System (ICS) across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. We were formed with the intention to improve population health and collaborate with local partners (NHS, Local Authority and Third Sector) to deliver high quality health and social care provision to our local population.
We have accountability for the system delivery of the ICS' priorities such as improving outcomes in population health and healthcare, tackling inequalities in outcomes, experience, and access, enhancing productivity and value for money, and helping the NHS support broader social and economic development.
We seek to improve the patient experience and are committed at looking at innovative ways we can improve care and offer access and choice to our patients. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and it's important that they are involved not just in decisions about their individual care, but also in the decisions that shape the health services delivered locally. In conjunction, with patient experience and the growing demands of our population; we are facing significant financial challenge. We are required to reduce expenditure to sustainable levels (ICS 5-year strategic plan).
The ambitions are great, but so are the opportunities to be part of our new and evolving organisation, to make positive impactful change to the health and social care agenda across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.
Date posted
16 October 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per annum (pro rata for part time)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
111-6703512
Job locations
Sir John Robinson House
Sir John Robinson Way
Arnold, Nottingham
NG5 6DA
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached to this vacancy. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that is required.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached to this vacancy. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that is required.
Person Specification
Education Essential
- CCAB part-qualified , or AAT qualified
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the post
- Experience of financial management in a range of organisations or areas
- Ability to plan and manage conflicting priorities for self and department to meet the objectives and deadlines for the ICB
- High levels of accountancy, technical and IT skills
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight and often changing deadlines
- Experience of working in the NHS or other public-sector organisation
- Extensive knowledge of financial management in a healthcare environment and of the implications of the changing financial regime in the NHS
- Highly developed communication skills with the ability to communicate on complex matters and difficult situations
- Ability to provide and receive, convey and present highly complex, sensitive and/or contentious information
- Ability to negotiate with external organisations over cost and service issues
- Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships including developing relationships with key partners
- High level analytical skills and the ability to draw qualitative and quantitative data from a wide range of sources and present in a clear concise manner
- Ability to analyse numerical and written data, assess options and draw appropriate conclusions
- Positive attitude; self-motivated and able to motivate others
- Commitment with stamina/personal resilience
- Demonstrable self-awareness and proven ability to manage the impact of, and consequences of, own actions and behaviour
- Ability to build trust, respect and co-operation quickly
- Professional courage, integrity and diplomacy
- Delivers challenging objectives in high-pressure and unpredictable situations
- Self-aware and committed to continuous improvement
- Creative thinker; problem solver; resourceful
- CCAB part-qualified , or AAT qualified
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the post
- Experience of financial management in a range of organisations or areas
- Ability to plan and manage conflicting priorities for self and department to meet the objectives and deadlines for the ICB
- High levels of accountancy, technical and IT skills
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight and often changing deadlines
- Experience of working in the NHS or other public-sector organisation
- Extensive knowledge of financial management in a healthcare environment and of the implications of the changing financial regime in the NHS
- Highly developed communication skills with the ability to communicate on complex matters and difficult situations
- Ability to provide and receive, convey and present highly complex, sensitive and/or contentious information
- Ability to negotiate with external organisations over cost and service issues
- Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships including developing relationships with key partners
- High level analytical skills and the ability to draw qualitative and quantitative data from a wide range of sources and present in a clear concise manner
- Ability to analyse numerical and written data, assess options and draw appropriate conclusions
- Positive attitude; self-motivated and able to motivate others
- Commitment with stamina/personal resilience
- Demonstrable self-awareness and proven ability to manage the impact of, and consequences of, own actions and behaviour
- Ability to build trust, respect and co-operation quickly
- Professional courage, integrity and diplomacy
- Delivers challenging objectives in high-pressure and unpredictable situations
- Self-aware and committed to continuous improvement
- Creative thinker; problem solver; resourceful
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board
Address
Sir John Robinson House
Sir John Robinson Way
Arnold, Nottingham
NG5 6DA
Employer's website
https://notts.icb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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