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Divisional Accountant – Band 7 – up to 37.5 hours per week, job share considered.

An opportunity has arisen to recruit a Divisional 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 support a Business Unit which has a wide variety of interesting specialties.

The post holder will manage a section of the management accounts team and work as part of a wider, dynamic team in delivering an effective service supporting operational managers and staff across the business units to understand, plan and manage their financial position.  This will include the production of monthly reports, forecasting, creation of annual budgets and liaising with a variety of stakeholders to ensure that risks and issues affecting financial performance are communicated clearly.

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 Divisional Accountant include, but are not limited to:

• To provide a    high-quality financial management service and deputising when necessary for the Head of Financial Management.
• To work closely with the Divisional Operational Management Team, providing timely and accurate financial and supporting information and advice to facilitate the effective monitoring of Divisional and Departmental financial
• To work with the Senior Finance Team to ensure that annual I&E budgets are prepared in a timely manner ensuring that they meet the Trust's financial and clinical objectives.
• Preparation of the monthly financial position, including budget monitoring, forecasting and variance analysis.
• To represent the Finance department at key meetings and deputise as and when required.
• Line management of the Deputy Divisional Accountant, Management Accountant and Assistant Accountant.
• Responsible for the investigation of, and response to, complex financial enquiries from both internal and external stakeholders.
• To ensure that financial controls are maintained within SFI’s and governance
• Assistance in the production of Budget Management Training and the delivering of training to budget holders.
• Contribute to the general development of the Management Accounting and Finance function.
• To undertake any other duties appropriate to the role

Working for our organisation

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.

Working at Gateshead:

Within the finance team structure, this role has an excellent opportunity for career development and progression. The Trust would also support anyone wishing to study towards professional qualification including financial support and study leave.

In the annual survey for NHS staff, we consistently rate highly as a place people would recommend others to work. In the most recent survey, 72% of our staff said they would recommend working at Gateshead.  

We aim to attract and retain talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future.  In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career. 

If you are looking for challenge in the NHS, and feel you have the talent and determination to succeed in such a role, we look forward to hearing from you.