NHS

Management Accountant


PayCompetitive
LocationDoncaster/England
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: M0011-24-0019?language=en&page=1134&sort=publicationDateDesc

      Job summary

      Primary Care Doncaster is looking for an experienced Management Accountant.

      The work will involve, but not limited to preparing monthly management accounts for every Class and Department in PCD within tight deadlines, reviewing to plan, annual budgeting and line management of 2 Finance Assistants

      Main duties of the job

      Main Duties will include, but not limited to:

      Reporting against plan

      Prepare the monthly management accounting position across all services on an accruals basis within tight deadlines

      Liaise with stakeholders to ensure all income due and committed spend for the period is accounted for. Working with the Head of Finance on performance reporting on services.

      Review the position against plan and investigate variances with the Head of Finance so the position is understood.

      Maintain balance sheet reconciliations and funding balances tightly

      Maintain deferred income and funding balances

      Work with the finance assistants and Head of Finance to monitor cash forecasts.

      Year on year variance analysis and other trend reporting to the Head of Finance.

      About us

      Primary Care Doncaster Ltd is developing a wide range of services to support general practice across the city and is looking at innovative ways to develop its workforce, due to interest by a significant number of GP practices and Networks within the city.

      As a PCD employee you will have access to the generous NHS Pension Scheme and 27 annual leave days per year.

      PCD are an equal opportunities employer.

      Date posted

      10 June 2024

      Pay scheme

      Other

      Salary

      £38,000 a year per annum

      Contract

      Permanent

      Working pattern

      Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

      Reference number

      6367339

      Job locations

      Oak Tree Lodge Tickhill Road Hospital

      Balby

      Doncaster

      East of England

      DN48QN


      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      Full Details can be found on the Job Description

      Ledger maintenance

      They will check and verify ledger postings, make accruals / prepayments and re-coding journals; analysing and verifying routine reports such as P&L and balance sheet against budgets. Investigating and correcting any discrepancies as they occur.

      Supporting the finance assistants when entering transactions onto Xero, ensuring correct nominal and VAT codings are being used.

      Ensuring PO, budget holder and Quote processes on Xero are being followed and supporting the finance assistants in training users and monitoring the systems

      Payroll support

      Supervising the Finance and Payroll Officer to ensure payroll is processed accurately and on time each month as a covering role for the Finance Relationship Manager

      Checking labour codings are correct in all systems and continuously checking allocations are still suitable

      Supporting with payroll year end where needed

      Host reporting and relationships

      PCD acts as host organisation for a number of entities / services. This could involve hosting funding, employing staff and providing reporting and advice. This area is mainly controlled and maintained by the Finance Relationship Manager so for this post will be mainly as a supporting and covering role but will need to be fully understood. The key duties of this are:

      Preparing regular financial statements for services hosted by PCD, incorporating all income due and committed spend, creating forecasts and financial planning tools.

      Co-ordinating and enacting charging arrangements for the PCN DES

      Keeping up to date on the financial entitlements of hosted organisations

      Supporting and assisting PCN D&T Leads and CDs with financial queries and costings on a regular basis.

      Reviewing and maintaining costings for hosted employees to keep costings on a real time basis.

      Report against plan to the PCNs and assisting non-financial managers to forecast their income and expenditure each financial year, being an advisor and giving expert advice around the PCN finances

      Maintaining the balance sheet reconciliations for hosted funds

      Income

      Liaise with service leads, ICB / other commissioner leads and the finance officer to ensure income due is invoiced, ensuring any relevant claim form, agreements and quotes are completed.

      Ensure income is recognised in the correct periods, adjusting for pre-payments, deferred income and accruals.

      Year-end

      Support the Head of Finance in finalising the year end accounts in a timely manner to be reported to the external accountants and the Board of Directors within strict deadlines.

      Line Management

      Line management of the 2 Finance assistant roles, providing assistance, guidance, management and regular one to ones.

      Project Support and Matrix Working

      The post holder will be required to provide cover as necessary for other members in the finance team.

      Supporting all finance assistants and finance department with queries from internal and external stakeholders

      Deputise and provide cover for members of the PCD Corporate Team as and when instructed to do so including acting as PCD representative at meetings and events

      Build and maintain good working relationships with PCD Team members, commissioners, GP member practices and SY Health and Social Care partners

      Matrix working with the other PCD Teams and colleagues

      Support the PCD Strategies and Assurance and Performance Framework reporting as guided by the Head of Finance and Senior Leadership Team

      Oversee management of the PCD accounts and payroll generic inboxes

      Act as deputy for the Head of Finance as and when instructed

      Support implementation and mobilisation of new and existing PCD services working in collaboration with other PCD Team members and partner organisations as required

      Support the delivery and facilitation of training PCD provides to internal staff members and external partners

      Administration and attendance in support capacity of and at meetings including minute taking

      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      Full Details can be found on the Job Description

      Ledger maintenance

      They will check and verify ledger postings, make accruals / prepayments and re-coding journals; analysing and verifying routine reports such as P&L and balance sheet against budgets. Investigating and correcting any discrepancies as they occur.

      Supporting the finance assistants when entering transactions onto Xero, ensuring correct nominal and VAT codings are being used.

      Ensuring PO, budget holder and Quote processes on Xero are being followed and supporting the finance assistants in training users and monitoring the systems

      Payroll support

      Supervising the Finance and Payroll Officer to ensure payroll is processed accurately and on time each month as a covering role for the Finance Relationship Manager

      Checking labour codings are correct in all systems and continuously checking allocations are still suitable

      Supporting with payroll year end where needed

      Host reporting and relationships

      PCD acts as host organisation for a number of entities / services. This could involve hosting funding, employing staff and providing reporting and advice. This area is mainly controlled and maintained by the Finance Relationship Manager so for this post will be mainly as a supporting and covering role but will need to be fully understood. The key duties of this are:

      Preparing regular financial statements for services hosted by PCD, incorporating all income due and committed spend, creating forecasts and financial planning tools.

      Co-ordinating and enacting charging arrangements for the PCN DES

      Keeping up to date on the financial entitlements of hosted organisations

      Supporting and assisting PCN D&T Leads and CDs with financial queries and costings on a regular basis.

      Reviewing and maintaining costings for hosted employees to keep costings on a real time basis.

      Report against plan to the PCNs and assisting non-financial managers to forecast their income and expenditure each financial year, being an advisor and giving expert advice around the PCN finances

      Maintaining the balance sheet reconciliations for hosted funds

      Income

      Liaise with service leads, ICB / other commissioner leads and the finance officer to ensure income due is invoiced, ensuring any relevant claim form, agreements and quotes are completed.

      Ensure income is recognised in the correct periods, adjusting for pre-payments, deferred income and accruals.

      Year-end

      Support the Head of Finance in finalising the year end accounts in a timely manner to be reported to the external accountants and the Board of Directors within strict deadlines.

      Line Management

      Line management of the 2 Finance assistant roles, providing assistance, guidance, management and regular one to ones.

      Project Support and Matrix Working

      The post holder will be required to provide cover as necessary for other members in the finance team.

      Supporting all finance assistants and finance department with queries from internal and external stakeholders

      Deputise and provide cover for members of the PCD Corporate Team as and when instructed to do so including acting as PCD representative at meetings and events

      Build and maintain good working relationships with PCD Team members, commissioners, GP member practices and SY Health and Social Care partners

      Matrix working with the other PCD Teams and colleagues

      Support the PCD Strategies and Assurance and Performance Framework reporting as guided by the Head of Finance and Senior Leadership Team

      Oversee management of the PCD accounts and payroll generic inboxes

      Act as deputy for the Head of Finance as and when instructed

      Support implementation and mobilisation of new and existing PCD services working in collaboration with other PCD Team members and partner organisations as required

      Support the delivery and facilitation of training PCD provides to internal staff members and external partners

      Administration and attendance in support capacity of and at meetings including minute taking

      Person Specification

      Qualifications/Knowledge

      Essential

      • Qualified Account (AAT.CIMA/ACCA)
      • Evidence of continuing professional development
      • NHS/Public sector accounting and public funding streatms

      Desirable

      • Primary #Care financial regimes
      • Private company financial regimes

      Experience

      Essential

      • Minimum 3 years' experience post qualified in management accounts
      • Working with excel
      • Experience of accruals accounting
      • Experience of working with and interpreting profit and loss and balance sheet statements
      • Experience of VAT treatment
      • Experience working with payroll
      • Experience working with extensive funding streams and extensive balance sheet reconciliations
      • Working as an advisor to support stakeholders to make spending decisions based on their available and allowable funding
      • Experience of cash forecasting
      • Experience of analysing and improving current accounting systems to make them more efficient and streamlined.
      • Working to tight monthly and annual deadlines for management accounting

      Desirable

      • Experience of QuickBooks, Brightpay
      • Experience of corporation tax
      • Experience of dealing with deferred income

      Skills/Competencies

      Essential

      • Provide and receive complex, sensitive and at times contentious information.
      • Present financial information in a straightforward manner to non-finance colleagues and partners.
      • Liaise with a range of stakeholders, internal and external
      • Systematic problem-solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
      • Plan and organise a range of complex processes, formulating and adjusting plans to reflect changing circumstances.
      • Work with service leads, GP Practice managers and practice staff, PCN leads to plan income and expenditure and prepare forecasts.
      • Effectively utilise available information sources to enable efficient and effective planning
      • Ability to work under pressure and to tight and often changing deadlines.
      • Ability to work on own initiative and organise workload, prioritising work as necessary.
      • Ability to follow policy and procedure

      Desirable

      • Ability to work with, analyse and manipulate complex spreadsheets

      Other

      Essential

      • Proficient Microsoft Office skills.
      • Proficient with maintaining ledger systems
      • Adaptable in a fast growing and changing environment
      Person Specification

      Qualifications/Knowledge

      Essential

      • Qualified Account (AAT.CIMA/ACCA)
      • Evidence of continuing professional development
      • NHS/Public sector accounting and public funding streatms

      Desirable

      • Primary #Care financial regimes
      • Private company financial regimes

      Experience

      Essential

      • Minimum 3 years' experience post qualified in management accounts
      • Working with excel
      • Experience of accruals accounting
      • Experience of working with and interpreting profit and loss and balance sheet statements
      • Experience of VAT treatment
      • Experience working with payroll
      • Experience working with extensive funding streams and extensive balance sheet reconciliations
      • Working as an advisor to support stakeholders to make spending decisions based on their available and allowable funding
      • Experience of cash forecasting
      • Experience of analysing and improving current accounting systems to make them more efficient and streamlined.
      • Working to tight monthly and annual deadlines for management accounting

      Desirable

      • Experience of QuickBooks, Brightpay
      • Experience of corporation tax
      • Experience of dealing with deferred income

      Skills/Competencies

      Essential

      • Provide and receive complex, sensitive and at times contentious information.
      • Present financial information in a straightforward manner to non-finance colleagues and partners.
      • Liaise with a range of stakeholders, internal and external
      • Systematic problem-solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
      • Plan and organise a range of complex processes, formulating and adjusting plans to reflect changing circumstances.
      • Work with service leads, GP Practice managers and practice staff, PCN leads to plan income and expenditure and prepare forecasts.
      • Effectively utilise available information sources to enable efficient and effective planning
      • Ability to work under pressure and to tight and often changing deadlines.
      • Ability to work on own initiative and organise workload, prioritising work as necessary.
      • Ability to follow policy and procedure

      Desirable

      • Ability to work with, analyse and manipulate complex spreadsheets

      Other

      Essential

      • Proficient Microsoft Office skills.
      • Proficient with maintaining ledger systems
      • Adaptable in a fast growing and changing environment

      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.

      UK Registration

      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

      Additional information

      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

      Primary Care Doncaster Ltd

      Address

      Oak Tree Lodge Tickhill Road Hospital

      Balby

      Doncaster

      East of England

      DN48QN


      Employer's website

      https://www.primarycaredoncaster.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

      Employer details

      Employer name

      Primary Care Doncaster Ltd

      Address

      Oak Tree Lodge Tickhill Road Hospital

      Balby

      Doncaster

      East of England

      DN48QN


      Employer's website

      https://www.primarycaredoncaster.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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