Management Accountant

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

They will be responsible for supporting GMMH services in planning, managing and reporting their financial position.

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. A flexible, positive, ’can do’ attitude is required for this role, as it offers an opportunity to help build and shape the managements accounts team and the finance processes of the organisation.

To manage and be fully responsible for a section of the Management Accounts team, this includes the Service Accountant and Management Accounts Assistant.

To prepare appropriate financial reports to set timelines with written analysis / commentaries for the various service line senior finance managers enabling them to manage their areas of the business, analysing reasons for under / over performance and ensuring that the likely full year outcome is well explained.

To assist with medical staffing ensuring that the medical financial position is understood, this will require regular liaison with Trust Medical Leads including HR and a complete and thorough regular reconciliation to provide assurance of affordability against existing budgets.

To contribute towards the preparation of the monthly Management Reports and Board briefings ensuring that information is prepared in a timely manner, is accurate and is accompanied by incisive commentary explaining major variances to budgets / forecasts.

To assist the Senior Management Accountant provide first class high quality Strategic/Operational financial information for both internal and external reporting

To manage workload such that all deadlines are met, whilst completing work to a high standard, allowing for appropriate review and amendment by senior management before documents are disseminated outside the finance department.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

To work with the Senior Finance Team to ensure that annual I&E budgets are prepared in the correct form and according to timelines and ensuring that they meet the Trust's financial and clinical objectives.

To ensure that the Operational Managers are aware of any issues within their profit statements and understand the make-up of their income and expenditure reports

To represent the Finance department at key meetings, and deputise as and when required

To undertake analysis of complex financial data and advise Operational Managers on highly complex financial matters based on this analysis.

To develop a detailed knowledge of the drivers of both income and expenditure and to advise senior staff how to interpret these to the benefit of the business.

To work as part of the financial management team to implement process improvements.

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

• Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts