Management Accountant OPAC

The post will be full time supporting the Older People's and Adult Community clinical directorate. The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate a wide breadth of accounting experience and will show strong communication skills, including the ability to analyse, understand and communicate financial information to non-finance colleagues.

Main duties will include the timely production of monthly management accounts, forecasting, variance analysis, assisting in the costing of new service developments, and supporting the delivery of cost improvement plans.

The role also requires the post holder to maintain regular contact with budget managers, enabling them to accurately report and forecast financial information.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.

Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.

To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities' employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

All appointments are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.

Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at https://www.cpft.nhs.uk

Essential: - AAT Qualified or equivalent experience; - Evidence of compliance with institute CPD requirements; - Ambition to gain further professional qualification

Desirable: - CCAB part-qualified

Essential: - Experience of working in an NHS or similar organisation; - Experience/exposure to Financial Management & Budgets; - Experience of working with financial systems and processes; - Demonstrate experience in the analysis and assessment of financial and non-financial data

Essential: - Excellent communication skills including presentation and summary of data into meaningful information for nonfinance managers and colleagues; - Strong IT skills including Word, Excel and financial systems; - Effective problem-solving skills, especially for new issues where no precedent to follow; - Ability to manage own workload

Desirable: - Influencing and negotiating skills; - Advanced excel skills

Essential: - Has a realistic knowledge of personal strengths and areas for development; - Flexible and adaptable; - Self-aware