Assistant Management Accountant

1. To support the finance team and

operational managers in provision of data requests, reconciliations and reports

in a timely manner, ensuring financial information is processed in accordance

with procedures and in order to provide information for statutory returns.

2. Assist with the maintenance,

input, updating and reconciliation of computerised budgetary control systems.

This involves developing spreadsheets and databases for specific purposes and

undertaking enquiries on several financial based systems. The post requires

using a computer on a daily basis with speed and accuracy.

3. To deputise for finance

colleagues at meetings etc. when required.

4. Assist in all aspects of

supplying financial information to key stakeholders including non-financial

staff when requested. This will include variance analysis, analysis of pay and

non-pay, evaluating a range of options, supporting business cases, directorate

performance reporting etc. This will involve providing and receiving complex

and contentious information, some of which may be sensitive.

5. Meet with relevant stakeholders

on an on-going basis advising on the current financial position. This may

involve travel between different sites.

6. Working as a finance team,

adopting a task-based approach to workload, which will be co-ordinated by

Senior Accountants and Accountants.

7. To ensure every process has an

accurate procedure note that can be interpreted by both finance and non-finance

colleagues.

8. To provide guidance and

interpretation of the Trusts Financial Procedures, Scheme of Delegation,

Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions where necessary.

9. Manage own time and workload in

accordance with monthly / annual and ad-hoc timetables, ensuring all deadlines

are met on a timely basis.

10. To deliver informal training to

work colleagues and non-finance staff on a range of subjects related to own

area and a range of general procedures.

11. Contribute to the effectiveness

of accounting systems, processes and procedures and make recommendations to

reduce costs and enhance value.

12. Undertake other duties as

agreed with the Accountants, Senior Accountants, Assistant Director of Finance.

13. Line management of Finance

Assistants (Bands 2, 3 or 4) where relevant.

14. To attend and contribute to

both the wider finance team developments such as attendance of away days, the

annual Budget Holders Conference etc. Separately, to contribute to non-finance

communications such as the Budget Holders Newsletter etc.

In addition to the job purpose set

out above, below is the range of assistant accountant roles across the finance

department, together with a description of the core role of each:

a) Assistant Accountant Management Accounts (assisting the

Management Accountants and Senior Management Accountants to prepare annual

• budgets, process month end reporting and year end accounts, and to support
• budget holders / business cases as required)
• b) Assistant Accountant Systems (assisting the Accountant
• for systems to provide comprehensive systems support in relation to finance
• system maintenance and developments to maximise efficiency and effectiveness of
• financial systems, processes and procedures.
• c) Assistant Accountant Costing (assisting the Accountant
• for systems and costing to provide a comprehensive financial service in
• relation to activity planning, monitoring and reporting, and aiding in the
• implementation of Payment by Results (PBR) in the Trust).
• d) Assistant Accountant Financial Accounts (assisting the

Financial Accountant and Senior Financial Accountant to prepare monthly

• analysis as required by the Trusts financial reporting requirements, to carry
• out balance sheet reconciliations of the Trusts financial ledger taking
• remedial actions as appropriate, process journals and salary sacrifice
• applications as required and to assist in the production of the Trusts external
• monthly returns and statutory accounts).
• e) Assistant Accountant Capital / Charitable Funds
• (assisting the Financial Accountant and Senior Financial Accountant with the
• overall management and performance of the Trusts capital and charitable funds
• accounting functions).
• e) Assistant Accountant Cash Management (assisting the
• Financial Accountant and Senior Financial Accountant to provide a reliable and
• effective service in respect of income/accounts receivable, banking and
• accounts payable functions, VAT and other statutory returns).

During the recruitment and selection process, from the above

list, the available assistant accountant role being advertised will be clearly

set out. The Assistant Director of Finance, in conjunction with the Senior

Accountants, reserve the right to change the role to another assistant

accountant role listed above due to resource pressures or any other reason

deemed appropriate.