Junior Management Accountant - Grays, United Kingdom - Your World Healthcare

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Description

Junior Management Accountant

Location:
Thurrock


Job Type:
Temporary


Duration of booking:
Expected to be 12 weeks with a potential extension


Proposed start date:

ASAP

Sector:
Healthcare


Base:
Hospital


Band: 3


Pay Rates:

£11.50 to £12.50 PAYE inclusive of holiday pay per hour

£13 to £14.50 Umbrella per hour


Working Days and Hours:
Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week


Remote working option:
N
ot specified at this stage


The Role


The post holder will assist Senior management Accountant in production of monthly reports for a directorate, including raising invoices inputting journals, maintaining commitment registers ,dealing with budget holders queries.


Duties and Responsibilities

  • To assist the senior management accountant in the production of monthly budget reports for services within one or more directorates, ensuring that the monthly reporting timetable is achieved, the data within the reports is accurate and correctly takes accountof all appropriate accruals and prepayments. This will include reconciling budget movements, monitoring savings plans, and identifying and investigating variances.
  • Prepare and input journals to correct coding errors, enter monthly commitments and prepayments ensuring appropriate supporting information is provided and transactions are correctly authorised.
  • Prepare and input budget virements ensuring that the trust virement policy and procedures are adhered to.
  • To liaise with the purchasing department and ensure all nonstock requisitions are appropriately coded by Management Accounts and promptly returned to purchasing.
  • Reconciliation and clearance of suspense accounts.
  • Responsible for the maintenance of uptodate budget managers lists.
  • Accompany the senior management accountant to regular meetings with budget holders to discuss financial performance and to understand the reasons for any variances.
  • Assist with the annual budget setting process, which will include costing an approved staffing establishment and maintaining budget working papers.
  • Raise invoices for directorate income correctly and regularly. Provide appropriate and clear supporting information for charges.
  • Understand and comply with key financial procedures and policies including Trust Standing Orders, Standing Financial Instructions and purchasing procedures.
  • Contribute to the production of the Trust Annual Accounts, completing working papers, analysis and returns as directed.

Education/Qualifications

  • GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English
  • Committed to studying towards an accountancy qualification, e.g. Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT

Knowledge

  • Understanding of importance of financial controls and procedures

Skills/Experience

  • Literate in IT/Computer Skills
  • Good oral communication skills based on fluency on the English language
  • Excellent keyboard skills
  • Experience of using computerised purchase ledger
  • Experience of working in a finance department within the NHS (Desirable)

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