Financial Management Trainee - Liverpool, United Kingdom - Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust

    Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust
    Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust Liverpool, United Kingdom

    Found in: Talent UK C2 - 2 weeks ago

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    Job summary

    This is a rotational role, and the successful candidate will gain key experience in Income, Management Accounts and Financial services positions over a 3 year period.

    Key Character Traits are:

  • Willingness to learn and adapt to different roles
  • Strong Analytical skills and ability to interpret information
  • Clear and Effective Communication skills
  • Resilient, Ambitious and Dedicated
  • Time Management and ability to deal with conflicting demands

    • Despite being a small trust, you will gain a wide range of exposure and there are a number of exciting projects underway at Liverpool Women's. This role represents an excellent personal and career development opportunity for the right candidate. Upon completion of the 3-year period the candidate will have extensive experience across valuable roles in the finance department and ready to take the next step in their career.

    LWH positively welcomes diversity and aims to be a truly inclusive place to work. We are looking for self-motivated, enthusiastic people from all backgrounds that care about making a difference. Informal visits/chats are welcomed, and our Inclusion and Diversity manager is available for support and to answer any questions that you may have. Being the largest employer in Europe the NHS is a world-renowned institution and an exciting place to work, full of challenges, opportunities and the perfect place to start your fledgling finance career.

    Main duties of the job

    This is a rotational role to enable the post holder to experience all aspects of finance, with a focus on management will include1. Management accounting placements (approximately 12 months). This will cover assisting the management accounting team in variance analysis and month end procedures including journals and accruals. Involvement in budget setting, forecasting and costing will be Income placement (approximately 12 months). The post holder will assist with service line reporting and the annual Reference Costs return, as well as providing support through the contract round and in tariff Financial services placements (approximately 12 months). The post holder will work in at least one of either Accounts Payable or Accounts Receivable to obtain transactional financial services Other Areas. The post holder will also have theopportunity to work in another area of finance, such as Patient Level Costing/ServiceLine Reporting, financial planning or project work.? Study support to obtain a professional qualification will be provided. Whilst the post holder may not have any professional qualifications at the beginning of the programme, it is expected that by the end of it he or she will have achieved part qualified is expected that the post holder will progress into a part-qualified role after 36 months

    About us

    Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust delivers the highest standards of care for women, babies and families. Each year we deliver over 7,500 babies, carry out over 49,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly & preterm new-borns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles and have over 4,000 genetic appointments taking place. We believe that this along with a strong dedication to research & innovation makes us the specialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.

    We have some of the leading experts in their field, which has been showcased on national TV and news, making our teams famous across the world for professionalism, skill & compassion.

    The Trust is constantly innovating and evolving its services to provide the most cutting edge and modern care possible. As well as developing services on our current site we have long-term aspirations for the future. We have recently launched a number of new strategies which provide a detailed long-term plan for our services.

    Check out why Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust is a great place to work using the links below:

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    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    Please refer to the detailed job description and main responsibilities for this vacancy within the job description attached

    Person Specification

    Skills, Knowledge & Aptitudes

    Essential

  • Understanding of basic financial concepts with ability to extend this knowledge base quickly under direction
  • Effective interpersonal and influencing skills
  • Clear and effective communication skills
  • Effective team working
  • Ability to absorb new information and learn quickly
  • Time management and ability to manage study towards a professional qualification as well as perform in work environment
  • Strong analytical skills with ability analyse and interpret a range of information; ability to investigate and resolve complex queries
  • Ability to follow policies and procedures and propose improvements for areas covering
  • Ability to take direction and learn quickly
  • Ability to deal with conflicting demands and pressures
  • Resilient
  • Ability to solve complex problems
  • Flexible, positive, outward looking
  • Ambitious and dedicated

    • Desirable

  • Knowledge of NHS policies and procedures

    • Qualifications & Learning

    Essential

  • Educated to A Level or equivalent, or equivalent experience
  • By the end of the programme, the post holder will be required to be CCAB/CIMA part qualification.

    • Desirable

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
  • AAT or CCAB/CIMA certificate level

    • Experience

    Essential

  • Computer literacy with some experience of Microsoft Word and Excel

    • Desirable

  • Advanced Excel skills