Senior Management Accountant

JOB PURPOSE The Senior Management Accountant is a senior member of the finance team and is responsible for: Lead Finance team in delivering full range of tasks associated with ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting, together with effective financial management and control. Support delivery of ICB objectives, both financial and operational and provide challenge to expenditure, ensuing delivery of VFM for the ICB. Act as finance business partner for the ICB finance team, supporting financial aspects of transformational work and acting as finance lead to support the budget manager in their ownership and delivery of corporate budget. Support design, develop and apply implementation of systems which deliver the monthly management accounts processes in line with best practice and the latest ISFE requirements.

Lead on ensuring that invoices and payments are processed and scheduled on an accurate and timely basis in accordance with their contracts, agreements and national policies. Ensure the regular production of quality reports and analysis that provide timely, responsive and accurate business intelligence for decision making against key objectives and priorities. To provide expert knowledge as main ICB point of contact for nominated business function(s) including acting as finance interface with NHS England and other external stakeholders. Deputise for the Deputy Head of Management Accounts at month end, meetings and as required.

To maintain a professional manner in all aspects of services provided to all stakeholders, including responding in a timely fashion with clear communication, and consistent with conduct expected of an ICB employee. Please note we reserve the right to extend the closing date or close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible For further information, please see full Job Description attached.