The role has been designed specifically with the objective of providing the post holder
with the relevant practical experience and support to progress to Senior Management
Accounts Officer level and support them with their academic studies.
The post-holder will work within a team, assisting Accountants and Accounts Officers in
the provision of high quality and accurate financial information to internal and external
stakeholders. This objective will be achieved through a combination of financial systems
work, e.g., General Ledger and ESR (Electronic Staff Record), project work and the
utilisation of Microsoft Office products such as Excel and Word. The post-holder will also
undertake specific directed tasks such as data entry as well as the preparation of
spreadsheets and other financial information.
The post-holder will be required to communicate, both verbally and in writing, with
operational staff, budget-holders and other staff within the Finance Department
Trainee Financial Management Accountant
The FPBU’s Corporate Team is looking to recruit to new B4-6 Trainee Financial Management Accountant posts to work across all Corporate functions. Working alongside the Deputy Corporate Accountants you will have the opportunity to gain experience working across all Corporate functions including, HR, Finance, Medical Director, Informatics and IM&T within a group organisation which covers many hospitals and sites.
Our team is innovative and continually challenges itself to provide services which support Corporate Directors to assist them manage their departments and to support them in providing high quality patient care. Innovations such as Day 1 monthly reporting are routine and the successful candidate will thrive in a dynamic environment.
Excellent inter-personal and communication skills are essential with the ability to communicate financial issues effectively with both non-finance and finance staff. Strong analytical skills are also critical.
For more information and an informal chat please contact Ray Chikwale or Tehmena Ishtiaq, Ray.chikwale@mft.nhs.uk or Tehmena@ishtiaq@mft.nhs.uk.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Thursday 2 May 2024
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