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South West London and St George''s Mental Health NHS Trust .An exciting new opportunity has arisen for an experienced financial accountant/controller looking to enhance their career. The post holder will be one of two Senior Financial Controllers supporting the Head of Financial Services to ensure that all internal and external reporting is completed in an accurate and timely manner.The post holder will be an important leader within the Finance Directorate and in the wider organisation, responsible for Financial Accounts, Accounts Payable/Receivable, Treasury Management and Cashiers, Capital Accounting/Planning, Charitable Funds and Financial Systems.The post holder will gain a variety of experience including the opportunity to influence change and strengthen financial control at a leading Mental Health provider within the NHS. We are a dynamic team with the objective of delivering a ‘right first time’ service, with a customer focus. We are committed to the Trust’s values of being Respectful, Open, Collaborative, Compassionate and Consistent.The finance team is looking to enhance how it operates, working smarter, more efficiently and effectively, minimising manual tasks.We are committed to embedding automation in the way we do things, so that we can improve our reporting times and concentrate on strengthening our roles to support our operational service managers in the services they deliver, to ultimately improve patient care and ensuring we deliver best value for money.Responsibilities

The postholder is responsible for all aspects of financial control within the financial services team to ensure that the team provides a quality financial service for the Trust including:monthly and annual NHS financial reporting requirements including statutory financial returnsensuring internal control procedures, including reconciliations are followedensure the timely and accurate processing of transactions and completion of control checks to enable the Trust to provide key variance analysis on trends and forecastsday to day management of the financial services function including Accounts Payable, Treasury, Financial Accounts and Financial Systems teamsmanaging and developing staffresponsible for delivering world class financial systemssupporting annual budget and long-term financial planningTechnical accountancy, IT literacy and staff management skills are crucial. We are looking for an individual who can bring previous experience and enthusiasm to our established team. You will be a CCAB qualified accountant (passed finalist/qualified), preferably with previous NHS experience. You will have strong leadership qualities, communication, presentation and analytical skills and have experience of dealing with difficult situations in a professional manner.We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust. We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rebecca Gibson Job title: Head of Financial Services Email address: Rebecca.Gibson@swlstg.nhs.ukSeniority level

Mid-Senior levelEmployment type

Full-timeJob function

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