Senior Management Accountant

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Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust was rated good by the Care Quality Commission in its recent inspection report published in January 2020.

The Trust is committed to driving excellence in care for patients and communities, through its five-year strategy ‘Working Together’. In support of its strategy, in July 2020, the Trust became a university hospital, and will work to drive benefits for patients, colleagues and the local community by embedding research, education and training across the organisation.

The Trust’s main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which started life more than a century ago as a military hospital. Today it is one of the largest, modern hospitals on the south coast, with 1,200 beds housed in light, bright, infection resistant, en-suite wards. With a turnover of close to £600m, the Trust provides comprehensive secondary care and specialist services to a local population of 675,000 people across South East Hampshire. Some tertiary services are provided to a wider catchment in excess of two million people. The Trust employs over 7,300 staff and is the largest employer in Portsmouth.

Being You @ PHU

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues and our community you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU).

In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.

Senior Management Accountant

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust is one of the largest acute Hospital Trusts in the country. We provide acute and specialist services to people across Portsmouth, South East Hampshire and West Sussex. We continue to build our reputation for innovation and excellence, consistently delivering outstanding performance, whilst developing the skills and abilities of our staff.

The Finance department at Portsmouth Hospitals are seeking a Senior Management Accountant to lead a team and support our clinical divisions to deliver the best possible care to patients.

This is an exciting opportunity for an exceptional individual to be part of a aspiring team, helping to contribute to the financial sustainability of the Trust and the management of both its financial risks and opportunities. It is also a great opportunity to work closely with clinical services on our service transformation and improvement agenda.

As a senior member of the Finance Team the Senior Management Accountant will provide leadership and guidance to the wider finance department and support the Chief Finance Officer, the Director of Finance, Executive and Board in promoting excellence and in delivering Trust objectives, in particular the delivery of sustainable financial health and the development of staff.

You will be joining a Trust that is rated GOOD by CQC and has a proven track record of meeting its financial duties.

If you are an existing finance manager who is keen to further develop your career then we would like to hear from you, should you meet the essential criteria as set out in the Person Specification for this post. Leadership, team-working and influencing skills are essential. In particular, you will be enthusiastic, have strong communication skills and a great track record of delivery in financial management.

Closing Date: 10th June 2022.

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