Assistant Accountant

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Who we are:

NHS Ayrshire and Arran is one of 14 territorial NHS Boards within NHS Scotland. 

In support of our core purpose of Working together to achieve the healthiest life possible for everyone in Ayrshire and Arran we are committed to a culture that is Caring Safe and Respectful. You will be required to work collaboratively in a safe, caring and respectful way.

To find out more about NHS Ayrshire and Arran please visit our website - NHS Ayrshire & Arran - Home (nhsaaa.net)

Position

Be our Assistant Accountant! Be part of our proactive and dynamic Management Accounting Team. Use your financial acumen to make a difference and influence our services for the future!

What you will do:

Be the driving force for financial excellence. You'll be responsible for providing a comprehensive management accountancy service. It's that simple... but if you want us to be a little more specific, you will be:

• Supporting our South Health and Social Care Partnership, and some of our corporate areas by providing professional, efficient and effective financial services to a range of stakeholders on a daily basis.
• Building effective relationships and working collaboratively and constructively with multi-professional teams across the health portfolio of the H&SCP.
• Demonstrating sound technical accounting expertise and understanding our governance to assist in the preparation of the annual budget, forecasts, Government returns, annual accounts, audit and more routinely, monthly management reports.
• Your analysis will be key in our decision-making across the whole health portfolio of the H&SCP and corporate areas, so your ability to draw insight, present and challenge is just as important as the technical know-how.
• Providing clear, meaningful data to enable Senior Managers and Budget Holders to be able to make well-informed, timely decisions around budgets, service delivery and the management of budget pressures, savings and efficiencies.
• Bringing new ideas on how we can perform better, do things differently and learn from best practice.

For further information on the role please click the link below to view the job description

Knowledge, training and/or experience required to do the job:

You will be educated to HNC/HND or equivalent in accounting or business related subject.

With excellent MS Office skills you will have the ability to work on your own or as part of a team and deal with competing demands.

For further information on the requirements for the role please click the link below to view the person specification

Hours: 37 hours per week

The position is offered on a permanent basis.

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this post. Under new UKVI rules, as of 4^th April 2024, the salary threshold for a Skilled Worker Visa is £38,700 per year. Therefore, the post does not meet the threshold for sponsorship

If you want to find out more about the role, please contact Management Accountant on / Denise.maclachlan@aapct.scot.nhs.uk

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