Job Description

An opportunity has arisen for the position of Financial Controller based at Hermitage Court Maidstone (5 minutes walk to Maidstone Hospital). Ideally applicants should be studying towards a recognised accounting qualification, although this is not essential.

This is a full-time position based 3 days a week at Unit F, Hermitage Court and 2 days working from home.

The post holder will be part of the technical accounting team with varied responsibilities in a number of different areas. The key daily responsibility is to reconcile the Trust\xe2\x80\x99s cash balances to include prompt and accurate processing and investigation where appropriate. This also includes shared responsibility for ensuring that the Trust is reporting the true position of the assets and liabilities recorded in the Balance Sheet. This post manages two staff members.

The successful applicant must have at least 2 years\xe2\x80\x99 experience working within a finance environment. Good verbal and written communication skills are essential together with the ability to deal with people at all levels.

You will need to be able to work effectively on your own and as part of a team, and must be able to prioritise a busy workload to meet deadlines. You will need to be organised and methodical, be proactive to improve processes and support the development of the team as well as being committed to your own personal development.

The Financial Controller manages the Technical Accounting Team to ensure that all cash issues of the Trust are managed on a day-to-day basis adhering to the appropriate Trust Policies and Procedures, Standing orders and Standing Financial Instructions, in order to provide accurate and timely information to support the accounts and other statutory returns.

This post has shared responsibility for achieving one of the Trusts key statutory targets, the External Financing Limit (EFL) which is set by the Department of Health and governs the closing bank balance of the Trust.

This post is the lead in the production of the Trust\xe2\x80\x99s Charitable Funds Accounts along with providing fully supporting auditable working papers.

The post-holder must demonstrate excellent communication, training and advisory skills, when investigating complex or sensitive issues referred for resolution by the Technical Accounting Team. This post has responsibility for the timely completion & initial review of control account reconciliations to ensure completeness & timely clearance of issues.

The post holder is additionally required to manage & report the Teams performance against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and proactively work with the Financial Services Management team to identify & implement working practice developments.

Please note applicants who have recently applied for the Technical Team Leader role who have been unsuccessful within the last three months need not apply.

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent.

The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 760,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.

The Trust\xe2\x80\x99s core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients \xe2\x80\x93 the first of its kind in the country.

We employ more than 7,000 full and part-time staff in a huge range of clinical and non-clinical roles across both of our hospital sites.

Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.

At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.

Interview Date: TBC