About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

As a Senior Management Accountant, you will contribute to the development, implementation and monitoring of Division strategy that will allow it to meet its aims of providing the best possible standard of care. You will advise the Executive Directors, Budget Holders, and other Senior Managers on the implementation of financial strategies and performance required to support this aim. Providing specialist knowledge, expertise and advice in respect of all financial matters.

You will play an active role in the planning, development and maintenance of the Division’s corporate and financial governance systems including overseeing sound systems of financial control. This role will have a specific responsibility for the organisation’s capital strategy, maximising access to funding, ensuring business plans are well evaluated and translate into optimal financial plans, ensuring the strategy is well monitored and adapts to changes and ensuring there are good controls over the organisations £897 million asset base.

You will also have a role in coordinating the organisations financial efficiency plans. All senior management accountants from time to time are expected to contribute to organisation wide projects or financial modelling outwith their specific area of responsibility. The nature of this posts specific responsibilities is such this may happen more frequently.

In this key role, you will:

• Provide direction and leadership to the fixed asset officer and ensure that the staff are suitably qualified and experienced and are trained, developed and motivated to provide an effective and facilitative service.
• Provide financial information, analysis and advice to the relevant directors, senior managers, Director of Finance, and a wide range of external bodies both NHS and non NHS.
• Analyse and interpret data from the Directorate as part of the annual budget review process to support the strategic planning process for the Division. Working with Senior Managers and other relevant Directorate staff to identify key financial pressures, and it’s impact on the Division’s ability to achieve recurring financial balance.
• In times of service change, provide financial support and guidance to Divisional staff to ensure a robust financial assessment is undertaken to clearly identify all costs and potential future benefits and opportunities which may arise. Ensure these processes are consistent with Divisional financial operating procedures and standing financial instructions, linking to senior NHSL finance staff to ensure consistency with strategic planning objectives.

What You'll Bring:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Significant financial experience at senior level within a large complex organisation specialising in: Board level financial modelling, scenario planning and analysis presenting monthly and year-end financial position to senior finance and executive level staff members, and forecasting at divisional level for future years financial plans.
• CCAB, CIMA or overseas equivalent; or evidence of actively studying towards completion of the qualification.
• Well-developed knowledge of issues affecting the NHS and their impact on financial strategy and management.

What we Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Megan Forsyth, Financial Accountant on Megan.Forsyth@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Lynn Deas, Recruitment Administrator on Lynn.Deas@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

Interested?

Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, right‑to‑work requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application

You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack

Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.

This advert may close early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply early.