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Job description

The BSO’s Finance Department provides a range of Accounting and Financial Services to a number of Client Organisations across Health and Social Care. The Client Reporting Accountant will assist the Senior Client Accountant in the provision of these services and will act as a key member of the wider finance team. Please see employer website for full job details & person specification..

Responsibilities

• The post holder will support the Senior Client Accountant in providing a range of financial and management accounting services and in year reporting to BSO external customers.
• Preparation of year end financial accounts on behalf of BSO external customers.
• Preparation of monthly management accounts for BSO external customers. This will include the production of regular, meaningful financial analysis reports to facilitate effective budgetary control.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Part qualified Accountant having completed the foundation level of professional Accountancy examinations with one of the six professional accounting institutes (ICAEW, ACCA, CIPFA, ICAS, CIMA or ICAI).
• Have a minimum of 2 years experience working in an accounting/finance role. Please note, this should include a minimum of 1 year's experience within a financial management/management accounts role.
• Which should include experience in regular budgetary reporting to budget managers, provision of support to budget holders and annual budget build.
• Have worked with a diverse range of stakeholders, both internal and external to the organisation, to achieve successful outcomes.
• Have advanced IT skills in relation to MS Office (in particular Excel) applications and experience of working with financial systems including a computerised accounting ledger and budgetary control system.

Desirable Skills

• Have full membership of one of the six professional accounting Institutes (ICAEW, ACCA, CIPFA, ICAS, CIMA or ICAI).
• Knowledge of structure and role of the BSO.