Steve Blewitt Jnr
Wordsley,United Kingdom
Summary
Demonstrates expertise in managing divisional budgets of approximately £65m, coupled with advanced Excel use and SQL knowledge. Skilled in financial analysis, data manipulation, and management reporting, with a strong ability to communicate effectively with non-finance staff. Committed to leveraging these skills to drive financial performance and support strategic decision-making. Detail-oriented with financial data and careful to follow accounting best practices and regulatory requirements. Helps drive financial improvements with reliable, accurate and compliant records for forecasting and business planning.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work history
Management Accountant
Worcester Racecourse Limited
2025.10 - 2026.01
- Weekly Cashflow forecasts
- Weekly Debtors/Creditors analysis resolving any queries
- Preparing monthly managements accounts
- Balance sheet reviews
- Forecasting revenue and expenditure for the upcoming race meetings
- Review of timesheets ensuring accuracy before sending to payroll
Band 6 – Assistant Finance Reporting Manager
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
2020.11 - 2025.10
- Produce accurate financial management reports in line with the month end timetable.
- This includes investigation of budget variances, run rate changes, highlighting areas of concern, taking appropriate action including forecast changes, and where necessary liaising with the relevant managers.
- Working closely with twenty five budget managers in order to achieve and maintain financial control and financial balance within a division/s.
- Supporting non finance staff in understanding financial information and the financial consequences of the decisions taken.
- Train budget holders in the financial management of their budgets with the aim to develop their financial abilities.
- Support the maintenance and reconciliation of the recurring and non-recurring budgetary position for both financial and WTE budgets on a monthly basis.
- Responsible for managing finance support staff within the structure and across Divisions.
- Responsible for the first draft of the budgets for the division as part of the budget setting process. This involves business partnering budget holders in identifying cost pressures, reviewing their establishments and understanding the impact of the staffing has on contract income.
- To ensure that all required financial adjustments and journals for the division/s are completed in an accurate and timely manner, including any necessary accruals, prepayments and budget transfers to ensure that financial management is complete and accurate.
- Produce first draft of the monthly forecast in collaboration with budget managers.
- Review all finance processes and outputs, suggesting ways to increase their effectiveness and efficiency.
- Support the Annual Accounts process including liaison with External Audit.
- Lead the development and training of apprentices within the finance structure. This includes providing coaching and guidance.
- Monitor expenditure and budgetary performance, identifying their significance for budget holders.
- Provide advice on current performance and trends, giving forecasts of future trends in the light of service options identified by budget holders and management.
- Prepare and support the completion of returns to external bodies as required.
- Provide monthly detailed variance analysis and present at the month end review meeting
- Write the directorate reports for the specialities, to be presented at their board meetings
- Collaborate with General Managers/Divisional Directors to try and develop CIP’s to contribute to the organisational CIP plan.
- Collaborate with General Managers to understand their activity versus plan so that we can actively work towards increase productivity, create efficiencies which generate
Band 5
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
2018.10 - 2020.11
Band 5
Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
2016.09 - 2018.07
Band 4
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
2015.03 - 2016.09
Band 3
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
2013.10 - 2015.03
Dudley MBC
2009.09 - 2013.10
Education
CIMA Operational Level - P1
Kaplan
Birmingham01.2022
CIMA Operational Level - E1
Kaplan
Birmingham09.2021
CIMA Operational Level - F1
Birmingham12.2015
AAT - Level 4
WolverhamptonSkills
- Experience in delivery of cash releasing efficiency plans
- Experience in developing financial models
- Effective management of divisional budgets circa, £88m
- Advanced excel use
- SQL knowledge
- Communication with non-finance staff
- Management reporting
- Financial analysis
- Data manipulation
Education & Training
- Training Various in-house courses on staff management and computer programmes
- Accounting packages Oracle, Business Objects, Exchequer
Affiliations
- Foreign languages - currently teaching myself Japanese
- Avid dart player
- Huge football fan
Accomplishments
Becoming AAT qualified at the age of 20
Timeline
Management Accountant
Worcester Racecourse Limited
2025.10 - 2026.01
Band 6 – Assistant Finance Reporting Manager
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
2020.11 - 2025.10
Band 5
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
2018.10 - 2020.11
Band 5
Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
2016.09 - 2018.07
Band 4
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
2015.03 - 2016.09
Band 3
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
2013.10 - 2015.03
Dudley MBC
2009.09 - 2013.10
CIMA Operational Level - P1
Kaplan
CIMA Operational Level - E1
Kaplan