Assistant Capital Accountant | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Financial Services team at Mersey Care, supporting the Strategic Capital Accountant in delivering the Trust's capital programme.

Benefits of the role include hybrid working, career development, optional staff benefit schemes and access to a free onsite gym.

Shortlisting planned for: 9 December 2024

Interview planned for: 17 December 2024

The post holder will report to the Strategic Capital Accountant and will be required to provide support to both the wider finance department as well as non-finance staff throughout the trust.

The main responsibilities of the role will be to monitor and report monthly on capital expenditure, to maintain the asset register and to be a key point of contact for divisional leads of capital schemes.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
1. Ensures capital information is processed in accordance with procedures and investigates complex enquiries providing assistance & advice as required.
2. Delivery of the monthly capital accounts to ensure that the trust income and expenditure position is accurate, balancing items are resolved in a timely manner and issues are escalated.
3. Ensure that work is completed in line with financial timescales and legal requirements, interpreting these where necessary.
4. Discuss financial queries with staff, suppliers, customers, which are often complex, including reasons for delays in payment and other sensitive issues.
5. Discuss financial issues with customers, which may be contentious Provide advice on complex financial and corporate issues to non-financial managers.
6. Develop or create reports or documents to meet the specifications of others.
7. Design information systems to meet specifications of others.
8. Adapt and review the financial systems within the Finance Team for suitability of use.
9. Undertake surveys or audits for Finance work and design for suitability.
10. Contribute to the development of the service offered by the Department.
11. Ensure that Standing Financial Instructions, Standing Orders, and Financial Policy and Procedures are observed at all times.
Deputise for the Strategic Capital Accountant as and when required.
12. Provide guidance on financial matters to non-finance staff within the Trust.
13. Support the training of non finance staff within the trust to understand the ordering and approval policies.
14. Annually review all procedure notes and policies relevant to the post to ensure they are accurate, up to date, fit for purpose and implemented accordingly.
15. Maintain supplier's relationships by supporting resolution of complex payment queries.
16. Assist in the preparation of the trust's annual accounts.
17. Ensure the trust maximising the potential from the electronic payment system.
18. Support the trust in maintaining the BPPC target.
19. Liaise with auditors and other external bodies as and when required.
20. Keep up to date with capital legislation to ensure accurate advice can be provided as required.
21. Any other duties as directed by the Strategic Capital Accountant commensurate with grade.