Assistant Financial Accountant

Daily monitoring and reporting of the Trusts bank accounts ensuring the Trust has sufficient funds to meet payments, salary and other commitments . Monitoring the average balance held in commercial bank accounts and instigating appropriate action to ensure balances do not exceed DHSC recommendations for the year. Receipt all direct payments made into the Trusts bank accounts. Investigate payments made without remittances. Journal, as required, payments made out of the Trust bank accounts. Analyse cashbook transactions & produce short medium term cashflow forecasts for the Trust. Reconcile bank & control accounts ensuring that balances shown in the Trusts financial ledgers are correct and any discrepancies are investigated and appropriate action taken. Liaise with Payroll regarding pay queries. Action salary recalls & interim payments. To assist in the co-ordination and preparation of the Statutory Accounts including preparing backing documents to confirm balances in the Accounts in
accordance with national timetables. Undertake monthly review of Payable & Receivable Balance Sheet codes to ensure accuracy of Statement of Financial Position (SOFP). Assist with the co-ordination & completion of the NHS Agreement of Balances (AoB) process for Payables/Receivables & Income & Expenditure, including reconciliation to ledger.