Financial Accountant

The Financial Accountant will provide support to the Head of Financial Accounts in the delivery of all statutory NHS accounts & returns. They will assist in the production of all essential working papers and ensure compliance with appropriate IFRS guidance.

Ensure the general ledger is in balance for reporting purposes & to understand the interrelationship between Income & Expenditure (I&E) & the Balance Sheet & to ensure the coding structure is supportive of the Department of Health Group Manual for Accounts.

Operate an appropriate control environment relating to Trust control accounts & suspense accounts, ensuring that all procedures are followed in a timely manner.

To prepare a comprehensive analytical review of the balance sheet monthly & as part of the Annual Accounts process.

Ensure all audit recommendations, for which the post holder is responsible for, are agreed with realistic timeframes & are delivered accordance with these.

Completion of the Agreement of Balances Process (AoB), ensuring all submissions are completed in accordance with the NHSI national timetable, including the resolution of any mismatches.

Ensuring the correct accounting, & reporting of the Trust's leasing schemes under IFRS 16.

Manage the cash flow forecasting & reporting regime including reviewing daily cash flow & investment schedules, prior to authorisation by the Head of Financial Accounts.

Providing cover & support as required across the Financial Accounts team.

We have an opportunity for a motivated & detail-oriented financial accountant to join our finance team on a fixed term contract or secondment to cover maternity leave.

The successful candidate will be a highly motivated & enthusiastic CCAB/CIMA qualified or part qualified accountant who has a proven track record in financial accounts, possess strong management & communication skills as well as excellent analytical, technical & IT skills from within the Public or Private sector.

Reporting to the Head of Financial Accounts, the post holder will have key responsibilities across financial accounts. This post requires a combination of technical accounting skills & managerial experience to supervise the Senior Finance Officer.

The post holder will play a key role in delivering the Financial Reporting agenda for the Trust by providing support to the Head of Financial Accounts in the production of the monthly & Annual Accounts, ensuring these present a true & fair view. They will also have responsibility for managing the collation & validation of all the Trust's Balance Sheet control accounts.

We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.

What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it's all about the people. Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds and all have expertise and stories to share.

It's important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of

If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.

We are all very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.