Strategic Finance Officer – Capital

Job summary

We are seeking a dedicated finance professional to support our Capital Finance Team as Strategic Finance Officer (Capital). In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining the Trust's fixed asset register and supporting capital planning, lease accounting, and investment decision processes. You will work closely with senior colleagues to support capital reporting and ensure robust financial controls over capital programmes.

This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your expertise in a specialist finance function within the NHS and make a visible impact on investment decisions within our organisation.

• Interviews will be held face to face at our Wakefield Headquarters on Monday 20th October.

Main duties of the job

• Maintain and reconcile the Trust's fixed asset register, including lease accounting entries.
• Support the development, monitoring and reporting of the Trust's Capital Plan.
• Assist in preparing annual capital returns and submissions.
• Provide accurate financial data, analysis and commentary to support decision making.
• Reconcile and maintain key systems and ledgers related to capital.
• Assist with audits, assurance, and responding to queries on capital projects.
• Work with colleagues across finance and operational teams to ensure consistency and robustness in capital processes.

About us

Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) NHS Trust geographically covers nearly 6,000 square miles of varied terrain, from isolated moors and dales to urban areas, coastline and inner cities.We serve a population of over five million people across Yorkshire and the Humber and strive to ensure that patients receive the right response to their care needs as quickly as possible, wherever they live.We employ more than 7,100 staff, who together with over 1,300 volunteers, enable us to provide a vital 24-hour, seven-days-a-week, emergency and healthcare service.Our ambition is to be an employer of choice, and we are continuously working across our partnership to improve our collective offer to staff in areas like health and wellbeing, benefits and flexible working incl. hybrid working.Benefits:o Flexible working including part-time hours, job shares and flexible hours, agile working (role dependant)o 27 days annual leave, increasing to 33 with service.o Contributory Pension.o NHS Discounts including shops, restaurants, gyms etc.o Car lease and other salary sacrifice schemes (salary dependent)o Dedicated employee assistance and counselling service.o Opportunities for research participation, career progression and ongoing development.o Well respected, committed and supported staff networks for our workforce.

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