Capital Accountant

Job summary

The Capital Accountant is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Foundation Trust's capital accounting section ensuring the accurate recording of the Trust's land, buildings and equipment on the asset register, and monitoring the annual capital expenditure budget and ensuring that expenditure is in accordance with SFI's.

You will assist in the production of the Trust's statutory accounts and the maintenance and control of associated financial systems and stand-alone asset register. Responsible for recruitment and training of Capital accounting staff, ensuring annual Personal Development Plans are agreed and provide training where necessary. Line managing more junior team members, including the Assistant Capital Accountant, understanding and planning their workload and providing hands on coaching.

Main duties of the job

• Effectively plan, organise and supervise the Capital Accounting Section to achieve accurate recording of the capital spending including ifrs16 assets, of the Trust. Ensure that the spending is in accordance with accounting standards, the Government Accounting Manual (GAM) and the Trust Standing Financial Instructions.
• Support the Associate Director of Financial Services in providing financial information to the Group Capital Committee and also assist with the production of the Trust annual accounts and regular reports to NHSE and the Greater Manchester Integrated Care.
• Provide information downloaded from the Fixed Asset register software to support and assist with the calculation of the annual depreciation estimates, ad hoc revaluations and impairments.
• Manage the year-end process for capitalisation of assets in accordance with international accounting standards; ensuring appropriate reserve entries are processed in the General Ledger. Prepare information for inclusion within the Statutory Accounts and financial returns.
• Responsible for recruitment and training of Capital accounting staff, ensuring annual Personal Development Plans are agreed and provide training where necessary.
• Line managing more junior team members, including the Assistant Capital Accountant, understanding and planning their workload and providing hands on coaching.
• Ensuring that all reporting timetables are adhered to on a daily, weekly and monthly basis

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.