Job summary
You
will be working as part of the Financial Accounting Team, supporting the
Finance Manager to provide a financial accounting and treasury management
service to the Trust. This will involve processing financial information in
accordance with procedures and providing information to allow the completion
of statutory returns. The Financial Accounting department works alongside
various internal/external departments.
The
post holder will be an honest, flexible, enthusiastic and adaptable team
player who can work to tight deadlines with a meticulous approach to ensure
the highest standards of accuracy and compliance with set guidance. Good
communication skills, both verbal and written, are required. Applicants
should also possess a professional approach, be willing to accept
responsibility and be able to manage competing priorities.
Expected Shortlisting
Date
13/08/2024
Planned Interview
Date
22/08/2024
Main duties of the job
The
role involves the preparation of reconciliations, investigating discrepancies
via a combination of methods including interrogation of the financial
systems, presenting the findings, ensuring all necessary amendments have been
made, payroll pay overs, raising recharge invoices, processing journals, and
analysing and monitoring assigned accounts/ledgers and associated information
in accordance with set procedures. This will include the utilisation of a
range of financial systems, for which training will be provided. The
post-holder will also be required to provide flexible support and cover
arrangements for other members of the financial accounting team and treasury
management as required by the Finance Manager.
You
will keen to obtain a good understanding of a range of accounting areas and
commence studying towards obtaining a full AAT professional accountancy
qualification.
About us
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest trusts in the UK and rated
good by the CQC. The Trust has a long-term vision to transform healthcare
facilities across the Trust for our patients and staff through our Building
the Leeds Way programme. With an annual income of £1.8 billion, Leeds
Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is a major acute trust, providing a wide range
of services across Yorkshire and the Humber and beyond.
In
joining the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trusts Finance department, you would
be part of a high performing and committed team who are passionate in
delivering high quality, patient focused and sustainable healthcare with a
focus on clinically led transformation allowing the Trust to best serve its
patients for the future.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To
produce timely and accurate control account reconciliations from the balance
sheet to third party records in accordance with agreed timetables and
procedures for review by the Finance Manager.
Liaise
with other finance colleagues and external departments to investigate
discrepancies as necessary and to ensure corrective action is taken where
necessary.
To
interrogate financial systems, in order to generate information to allow a response
to be given to routine and non-routine queries on a day-to-day basis as
required.
To
perform routine financial accounting duties such as, processing of journals,
raising of invoices, utilising spreadsheets to provide summary routine
monitoring information and general administrative office duties
Producing
reports outside of the general ledger making the appropriate use of spread
sheets and databases and distributing them in an appropriate format to users.
To
undertake the reconciliation and payment to third parties of payroll-related
debtors and creditors.
To
calculate and process recharges of costs for on a regular monthly basis.
To
support the Treasury Management Officer in updating and maintaining the
Trusts cash books and cash flow forecasts including processing payments as
required.
To
provide cover for other members of the financial accounting section as
required during times of annual leave, study leave and other absences.
To
perform other tasks as required by senior members of the financial accounting
department.
Assisting
at year end; performing petty cash checks supporting the student finance
officer.
To
maintain audit trails and appropriate records.
To
ensure that day to day work is carried out in line the agreed policies and
procedures and quality standards.
To
monitor the key risk areas relating to own area of work, referring issues
which need to be highlighted to senior staff.
To
provide advice to and to demonstrate own activities and workplace routines to
new or less experienced colleagues.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To
produce timely and accurate control account reconciliations from the balance
sheet to third party records in accordance with agreed timetables and
procedures for review by the Finance Manager.
Liaise
with other finance colleagues and external departments to investigate
discrepancies as necessary and to ensure corrective action is taken where
necessary.
To
interrogate financial systems, in order to generate information to allow a response
to be given to routine and non-routine queries on a day-to-day basis as
required.
To
perform routine financial accounting duties such as, processing of journals,
raising of invoices, utilising spreadsheets to provide summary routine
monitoring information and general administrative office duties
Producing
reports outside of the general ledger making the appropriate use of spread
sheets and databases and distributing them in an appropriate format to users.
To
undertake the reconciliation and payment to third parties of payroll-related
debtors and creditors.
To
calculate and process recharges of costs for on a regular monthly basis.
To
support the Treasury Management Officer in updating and maintaining the
Trusts cash books and cash flow forecasts including processing payments as
required.
To
provide cover for other members of the financial accounting section as
required during times of annual leave, study leave and other absences.
To
perform other tasks as required by senior members of the financial accounting
department.
Assisting
at year end; performing petty cash checks supporting the student finance
officer.
To
maintain audit trails and appropriate records.
To
ensure that day to day work is carried out in line the agreed policies and
procedures and quality standards.
To
monitor the key risk areas relating to own area of work, referring issues
which need to be highlighted to senior staff.
To
provide advice to and to demonstrate own activities and workplace routines to
new or less experienced colleagues.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 5 GCSE Grade 4-9 (old system A*-C) or equivalent, to include Maths and English
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- A confident, respectful and enthusiastic approach to working within a team
- Ability to organise/plan work, performing straightforward tasks in accordance with set deadlines
- Committed to following the Leeds Way Values
Desirable
- A desire to continually improve personally and take on additionally responsibilities
Experience
Essential
- Computer literate with basic I/T skills covering spreadsheets, word processing and email through Microsoft Office
- Experience within an office environment and working in a team
Other Criteria
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 5 GCSE Grade 4-9 (old system A*-C) or equivalent, to include Maths and English
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- A confident, respectful and enthusiastic approach to working within a team
- Ability to organise/plan work, performing straightforward tasks in accordance with set deadlines
- Committed to following the Leeds Way Values
Desirable
- A desire to continually improve personally and take on additionally responsibilities
Experience
Essential
- Computer literate with basic I/T skills covering spreadsheets, word processing and email through Microsoft Office
- Experience within an office environment and working in a team
Other Criteria
Desirable
