East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Technical Accountant - Balance Sheet

The closing date is 28 July 2025

Job summary

We are recruiting for a Technical Accountantwho shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

The Financial Accounts team are recruiting for an ambitious, motivated, and enthusiastic individual as Technical Accountant to support our department and our key operational and clinical stakeholders to help deliver the best care for our patients.

The Technical Accountant will report directly to the Deputy Financial Controller and will prepare accurate and robust balance sheet reconciliations, as well as the monitoring and maintenance of the complete control account register. Other tasks include working closely with Shared Business Services (SBS) - the Trust's out-sourced Ledger and Finance Services provider, assisting with audit queries and ad hoc presentation of information as required, as well as maintaining a robust control regime.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will prepare accurate and robust balance sheet reconciliations, as well as the monitoring and maintenance of the complete control account register. Other tasks include working closely with Shared Business Services (SBS) - the Trust's out-sourced Ledger and Finance Services provider, assisting with audit queries and ad hoc presentation of information as required, as well as maintaining a robust control regime.

The post holder will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and be confident in the use of Microsoft Excel, and accounting and reporting systems to a high standard.

You will provide support to the Deputy Financial Controller in the planning and completion of monthly returns for review by theSenior Finance team prior to submission to the Regulator and the Trust Board.

You will also be able to demonstrate an extensive knowledge on how to use the Oracle Financial System in order to be able to offertraining to members of the finance team and in depth help & assistance to other users.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

The Lister Hospital, Stevenage

New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City

Hertford County, Hertford

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Details

Date posted

14 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

361-7301221

Job locations

Avnet House

Rutherford Close

Stevenage

SG1 2EF


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential

  • ooStudying towards CCAB/CIMA qualification, have equivalent experience in a degree in a relevant subject, or relevant work experience

Desirable

  • oAttained CCAB/CIMA qualification or have equivalent experience in a degree in a relevant subject

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience in all aspects of financial reporting, planning and control.
  • Significant experience of working to tight reporting deadlines.

Desirable

  • NHS financial experience
  • Experience of supervising staff

Skills

Essential

  • Experienced user of computer applications with a good working knowledge of Excel, Word, email and large general ledger systems.

Desirable

  • Experience of developing reporting packages, i.e Power BI, and use of AI in the workplace
  • Experience of Oracle Ledger and ESR Payroll Systems

Knowledge

Essential

  • oAbility to demonstrate advanced technical, specialist knowledge and detailed experience, through professional training.
  • oInterpretation and adherence to key accounting theory, audit procedures and policies

Other Requirements

Essential

  • Good communication skills, both written and oral to non-financial managers.
  • Ability to work on own initiative as well as under the direction of Finance Manager.
Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential

  • ooStudying towards CCAB/CIMA qualification, have equivalent experience in a degree in a relevant subject, or relevant work experience

Desirable

  • oAttained CCAB/CIMA qualification or have equivalent experience in a degree in a relevant subject

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience in all aspects of financial reporting, planning and control.
  • Significant experience of working to tight reporting deadlines.

Desirable

  • NHS financial experience
  • Experience of supervising staff

Skills

Essential

  • Experienced user of computer applications with a good working knowledge of Excel, Word, email and large general ledger systems.

Desirable

  • Experience of developing reporting packages, i.e Power BI, and use of AI in the workplace
  • Experience of Oracle Ledger and ESR Payroll Systems

Knowledge

Essential

  • oAbility to demonstrate advanced technical, specialist knowledge and detailed experience, through professional training.
  • oInterpretation and adherence to key accounting theory, audit procedures and policies

Other Requirements

Essential

  • Good communication skills, both written and oral to non-financial managers.
  • Ability to work on own initiative as well as under the direction of Finance Manager.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Avnet House

Rutherford Close

Stevenage

SG1 2EF


Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Avnet House

Rutherford Close

Stevenage

SG1 2EF


Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Financial Controller

Matthew Hooper

matthew.hooper1@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

14 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

361-7301221

Job locations

Avnet House

Rutherford Close

Stevenage

SG1 2EF


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