Financial Controller
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Job summary
Against this background we need to recruit this financial controller role which will be a key part of that development. Our department philosophy states that we are professional and forward-looking. We aim to provide financial expertise as an equal partner in the management process of the Trust, which seeks to provide the best possible patient care. We will achieve all financial duties and maintain good governance arrangements in order to safeguard Trust assets and we adopt best practice with Finance Staff Development so as to be the employer of first choice.
Our Clinical Management Structure is designed to meet the current challenges, provide a framework for successful delivery and ensure our patients have access to the best services but needs the support of effective financial control.
The Financial Controller is a key leadership role within the Financial Control and Accounting team.
Main duties of the job
Reporting to the Associate Director of Finance - Financial Accounting and Control:
- Be a leading member of the trusts financial accounts team
- Lead the production of annual published accounts to meet statutory requirements, supported by high quality papers.
- Lead the production of full accounts on at least a quarterly basis and ensure a database of information is maintained to support all notes to the annual accounts on a monthly basis.
- Produce detailed annual accounts timetables in January of each financial year, ensuring that the Trust fully complies with guidance in the Manual for Accounts and that all Finance and non-Finance staff are fully cognisant of the requirements of them as part of the process.
- Produce high quality management information for Board level Committees in relation to financial reporting, this will include monthly financial data for inclusion in Board papers, regular progress reports on statutory accounts to the Audit Committee and specific reports requested by the Finance and Investment Committee and to the Charitable Funds Committee and Estates Committee.
- Support the Associate Director of Finance - Financial Accounting and Control with input into the annual plans.
For full duties of the role, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.
About us
We have a friendly and stable finance team who work well together across all functions. The financial accounts team has 14 people in total and includes some very experienced and dedicated individuals. We like to pride ourselves on having an excellent relationship with our stakeholders across the organisation as well as the Trust Executive management team.
Through the Trustwide "Better Together" agenda we will be working towards working as one finance team across both Kingston Hospital NHS FT and Hounslow & Richmond Community Health NHS Trust which makes this an exciting time to join our team.
Details
Date posted
06 October 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8b
Salary
£61,341 to £70,439 a year per annum inclusive of Outer London HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
396-5692183-RC-KL
Job locations
Kingston Hospital NHS FT
Galsworthy Road
Kingston Upon Thames
KT2 7QB
Employer details
Employer name
Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Kingston Hospital NHS FT
Galsworthy Road
Kingston Upon Thames
KT2 7QB
Employer's website
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