Financial Accountant (Capital)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Capital expenditure monitoring

To ensure that records relating to capital accounting are accurately and effectively maintained on the Finance General Ledger and the Trusts asset register including regular reconciliations to assist in the accurate production of the Trust Balance Sheet to the required reporting timetable.

To undertake a rolling programme of physical asset audits. This will include the development of systems and reports to allow for regular verification with the Divisions of capital assets within their areas.

To liaise with budget holders, Divisional managers and the Assistant Director of Finance to ensure continued accurate identification of additions, disposals, transfers, upgrades and replacements / damaged / obsolete assets. The asset register will be updated on a quarterly basis for such amendments.

To liaise with the Estates Capital Team and other capital budget holders in order to maintain accurate records and reconciliations of assets under construction (AUC), ensuring correct categorisation with the Asset Register and Balance Sheet and capitalisation in accordance with the agreed timetable. This also includes maintaining an accurate audit trail of AUC records for the annual statutory accounts.

Calculation of the Trusts capital charges, ensuring that these are an accurate reflection within the timetable specified.Prepare forecasts for the Trusts capital charges and ensure this is integrated into the financial plans for the Trust.

Produce accurate and timely capital monitoring reports, both for in year and year end capital budget monitoring purposes.

Attend meetings as required with the Facilities Department to discuss any issues relating to capital and to use the information from these forums to improve the overall capital planning process.

Assist the Facilities Department in the profiling of the annual capital programme.

Ensure the Assistant Director of Finance is kept up to date with all issue relating to capital cashflow to assist in the production of the overall cash flow to the agreed timetable.

To meet regularly with the relevant Estates Managers to ensure that the Trust maximises its VAT recovery in respect of capital expenditure.

General Ledger

Assist in the production of statutory annual accounts for the Trust, primarily relating to capital.

Dealing with internal and external audit requirements as required.

Administrative responsibilities

Ensure all relevant procedure notes and associated forms are completed in line with departmental policy and audit requirements.

Clinical and professional responsibilities

Maintain professional registrations as necessary.

Adhere to relevant code of practice of professional body.

Teaching and training responsibilities

Actively participate in the annual performance development review to identify personal needs.

To attend Trust statutory and mandatory training sessions.

Line Management/Supervisory responsibilities

Day to day management of the General Office teams in Southport and Ormskirk ensuring that both are staffed appropriately, workload is distributed according to priorities, mandatory training is up to date, annual leave is controlled, annual performance reviews conducted, personal development plans constructed, appropriate training is delivered and sickness is recorded.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• CCAB qualification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Significant financial accounting experience
• Supervisory experience
• Experience of working in NHS finance
• Experience of the Oracle General Ledger System including Business Intelligence
• Experience of providing training and support to others in own specialist area
• Evidence of planning and organising tasks required to achieve a specific outcome within a specified timeframe without direction from line manager
• Experience of analysing, interpreting and presenting complex data and producing robust forecasts
• Highly computer literate including MS Word, Excel, Access. Able to extract data, create and manipulate complex spreadsheets

Skills

Essential

• Good standard of communication skills including the ability to effectively communicate complex financial information to nonfinance managers
• Acts professionally in all dealings with colleagues and in liaising with external bodies; must be able to adapt style appropriately to deal diplomatically with senior personnel
• Good standard of written communications
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
• Well organised, able to plan and prioritise own workload
• Good negotiating and influencing skills
• Ability to work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines
• Ability to support change
• Ability to manage conflicting priorities
• Requirement to concentrate for long periods when inputting data and when analysing data/statistics

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Knowsley Community College

Stockbridge Lane

Huyton

L36 3SD

Employer's website

https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)