Financial Accountant

Main duties

In This Role You Will Be Responsible For

• Undertaking a series of month-end financial accounting tasks involving control accounts, together with the associated preparation and posting of journals to ensure the integrity of financial information and reporting.
• Maintaining the fixed asset register daily and ensuring the correct accounting treatment of all capital items, liaising with capital stakeholders; reporting and delivering routine capital monitoring information to track progress against the capital plan.
• Taking the lead in the asset verification exercise, investigating and resolving any discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Providing financial information as required to support in the completion of the Statutory annual accounts and Trust Fund accounts.
• Ensuring that work is completed within deadlines and that accurate working papers and supporting detailed information is available for external audit inspection.
• Working independently to agreed objectives, making decisions within broad professional policies requiring minimal advice from manager.

You will undertake occasional travel and spend time away from base to meet the requirements of the post (with appropriate prior notice).

About You

Experience and Knowledge

• Knowledge and experience of working in finance in a large and complex organisation.
• Knowledge of Accounting Standards and the financial control environment.
• Knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards.
• Experience of working with information technology using Microsoft Office packages (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams and PowerPoint).

Qualifications And Training

• Degree or equivalent relevant experience
• Working towards a professional account qualification (CCAB).
• Demonstrate commitment to own Continued Professional Development (CPD).

Please view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the detailed Job Description and Person Specification for the full personal attributes we require for the role. You will need to demonstrate these throughout the recruitment process.

This vacancy will close at 23:59 on Sunday 13 October 2024.

Interviews are anticipated to be held week of 21 Oct 2024 – subject to confirmation.

For informal enquiries please contact: Daxa Varsani, Senior Financial Accountant at daxa.varsani@nhsbt.nhs.uk.