Strategic Capital Development Accountant

Job description

Job responsibilities

Business Case Development

To take the lead in the production of all the financial components of SOC, OBC and FBC for all major planned developments and to provide oversight and advice for the financial elements of all other investment schemes.

To co-ordinate the financial aspects of all capital developments, ensuring there is a joined up approach and clear oversight of the overall short, medium and long term impact of capital developments on the Trusts balance sheet and income statement

To develop and maintain a good understanding of the Trusts existing complex estate and historic financial and capital relationships and arrangements and advise the Trust on the likely impact of new schemes and capital arrangements

To lead the development of the Trust financial model for use in investment case submissions in accordance with accounting and NHS standards and requirements.

To provide professional finance support in the development of business cases.

To technically evaluate investment business cases prepared by directorates and provision of advice to ensure cases achieve required standards and clearly demonstrate both the investment need and subsequent benefit financially, clinically and in reducing Trust risks.

To ensure that Trusts financial appraisal policies for capital and revenue investment schemes are followed in all documents for decisions relating to investments (consistent with the Treasury 5 case model), make recommendations for improvements in order to improve the benefits, ensure costs and risks are recognised in order to produce a comprehensive evaluation of options and recommendations for adoption by the Trust Executive.

To be the finance representative on the project boards of major capital schemes (as required)

Deputise for the Chief Financial Officer and Operational Director of Finance, Information and Procurement as required.

CAPITAL PLANNING

To work in partnership with other departments and the Lead Project Accountant to create the five year capital plan.

To work with the Lead Project Accountant in the provision of technical advice and support to the Assistant Director of Finance and at corporate level into the Capital Planning process.

To provide finance support in the development of the Trusts Estate strategy including all aspects of the capital funding required, taking account of asset write-offs, impairments and land sales including the revenue implications of these.

To manage project budgets and performance against the agreed income generation targets and ensure all budgets are worked within escalating issues as they arise.

Participate in relevant internal and external working groups/projects, services and initiatives to provide project, information and analytical advice and expertise.

Present project information and issues, explaining complexities, to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders in a clear, understandable and audience-appropriate manner. This will include senior management, board level groups, commissioners and regulatory authorities.

To be a key member of the team setting the long-term strategic capital planning agenda and programme for the Trust.

Identifying capital costs and funding sources for the Trust and working up appropriate business case in support of the master programme.

Responsible for Identifying long term costs and benefits, identifying likely scenarios and advising the Finance Director, Senior Colleagues and Executive Directors and Board Members of the likely impact of such changes (especially financial risks).

From time to time, to provide support to the rest of the department undertaking other duties as required, which are consistent with the grade and nature of the post. The role includes work on special projects as they arise.

Responsible for identifying the costs involved both to deliver the transition and on an ongoing basis, preparing the business case(s) for implementation, and ensuring that each project is delivered within allocated budget.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree or equivalent experience
• ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CIPFA professionally qualified accountant

Desirable

• oPRINCE 2 Project Management qualification

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of a senior finance position in the NHS
• oExperience of delivering a highly complex work programme against multiple challenging deadlines

Desirable

• Experience of the NHS Investment Case regime

Communication skills

Essential

• oAble to communicate highly complex technical data in a rigorous manner, utilising a variety of media

Judgement skills

Essential

• Able to prioritise tasks in a complex project

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

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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).

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

City Hospital campus (with WFH)

Nottingham

NG5 1PB

Employer's website

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