Assistant Financial Accountant

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The Royal Papworth NHS Hospital Foundation Trust presents an exciting opportunity to join our finance team, as we look to appoint an Assistant Financial Accountant. Royal Papworth is one of the world's leading cardiothoracic hospitals and the UK's main heart and lung transplant centre.

Working within a small team, the Assistant Financial Accountant is responsible for monitoring the Trusts aged debt levels and pulling together the agenda for the monthly debt review meetings with SBS. The post holder will also be responsible for reconciling balance sheet control accounts and for providing cover for the cashier post. Development of NHS VAT knowledge will be an important part of this role to ensure VAT is correctly dealt with. The post holder will also be involved in both the month end & year end processes.

At Royal Papworth, we are passionate about promoting continuous professional development and this role offers you the opportunity to thrive within an inclusive and supportive finance team. The trust offers a flexible approach to working patterns that help to meet the needs of both you and the service.

Main duties of the job

Be responsible for monitoring the Trusts debt position and aged debt levels.

Prepare a monthly aged debt report for review by the Financial Controller.

To be involved in the debt meetings with SBS to review aged debts. Includes preparing the agenda and agreeing debts to prioritise.

Reconcile a range of balance sheet control accounts. To identify, investigate and recode balances on these accounts as appropriate.

Prepare and post monthly journals for R&D funds.

Responsible for ensuring R&D reports are issued to fund holders on a monthly basis.

Review and process weekly and monthly payroll and NHS Supply Chain files and enter them onto the finance system.

Assist with the preparation of the monthly bad debt provision based on IFRS 9 principles.

To develop and maintain an up-to-date knowledge on the VAT rules associated with the Trusts income.

Raise monthly journals as part of the month end process within the deadlines set out.

Maintain the SBS Oracle users. This will include the setup and removal of users and ensuring users have appropriate access.

Assist the cashier with the weekly banking and payment of patient travel cost reimbursements. Also provide cover for the cashier function for periods of leave or other absence.

Assist in preparing year end working papers and other ad hoc year end processes.

About us

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

For a street view tour: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour

Date posted

21 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

175-2425-1-FI1132

Job locations

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

Job description

Job responsibilities

On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Advanced Diploma in Accounting (AAT) or equivalent

Desirable

Professional Diploma in Accounting (AAT) or equivalent

Experience

Essential

Be familiar with computerised financial ledgers
Demonstrates working knowledge of Microsoft Office including word, excel and outlook
Previous experience of working in financial accounting.
Demonstrate proficient written communication skills.
Demonstrate can communicate verbally in a confident and professional manner.
Able to work to strict deadlines.
A committed, pro-active individual, able to work on their own initiative and prioritise workloads.
Strong team player.

Desirable

Previous experience of Oracle based ledgers and reporting tools (e.g. business objects)

Additional Criteria

Essential

Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
Ability to treat all employee and other hospital information confidentially
Recognition of factors in maintaining own and others health, safety and security
Supportive of equality and values diversity
Willingness to be flexible with working hours in order to meet deadlines
Ability to concentrate and deal with interruptions

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Advanced Diploma in Accounting (AAT) or equivalent

Desirable

Professional Diploma in Accounting (AAT) or equivalent

Experience

Essential

Be familiar with computerised financial ledgers
Demonstrates working knowledge of Microsoft Office including word, excel and outlook
Previous experience of working in financial accounting.
Demonstrate proficient written communication skills.
Demonstrate can communicate verbally in a confident and professional manner.
Able to work to strict deadlines.
A committed, pro-active individual, able to work on their own initiative and prioritise workloads.
Strong team player.

Desirable

Previous experience of Oracle based ledgers and reporting tools (e.g. business objects)

Additional Criteria

Essential

Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
Ability to treat all employee and other hospital information confidentially
Recognition of factors in maintaining own and others health, safety and security
Supportive of equality and values diversity
Willingness to be flexible with working hours in order to meet deadlines
Ability to concentrate and deal with interruptions

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.