Deputy Financial Controller

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

To assist the Financial Controller (FC) in the production of annual accounts, monthly Financial Performance returns and associated legal, statutory and management reporting to various government organisation including VAT.

To assist the Financial Controller in all aspects of cash management at the Trust.

To engender - by example - a culture of continuous improvement within the finance department, constantly striving for process improvement underpinned by LEAN principles

Main duties of the job

To work closely and support the FC in the maintenance and control of the Trust's sales and purchase ledgers, cash management systems, fixed asset register, VAT and Charitable Funds and associated procedures, control accounts, bank reconciliations and other systems to ensure that transactions are properly incurred and accounted for ensuring local and national performance standards are achieved. In particular this includes:

Preparing cash flow, monitor receipts and payments, planning, forecasting and monitoring on a regular and routine basis in order to report to the Board monthly and to support proper financial control, particularly taking a key role in achieving the Trust's cash targets and the maintenance of liquidity.

Ensure that all suspense, control and bank account reconciliations are prepared in a timely manner and undertake regular review.

Provide assistance to the FC on PFI accounting primarily dealt with by the Capital, and Systems Accountants, including monitoring contract variations, representing the Trust at meetings, participation in negotiations for market testing and sustainability, compilation of monthly journal to the general ledger and checking calculation for Retention of Employment recharge.

About us

Our teams work hard to be flexible and promote a health work/home life balance and so agile working options are automatically considered for all roles within the Trust. Talk to the Recruiting Manager about what this means in practice for you.

Your package with us includes a lot more than just your pay and here area few of the additional benefits that are available to you as an employee:

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme
Generous Holiday Entitlement, starting at 27 days a year (for full time workers) plus bank/public holidays
Free staff car parking on all our hospital sites during this financial year
In-house Physiotherapy Services
Career development and training opportunities
Emotional Wellbeing Service covering a range of online support, access to mobile apps and 24/7 counselling services
Subsidised meals at our hospital restaurants
Access to exclusive discounts, cashback and vouchers via NHS Discounts and Blue Light Card

If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real asset to Team North West Anglia.

Date posted

25 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

176-C-5289577

Job locations

Peterborough City Hospital

Bretton Gate

Peterborough

PE3 9GZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

To assist the Financial Controller in all aspects of cash management at the Trust.

To engender by example - a culture of continuous improvement within the finance department, constantly striving for process improvement underpinned by LEAN principles

Job description

Job responsibilities

To assist the Financial Controller in all aspects of cash management at the Trust.

To engender by example - a culture of continuous improvement within the finance department, constantly striving for process improvement underpinned by LEAN principles

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Education to degree level or equivalent
CCAB qualified accountant or equivalent experience
Evidence of continuing professional or personal development

Desirable

Management qualification to degree or post graduate level

Experience

Essential

Experience at senior level within the NHS or comparable complex environment
Sound up to date working knowledge of relevant account standards (IFRS)

Desirable

Knowledge of NHS capital accounting rules and an understanding of fixed asset register and reporting
Experience of Private Public Partnership projects
Leading, managing and developing staff

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Education to degree level or equivalent
CCAB qualified accountant or equivalent experience
Evidence of continuing professional or personal development

Desirable

Management qualification to degree or post graduate level

Experience

Essential

Experience at senior level within the NHS or comparable complex environment
Sound up to date working knowledge of relevant account standards (IFRS)

Desirable

Knowledge of NHS capital accounting rules and an understanding of fixed asset register and reporting
Experience of Private Public Partnership projects
Leading, managing and developing staff

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).

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