Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Financial Accounts team for a full time Band 7 Financial Accountant role on a 6 months secondment.
We are seeking individual who is self-motivated, pro-active and with excellent planning and organisational skills. The post holder is required to have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
The job holder will be responsible for ensuring that financial information is recorded and produced accurately within agreed timescales and in accordance with financial procedures, and then to provide advice and guidance to Trust internal and external customers.
The job holder will also be responsible for producing the monthly management accounts of the Trust subsidiary, Healthcare Facilities Management Services Limited (HFMS) to the board.
Main duties of the job
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- To work on own initiative in preparing and producing statutory accounts and monitoring returns on a monthly and annual basis for the Trust, in accordance with Trust and national timescales, policies and procedures.
- To take lead and be responsible for specific and specialised areas of the Trust's accounts, in particular, control and balance sheet accounting, and to take responsibility for other areas in the absence of another Financial Accountant which the role works alongside.
- To develop a depth of understanding of the pictures presented by the various reports & accounts produced, to be able to identify trends and underlying causes.
About us
The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is the main provider of hospital services for the population of Reading, Newbury, Wokingham and the towns and villages of west Berkshire.
At our heart we are a local hospital that works with NHS and social care partners to provide excellent healthcare services for over 500,000 people who currently live in our catchment area. We also provide specialist hospital services beyond the county's borders.
We employ more than 5,500 staff from 39 different nationalities and deliver care from a network of facilities across sites in Bracknell, Henley-on-Thames, Reading, Thatcham and Windsor, offering services such as:
- Acute medical services at RBH in Reading
- Ophthalmology services at Prince Charles Eye Unit, Windsor
- Dialysis services in Windsor
- Day surgery and acute outpatient services at West Berkshire Community Hospital
- Cancer, renal and outpatient services in Bracknell
- Outpatient services at Townlands Hospital, Henley.
Each year we are responsible for efficiently and effectively spending more than £400m of NHS resources on the services we provide.
As a founder member of the Berkshire West Integrated Care System, we are one of NHS England's demonstrator sites for integration between primary, community, mental health and acute healthcare services
Job description
Job responsibilities
Professional/Technical
- Become an expert user of eFinancials and any other internal financial systems.
- Develop sound knowledge and understanding of activities of financial accounts team and opportunities for development.
- Demonstrate ability on complex spreadsheets.
- Assist the management team with the training and induction of new members of staff.
Other
- The areas of responsibility within the designated portfolio may be changed from time to time. The Trust reserves the right to rotate Accounting staff between same-banded roles within the Directorate for the benefit of personal development or to meet higher priorities.
- The job description is not exhaustive but is intended as a guide to the principal duties and responsibilities of the post. It will be subject to periodic review in association with the job holder.
This job description is not exhaustive and will be subject to periodic review in association with the post-holder.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Professional/Technical
- Become an expert user of eFinancials and any other internal financial systems.
- Develop sound knowledge and understanding of activities of financial accounts team and opportunities for development.
- Demonstrate ability on complex spreadsheets.
- Assist the management team with the training and induction of new members of staff.
Other
- The areas of responsibility within the designated portfolio may be changed from time to time. The Trust reserves the right to rotate Accounting staff between same-banded roles within the Directorate for the benefit of personal development or to meet higher priorities.
- The job description is not exhaustive but is intended as a guide to the principal duties and responsibilities of the post. It will be subject to periodic review in association with the job holder.
This job description is not exhaustive and will be subject to periodic review in association with the post-holder.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Relevant financial accounting experience including experience of using Finance ledger systems
- Specialist knowledge and expertise across one or more financial areas acquired through Professional Accountancy Study - or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Ability to use eFinancials or any other ERP systems
- Detailed knowledge and understanding of Microsoft desktop products.
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Analytical skills to enable analysis of complex financial information
- Ability to work under pressure to set and ensure strict timetables are met.
Desirable
- Ability to produce timely accurate and useful information tailored to needs of customer
- Ability to produce timely accurate and useful information.
Experience
Essential
- Relevant financial accounting and balance sheet reconciliation experience including experience of using Finance ledger systems
- Ability to present/interpret financial information to positively influence decision making
Desirable
- Ability to produce timely accurate and useful information tailored to needs of customer
- Accuracy and attention to detail
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Relevant financial accounting experience including experience of using Finance ledger systems
- Specialist knowledge and expertise across one or more financial areas acquired through Professional Accountancy Study - or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Ability to use eFinancials or any other ERP systems
- Detailed knowledge and understanding of Microsoft desktop products.
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Analytical skills to enable analysis of complex financial information
- Ability to work under pressure to set and ensure strict timetables are met.
Desirable
- Ability to produce timely accurate and useful information tailored to needs of customer
- Ability to produce timely accurate and useful information.
Experience
Essential
- Relevant financial accounting and balance sheet reconciliation experience including experience of using Finance ledger systems
- Ability to present/interpret financial information to positively influence decision making
Desirable
- Ability to produce timely accurate and useful information tailored to needs of customer
- Accuracy and attention to detail
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.
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).
Additional information
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).
