Senior Financial Accountant
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
The closing date is 30 April 2025
Job summary
As a Senior Financial Accountant, you will support the Head of Financial Services (Financial Accounts, Capital & Systems) to enable timely submissions of the monthly and year-end national performance returns and statutory accounts. The post-holder will work with the Head of Financial Services and other Senior members of the team in the completion of the Trust's Annual Accounts ensuring that accurate and detailed working papers are maintained for audit. The post-holder will also share the responsibility of discussing any complex issues that arise with internal and external auditors and trust staff at all levels. The postholder will have an integral role in ensuring financial governance and tight financial controls are in place throughout the organisation. The production of performance monitoring information such as Performance and Finance Committee reporting, and any other external returns
The post-holder will have overall responsibility for the Capital Asset Register ensuring that the register reflects the assets of the Trust and organising revaluation exercises as required by the DoHSC
The post-holder will assist in developing and maintaining systems, procedures and controls to ensure the financial resources of the Trust are protected and managed in accordance with the Standing Financial Instructions. Ensuring the timely production of fortnightly and yearly cash flow reports, and the Trust's cash position is presented accurately on a weekly basis to the Senior Managers
Main duties of the job
To produce the month-end capital performance reports covering actual capital expenditure against plan with associated scheme by scheme reports. Investigate variances from plan and ensure that action on changes required is taken to ensure that the Trust achieves its Capital Resource Limit.
Support the annual accounts process, providing necessary schedules and working papers to support the production of the Trust's final accounts including the audit review process.
The role also includes leadership of specific projects
Assisting in developing and maintaining systems, procedures and controls to ensure the financial resources of the Trust are protected and managed in accordance with the Standing Financial Instructions
To ensure that the Chart of Accounts is fit for purpose and the integrity of the Trust's General Leger is maintained
Develop the Trust's financial system to ensure that it remains fit for purpose and that it is used to optimise and report on the financial performance of the Trust
With support from the Charitable Fund Financial Accountant responsible for the production of the Charity Annual accounts and driving improvements in planning and reporting systems.
With the support of the Charitable Fund Financial Accountant responsible for that section, ensure all deadlines are adhered to in the monthly internal timetable and the finance wide timetable to ensure timely reporting of financial information to all stakeholders.
About us
Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Date posted
21 March 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8b
Salary
£62,215 to £72,293 a year per annum plus 5% high cost area supplement
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
292-6925486-CORP-A
Job locations
KAO Park
London Road
Harlow
CM17 9NA
Employer details
Employer name
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Address
KAO Park
London Road
Harlow
CM17 9NA
Employer's website
https://www.pah.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
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