Financial Accountant Lead

4 days ago


Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Service Care Legal Full time
Job Overview

Service Care Solutions is recruiting for a highly skilled Head of Financial Accountant on behalf of an NHS Trust. This pivotal role involves overseeing financial operations, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements, and supporting strategic financial planning.

Key responsibilities include resolving payroll issues, collaborating with auditors on charity reviews, managing outsourced financial services, and providing technical guidance on VAT, capital expenditure, and lease accounting.

Salary Information

The estimated salary for this position is £35 per hour, which translates to approximately £33,600 per annum when considering a standard full-time schedule. The rate may be subject to adjustments based on individual circumstances.

Responsibilities

As the Head of Financial Accountant, you will be responsible for:
  1. Addressing payroll discrepancies, including the collection of salary overpayment debts.
  2. Managing outsourced financial services (NHS SBS) and ensuring compliance with statutory returns, including month/year-end accounts, VAT returns, and charity accounting.
  3. Supporting Trust-wide financial planning, including balance sheet, cash flow, and financial reconciliations, while ensuring the integrity of financial reporting systems.
  4. Providing budget holder training and advising on technical finance matters such as VAT, capital expenditure, and lease accounting.

Requirements and Qualifications

To excel in this role, you will need:Significant senior post-qualification experience, including preparing statutory annual accounts, managing cash and capital plans, and producing regulatory returns, ideally within the NHS or a similarly complex organisation.Extensive knowledge of multiple financial services functions, coupled with experience in staff management and finance staff development.Ability to communicate complex financial data to non-finance professionals, manage contentious discussions effectively, and demonstrate strong leadership qualities.Confident use of financial systems, databases, and Microsoft Office, with the ability to deliver accurate and concise outputs.
Benefits and Opportunities

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual to make a significant impact on the Trust's financial operations and planning.

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