Capital Accountant

1 month ago

Bolton, United Kingdom North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust Full time

Job overview

Do you have the passion, motivation and enthusiasm to work in the NHS and contribute towards ensuring that NHS financial resources are optimised, accurately reported and achieve the very best value for money for taxpayers and service users? Are you a qualified accountant? Can you support Trusts capital programme? Do you want to work in a small, professional, experienced, and friendly team with the opportunity to learn new skills? If the answer to these questions is yes, then we have a fantastic opportunity for you to join the Finance Directorate. This role is ideal to develop, or further develop, a career within NHS Finance.

The role will provide support to Chief Financial Accountant to monitor Trust’s capital programme. It requires strong interpersonal skills and experience working collaboratively across different teams. The chosen candidate will question, investigate, and ensure high financial standards whilst answering ad hoc queries from various members of finance team and operational managers. As this role requires sifting through large amount of data IT skills are essential, particular in Microsoft Excel. In addition, the post holder will contribute to reporting of the Trust level capital position, providing a great development opportunity for the successful candidate.

Main duties of the job

As Capital Accountant, you will support Chief Financial Accountant in respect of all financial accounting aspects of the Trusts capital programme, fixed assets and leases, ensuring the Trust’s monthly financial position and annual statutory accounts can be reported in line with accounting standards and guidance, and within allocated limits.

This role :

provides accurate and timely monthly monitoring information in respect of expenditure against the Trust’s capital programme.Maintains the Trust’s fixed assets registerLeads accounting for leases under IFRS16 by maintaining the Trust’s register of leases and monthly leases reconciliations.

The finance team operates agile working with staff working from home and the office, which is based in Ladybridge Hall, Bolton. The office is open Monday to Friday. Ability to travel across the Northwest is required for occasional face to face meetings if needed.

Benefits include: 27 days annual leave, plus general public holidays, rising to 29 days after five years’ NHS service and then 33 days after 10 years’ NHS service; NHS pension scheme; Access to extensive learning and development; Blue Light Card, NHS discounts; Salary sacrifice schemes - car scheme, childcare vouchers, cycle to work and home electronics; and Salary finance.

NWAS is committed to employing compassionate, inclusive and adaptive leaders.

Working for our organisation

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust provides 24 hour, 365 days a year accident and emergency services to those in need of emergency medical treatment and transport.

Our highly skilled staff provide life-saving care to patients in the community and take people to hospital or a place of care if needed.
We also provide non-emergency patient transport services for those patients who require non-emergency transport to and from hospital and who are unable to travel unaided because of their medical condition or clinical need.

Alongside the other emergency services, we also work to ensure the safety of the public and treatment of patients in the event of a major incident.

We also deliver the NHS 111 service in the North West. NHS 111 replaced NHS Direct in 2013. This service was introduced to make it easier for people to access local NHS healthcare services in England. It provides non-emergency medical help fast, and is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

CCAB qualifiedGCSE (or equivalent) Maths and English (grade C or above)

Experience

Essential criteria

Substantial experience of working in an NHS finance function, ideally within a Trust (min 3 years).Technical experience of Capital accounting and Capital asset managementExperience of supporting the development of complex business cases for significant investments.Experience of investment appraisal and supporting methodologiesExperience of completing Capital statutory returnsExperience of financial modelling and business planning.Experience of overcoming issues & problems

Values and behaviours

Essential criteria

Working together – demonstrate collaborative and inclusive working and challenge behaviour that is not inclusive or acceptableBeing at our best – professional and adaptable and takes pride in workMaking a difference – act with compassion, kindness and integrity towards everyone

Skills / competencies

Essential criteria

Advanced/Expert user of information systems such as Microsoft Office Suite and Fixed Asset RegistersHas in depth specialist knowledge of the National NHS context and NHS financial policiesHas in depth specialist knowledge of financial and accounting procedures, to include Treasury Guidance and International Financial Reporting StandardsHas knowledge of National Guidance on Capital accounting for the NHS, to include Tangible Assets, Intangible Assets and IFRS 16 leasesExcellent communication skills- both verbal and writtenAbility to meet deadlines and work under pressure.

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