Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Hiring for Assistant Financial Accountant Job at London, England Full Time

Reporting to the Financial Accountant, the Assistant Financial Accountant is responsible for assisting in operating and maintaining a robust system of internal control and to undertake such financial and capital accounting duties as required by the role.

You will assist with key control account reconciliations, administer the losses and special payments and assist with capital and VAT accounting.

The Finance department is based at City Road and we offer a hybrid model of working. Staff are required to be in the office for a minimum of two days per week with the remainder of the time working at home.

PROBATIONARY PERIOD

This post will be subject to a probationary period of 6 months.

During the probationary period, your suitability for continued employment will be assessed and provided a satisfactory standard is achieved and maintained, your employment will be confirmed. The probationary period may be extended or your employment terminated either during or at the end of probation, in line with the trust Probationary Policy. For the duration of the probation period, the notice period will be in line with contractual obligations on either side.

The main responsibilities are as follows:
1. Assist with the reconciliation of the Trust’s Key Control Accounts as required and to ensure the clearance of all the suspense accounts in accordance with the monthly Management reporting timetable.

2. Reconciliation of control accounts relating to VAT recovery and the submission of the Trust’s VAT Return to HMRC on a monthly basis.

3. Administer the Trust’s Losses and Special payments system, maintenance of register, processing payments and reconciliation of control accounts together with the completion of any information returns to DOH. Assist in the preparation of report to Audit Committee in relation to losses and special payments.

4. To assist the capital accountant in maintenance of the asset register

5. Investigate and liaise with appropriate clinical and non-clinical staff to correct miscodings, providing assistance and advice as required on coding of capital schemes.

6. Dealing promptly with queries and information requests relating to coding of capital schemes.

7. Assist the Capital Accountant with the asset verification process include maintaining detailed record and visits to Trust sites to obtain evidence of asset existence.

8. Liaise with clinical and non- clinical staff to identify assets which are obsolete or disposed and reflect this in the asset register.

9. To assist in the maintenance of the Trust lease register.

10. To work with rest of the Finance team in the production of the Trust’s Annual Accounts.

11. Assist in responding to Internal and External Audit reports and in implementing agreed recommendations. To answer direct questions relating to work carried out and also providing evidence to Auditors (Internal and External) as required.