Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Hiring for Assistant Financial Accountant Job at Norwich, England Full Time

The successful candidate will join a small team which forms part of the financial reporting section within the wider finance department of the hospital.

The team reports on the monthly financial performance of the Trust, accounts for the Trust’s PFI contract and monitors the Trust’s multi-million pound capital programme.

Full time: 37.5 hours per week

Interview date: 29th November 2022

The Assistant Financial Accountant will assist and support the Finance Manager and the Financial Reporting team in the provision of:

• Maintaining the Capital Asset Register and reporting in a timely manner;
• Preparing the main statements of financial accounts;
• Reporting the performance of the Trust both internally and externally;
• Monitoring and reporting of the PFI

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream – access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
• Support the Deputy Finance Manager in maintaining the system for the control of all capital expenditure; ensuring this is up-to-date and accurate.
• Support the maintenance of the capital asset register and ensure an audit trail of any changes.
• Run reports and send out invoices.
• The post holder will be involved with the initial review and financial verification for capital projects in preparation for approval from the Deputy Director of Finance.
• The post holder will frequently communicate with the Deputy Director of Finance and, as part of the capital financial verification process, will also liaise with staff across the Trust to help resolve questions or obtain missing information.
• Assisting with month and year-end accounting processes.
• Support the maintenance of financial records in respect of the PFI contract for the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.
• Assist in the preparation of monthly returns to the Trust’s regulator: NHS Improvement.
• Assist in the reconciliation of control accounts on a monthly basis, and ensure that all outstanding items are cleared, with full explanations on reconciling differences. The post holder will be analysing financial transactions as part of their reconciliation work.

Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.