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Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Hiring for Financial Accountant Job at Nottingham, England Full Time

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NHS AfC: Band 7

Main area
Finance

Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7

Contract
Permanent

Hours
Full time – 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
164-4628988
Site
Nottingham City Hospital Campus

Town
Nottingham

Salary
£41,659 – £47,672 per annum

Salary period
Yearly

Closing
25/10/2022 23:59

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified Financial Accountant to join the Finance team at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. We are looking for an ambitious technical accountant with strong excel skills and a keen attention to detail, to support all aspects of financial accounting and reporting for key areas of the balance sheet and cash flow forecasting.

Main duties of the job

Reporting to the Senior Financial Accountant, the post holder will work alongside another Financial Accountant covering the key responsibilities together. This post requires a combination of technical accounting skills and managerial experience to supervise the Assistant Financial Accountant.

The post holder will be play a key role in delivering the Financial Reporting agenda for the Trust, by providing dedicated support to the Senior Financial Accountant in the production of the monthly and Annual Accounts, including submission of all NHS statutory financial accounts and returns, ensuring these present a true and fair view. They will also have responsibility for managing the collation and validation of all the Trust’s Balance Sheet control accounts.

The post will also have responsibility for cash flow forecasting and reporting, including an overview of bank reconciliations and contribution to treasury investments.

The post holder will be responsible for the inventory accounting function including reconciliation and understanding of all stock activities recorded on and ‘off’ the Trust’s Statement of Financial Position. The post holder will produce, analyse and report stock inventory levels to key stakeholders in the organisation whilst maintaining accurate accounting records, having responsibility for monitoring all inventory transactions in the general ledger.

Working for our organisation

The post holder will be based at City Hospital Campus, but will work flexibly from home and across all Trust and external locations as required.

The post-holder will be an enthusiastic person, a team player with a ‘can do’ attitude; keen to build relationships across the organisation in order to understand the finances and help to improve the accuracy of financial reporting.

The successful applicant will experience working in one of the largest Teaching hospitals in the country – delivering sustainable high quality clinical care, offering an exceptional experience for our patients; and creating a great place for our staff to work. Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust employs around 18,000 staff across our QMC and City Campus. We provide secondary and tertiary services to a population of around 2.5 million across the East Midlands.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

In addition to the above summary you need to familiarise yourself with the full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

Person specification

Education

Essential criteria

  • CCAB qualified

Desirable criteria

  • Undergraduate degree

Experience

Essential criteria

  • Three years working in Finance
  • Demonstrable understanding of accounting standards and principles
  • Advanced Excel skills

Desirable criteria

  • NHS finance experience

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Bring your whole self to work for us at NUH. We love diversity and we value your difference, your unique skills, knowledge and experience. Becoming one of our people may realise your potential, helping us to raise our performance in delivering world class healthcare to the diverse patient populations we serve.

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are currently under-represented at NUH.

Covid-19 vaccination: remains the best way to protect yourself, family, colleagues and our patients/service users from the Covid-19 virus. We continue to encourage our current and potential colleagues to get vaccinated. For helpful advice and information about the Covid-19 vaccination and how to access visit: https://nottsccg.nhs.uk/covid-19/covid-19-vaccinations/

Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.

Easy read application: if you have a disability and find it difficult to complete our online application form, you can apply via our easy read application which you can find on the intranet https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/easy-read-job-application

Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

Skilled Workers Visa: We welcome applications from individuals who require a skilled worker visa in line with the Home Office regulations. NON-UK/NON SETTLED candidates may not be appointed, if a suitably qualified and skilled UK/SETTLED candidate is successful at interview stage as it is unlikely that the Trust is able to satisfy the Home Office Visa requirements

ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate all ID and right to work documentation such as passports, visa’s and driving license through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

  • Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service – I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
  • Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£41.90 for enhanced and £21.90 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.

Job Overview

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  • Job Title: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Hiring for Financial Accountant Job at Nottingham, England