Main area Finance Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent: Flexible Working Hours
* Full time
* Part time
* Flexible working
* Home or remote working
37.5 hours per week (This is a hybrid working role) Job ref 412-CAP-0033
Site Infinity House or Leighton Hospital Crewe / Home working Town Crewe Salary £28,407 - £34,581 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 18/05/2025 23:59 Interview date 26/05/2025
Job overview
We are seeking an AAT (or part) qualified Assistant Capital Accountant to support the New Hospital Programme - this is a once in a lifetime to play a part in building the new multi million pound hospital in Crewe, Cheshire. If you are looking for an opportunity to be part of a large capital programme this could be the perfect role for you - the programme offers an excellent development opportunity within a friendly and supportive team.
Days and hours of work for this post are flexible and we would welcome discussion around this. Hybrid working is supported but some attendance to site will be mandatory.
This post offers experience across both Financial Accounts and Management Accounts and so would be ideal for a rounded financial professional.
The finance team is an Towards Excellence accredited at Level 2 and working towards Level 3, we are committed to continuous improvement and innovation.
Main duties of the job
To provide specialist support in respect of the growing capital portfolio of the Trust using advanced knowledge and skills. This incorporates responsibility for the financial monitoring and accounting of the Trust's capital schemes, financial analysis of equipment acquisitions, capital reporting and assistance in ensuring that the Trust achieves its Capital Limits.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide specialist support in respect of capital investment relating to the New Hospital Build and associated capital charges using advanced knowledge and skills. This incorporates responsibility for the financial monitoring and accounting of the capital scheme, financial analysis of equipment acquisitions, capital reporting and assistance in ensuring that the Trust achieves its Capital Limits.
Working alongside other members of the capital finance team, this role will involve:
Fixed Asset Management:
* Overall responsibility of the update and maintenance of the Trust Asset Register. Ensuring the Asset Register is updated appropriately for the new hospital build and any associated new leases, revaluations, and asset disposals etc.
* Responsibility to produce annual depreciation values, working with the Management Accounts Team to discuss appropriate level of revenue budgets, along with accurate phasing of the budgets.
* Run monthly depreciation process within finance ledger using into the Fixed Asset Module. Providing Management Accounts Team with details of any variances against budget.
* Complete monthly reconciliations for the new hospital spend between the Fixed Asset Module Software and the Finance Ledger, ensuring they are always in balance.
* Coordination of annual revaluation process providing district valuers with any changes to estate and ensuring they are in receipt of the latest new hospital business Case.
* Act as main contact for all audits in relation to revaluation, asset register and leases, ensuring all changes to values are appropriately documented and justified. Providing Auditors with all information they require to complete their review and ensuring responses to any queries.
* Maintain reconciliation of several reserves, keeping up to date records and reconciliations.
* Responsibility for preparation of elements of the annual accounts relating to property plant and equipment, intangible assets, impairments, revaluation reserve & finance leases.
* Produce an annual forecast for purchased pieces of equipment expected to be replaced by a lease and will have a nil net book value in the next 12 months.
* Responsibility for coordination of asset audits.
Finance Lease Management:
* Review proposed new leases in relation to the new hospital to ensure best value and correct accounting treatment.
* Input new leases into appropriate software to calculate fair value, ensuring this is manually added to the balance sheet along with the update to Finance Lease Creditors.
* On receipt of annual lease invoice ensure accurate split across Finance Lease Creditors, Interest and VAT, ensuring correct coding.
* Manually calculate the depreciate for all new finance leases, transact the journal monthly ensuring revenue budgets are charged appropriately and providing details for any variances against budget.
Capital Scheme Monitoring:
* To ensure timely and accurate delivery of reports for new hospital capital schemes ensuring that the information is accurately presented.
* In line with the monthly reporting timetable ensure all adjustments to the ledger are transacted to allow accurate and timely reporting of the Capital finance position.
* Coordination of the quarterly VAT reclaim process for capital programme.
* Regularly produce and review purchase order reports charged to Capital Schemes, working with divisional teams to ensure all purchase orders are accurate and up to date.
* To ensure that Chief Capital and Strategic Development Accountant receives reported information in a timely manner.
This job description is an outline of the role and function. It is not intended to describe all specific tasks.
Person specification
KNOWLEDGE/ PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
* Previous experience of working within a Finance Function
* Able to operate in a multi-disciplinary environment
* Experience of providing front line financial advice and services
* Knowledge of NHS financial regime
SKILLS
* Proficient in a diverse range of computer Microsoft applications
* Ability to critically evaluate financial data
* Good communicator both written and verbal
* Good planning skills to ensure that workload is prioritized, and deadlines are met
* Can present financial information in an understandable form
* Adaptable and flexible with a confident approach
QUALIFICATIONS
* AAT Qualified
* Studying towards a professional accountancy qualification
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