Job summary
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.
**PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY**
Full time: 37.5 hours per week
Interview date: 24th January 2023
Main duties of the job
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
To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service,all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUH’s ‘PRIDE’ values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence and demonstrate behaviours that support and encourage an inclusive culture
About us
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
Job description
Job responsibilities
- 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 using Purchase Invoice Manager (PIM).
- The post holder will be involved with the initial C2 review/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 C2 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 Trusts 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.
- Ensure all accounting records, systems and files are accurately maintained.
Please see attached job description for full details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- 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 using Purchase Invoice Manager (PIM).
- The post holder will be involved with the initial C2 review/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 C2 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 Trusts 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.
- Ensure all accounting records, systems and files are accurately maintained.
Please see attached job description for full details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 5 GCSEs at C or above (or equivalent)
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communicator
- Team worker
- Good interpersonal skills
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH’s PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
Experience
Essential
- Experience and knowledge of using Microsoft Excel
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 5 GCSEs at C or above (or equivalent)
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communicator
- Team worker
- Good interpersonal skills
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH’s PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
Experience
Essential
- Experience and knowledge of using Microsoft Excel
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .
