Assistant Capital Accountant

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Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the Capital Finance team as Assistant Capital Accountant at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The individual will contribute to the provision of financial advice and planning support across the Trust's £40m+ pa capital programme, whilst delivering management accounting support to the Directorates of Estates & Informatics.

Main duties of the job

To support the Capital Accountant in preparing and reconciling financial management information on the Trust's capital programme to allow timely and accurate monitoring of expenditure, income and cash flow. To develop and lead the process of ensuring the correct split of expenditure between capital and revenue is applied.

To prepare information regarding capital purchases and disposals and support the processes underpinning the operation and maintenance of the Trust's Asset Register. To support the annual asset verification reviews of the Trust Asset Register, in conjunction with other directorate to ensure its accuracy.

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Provide regular and ad-hoc financial analyses of Capital Programme scheme expenditure incurred by the Trust to support the preparation and monitoring of the Capital Programme.
• Undertake ad-hoc project work/investigation work into specific Capital schemes, as requested by the Capital Accountant and/or Senior Assistant Capital Accountant.
• Assist the Senior Assistant Capital Accountant in ensuring all capital income recovery is made in a timely manner, ensuring expenditure on donated schemes is appropriately analysed and recorded.
• Provide information on Capital Budgets within the Capital Programme to Capital Budget Holders, Capital Finance Team managers and Estates/IT managers.
• Develop a working knowledge of VAT issues in relation to all capital schemes, obtaining advice, training and updates from the Trust's Taxation Manager or senior Capital Finance team colleagues. Lead the preparation of VAT analysis files for distribution to the Capital Accountant and Trust VAT advisors as required.
• Support the Capital and Investment Finance Manager in managing the annual IT non-recurrent revenue envelope, providing analyses and reconciliations as required.

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

Person specification

Qualifications
Essential criteria

• 5 GCSE including Maths and English at Grade C or above and 2 A Levels and AAT qualified or equivalent demonstrable qualification

Desirable criteria

• Honours Degree
• European Computer Driving Licence or similar

Experience
Essential criteria

• Sufficient recent and relevant experience, including Capital Accounting experience
• Demonstrably good IT skills including Excel Advanced level as regular user

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in NHS Finance in an Acute Hospital
• Access Database skillsDemonstrably good IT skills including Excel Advanced level as regular user.
• Experience of Integrated ledger systems

Skills
Essential criteria

• Ability to establish and maintain professional credibility with Service Managers and other Directorate colleagues
• Ability to meet deadlines through effective organisational and planning skills
• High degree of numeracy
• Self motivation.
• Good written and verbal reasoning communication skills
• Ability to work under own initiative.
• Meticulous.
• Conscientious.
• Positive Team Player
• Flexible and adaptable - able to manage competing and changing workloads
• Concentration skills to undertake complex and involved analysis
• Interpersonal skills to communicate with external bodies.
• Confidentiality

Desirable criteria

• Negotiation and persuasion skills

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. By applying for this post you are agreeing to Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.

Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.

The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.

Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.

All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.

Documents to download

• Assistant Capital Accountant ( PDF , 240.4 KB )
• Assistant Capital Accountant ( PDF , 240.4 KB )
• Candidate Application Best Practice Guide - please read before completing your application ( PDF , 236.3 KB )
• Information for Applicants on the Trust & Selection Process ( PDF , 763.8 KB )
• Getting to Work at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals ( PDF , 501.0 KB )
• Candidates with Disabilities Useful Contacts ( PDF , 113.1 KB )
• Applicants - How We Use Your Information ( PDF , 181.0 KB )
• Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders ( PDF , 124.0 KB )
• EU settlement scheme - Important Information leaflet (2020) ( PDF , 270.1 KB )