Capital and Charities Accountant (Band 6/7)

Job summary

We are looking for a dedicated and highly motivated individual to join the Financial Accounts Team , primarily to provide the Capital and Charitable Funds finance functions for the Trust, ensuring that high quality financial information is provided in an efficient and effective manner.

We are a small team that undertake various roles and work together to meet the demands and objectives of the Finance Department as a whole.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have strong technical skills in order to ensure accurate and timely reporting. You should have experience of working in a busy finance office environment.

You will need to possess excellent communication and organisational skills and a real commitment to excellent service delivery. You must be capable of working to tight deadlines whilst ensuring consistency and accuracy, be able to prioritise workloads and be able to work on your own initiative as well as under supervision. An enthusiastic and energetic approach to work along with an acceptance of work flexibility and continuously changing working practices is essential.

About us

We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. We are a national centre for telemedicine and introduced telehealth to the UK offender healthcare sector and also provide the service to patients in their care homes. Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.

Job responsibilities

For further details and full details of the role please see the attached job description and person specification.

RIGHT TO WORK WORDING

This position is not currently eligible for a certificate of sponsorship in line with Home Office guidance as it does not appear on the skilled worker visa occupation list.

If you currently hold a different type of visa allowing you to work in the UK we would welcome an application from you. If your visa expires or there is a change in status during your employment, the Trust will be required to review your employment which may result in the termination of your employment to comply with the relevant immigration legislation

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• CCAB (Professional Accountancy qualification) - studying or have a considerable number of years' experience in a Financial Accounting or Financial Management role.
• Appropriate degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent qualification (e.g. Accounting, Finance, or Business).
• Up to date on Latest Accounting Standards and recommendations
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Desirable

• CCAB passed finalist

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of working in a finance office
• Experience of using Oracle Finance Ledger
• Awareness of audit requirements
• Experience of annual accounts and financial accounting processes
• Experience of writing reports on technical finance issues which can be understood by non-systems or non-finance people

Desirable

• Experience of representing the organisation in meetings
• In depth understanding of NHS Financial Controls
• Experience of using Nuesoft CARS asset and lease register software

Skills

Essential

• Proficient in the use of standard Microsoft software, such as Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Excellent written and communication skills
• Strong numeracy skills, with the ability to interpret and present financial data accurately.
• Ability to analyse areas of work to identify areas which would benefit from continuous improvement
• Exercise excellent negotiating skills combined with an ability to engage and motivate colleagues and key stakeholders.
• Ability to demonstrate understanding and application of our workplace values, together with the underpinning behaviours identified for success in this role

Desirable

• Previous experience of NHS Charitable Funds