accountant Basingstoke, England
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Financial Accounts team for a full time Band 8b Senior Financial Accountant role.
We are seeking individual who is self-motivated, pro-active and with excellent planning and organisational skills. The post holder is required to have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Therefore, we are looking for talented and motivated individual with excellent verbal and written communication skills to join our team.
The aim of the role is to lead on preparation of accounts for the Group, advising on all aspects of financial accounting. The post holder will also have a senior role in the capital reporting, influence and advise on the capital performance, VAT accounting, Financial Charges in order to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, accuracy of the reporting.
To prepare month end and annual accounts for the Trust’s subsidiary companies. To ensure that the annual accounts and other statutory returns are produced in an accurate and timely way and that they represent a true and fair view of the subsidiaries. To provide all the information for external audit in relation to subsidiaries, liaise with external auditors on any queries related to annual accounts.
To report to Board of subsidiary companies.
To provide forecasts for the subsidiary companies. The post holder will be responsible for cash flow management within subsidiary companies.
To prepare monthly capital and year end reporting, including variance analysis, and reconcile all control code accounts related to capital for both parent and subsidiary companies. The post holder will be responsible for capital forecasts, liaising with project managers.
To update Fixed Asset Register with Additions/Disposals/Revaluation and reconcile to General Ledger on quarterly basis.
To promote a professional approach ensuring the financial controls are always followed. To ensure that the companies are compliant with legislative requirements and deadlines.
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of approximately 570,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire with turnover of nearly £600m. Our hospital sites are in Basingstoke, Winchester and Andover. Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient.
Working for HHFT offers a rewarding career, nationally agreed terms and conditions and a range of additional benefits as part of our reward package.
You would be joining a vibrant and enthusiastic Financial Accounts team at a challenging and interesting time with financial recovery and sustainability as a priority. Alongside the wider Finance department our teams are based at the Basingstoke site but currently benefit from hybrid working arrangements.
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
