Assistant Financial Accountant - Band 5 Coventry, England
Job description
Financial Services
Wayside House, Coventry
30 hours per week (Mon-Fri)
Permanent role
The role will be based in the Wayside House office, but home working will be the majority proportion of the position. The 30 hours will be spread across the working week, Monday to Friday.
Please note many Trust interviews take place through Microsoft Teams, this can be downloaded either through the App Store or Google Play for use on your phone/tablet.
The post holder will:
Ensure that corporate tax returns are accurate, completed to a high professional standard and submitted in accordance with Government and statutory deadlines.
Support the Technical Accountant by carrying out administration for calculating and accounting for non-cash working capital areas, including provisions and stocks.
Produce accurate Financial Information and reports on a monthly basis in accordance with Trust timescales.
Support the Financial Accountant - Capital with asset register and ledger processing.
For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
These include:
- generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
- excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
- salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
- discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
- wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
- staff networks and support groups
The successful candidate will be AAT qualified or have equivalent experience knowledge.
The postholder will have extensive financial accounting and financial year-end exercise experience, together with knowledge of HMRC VAT regulations together with recent experience in control account reconciliation. The postholder will have specialist knowledge of NHS financial regime, policies and procedures and be able to interpret national NHS guidelines and directives.
The postholder will have advanced keyboard skills and be proficient in use of Excel and other Microsoft packages and have substantial experience in use of computerised finance systems and associated feeder modules. The postholder will have a flexible approach, be able to work on own initiative, able to work as part of a team and be able to prioritise tasks and focus on key requirements.
For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.
