management accountant Poole, England
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the UHD Finance Department as Management Accountant - Capital (MAC). This role will assist the Deputy Finance Business Partner - Capital in delivering the Capital financial plan for UHD, working closely with Project Leads, General Managers and other budget holders providing a range of specialist and expert financial advice, training and support to enable the delivery of services efficiently and economically, under direction.The MAC will provide comprehensive management support to the DFBPC, deputising as appropriate.
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Base Location: Poole Hospital
Interview Date: TBC
To assist in providing direct Capital reporting and financial support to the trust directorates ensuring full compliance with financial best practice, specifically in relation to:
- Supporting budget setting and reporting of Capital and therefore supporting delivery of the Trust CDEL target.
- Preparation and distribution of reporting to CMG, FIC and other groups as required
- Reporting detail to include budget statements and transaction analysis which reconciles to CMG report.
- Forecasting of Capital expenditure and income
- Donated Asset accounting
- Ensuring correct VAT treatment for Capital schemes is applied. Liaising with VAT advisors as required.
- Supporting the UHD Asset management process
- Use of RAM System – Named system administrator.
- Identifying Assets Under construction and when to bring into use.
- Preparation of schedules to ensure the correct recording of adding capitalising of assets, enhancing of assets, disposing assets on the RAM system.
- Maximisation of capital programme delivery using Capital income sources
- Preparation of Capital NHS Improvement returns
- Preparation of Capital Cash Drawdown forms
- Preparation of Capital expenditure detail against CDEL and PDC/ Funding specific schemes – NHP/HIP, STP Wave 1 etc
- Business case review and development
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.
- To ensure all capital and staffing reports are accurate and certified on a monthly basis.
- To prepare and maintain accurate financial forecasts, to support decision making and financial planning for the trust CMG, through joint working and liaison with directorate management and clinical leaders. This will include reporting live forecasts of the anticipated year-end financial position.
- To review and monitor the accuracy of coding of capital expenditure to ensure the asset is correctly identified and recorded on the RAM Asset register.
- To maintain detailed budget history schedules which clearly track all Capital budget virements and reconciliation of e-fin to RAM.
- To record and monitor the achievement of cost improvement programmes throughout the year, ensuring that budget adjustments are actioned in a timely manner so that the general ledger reconciles to the CIP tracker.
- To respond to detailed financial issues and capital queries from directorate staff and finance colleagues. Taking specific lead to work with the project leads in the areas agreed.
- To interrogate and utilise a wide range of software systems, including the financial general ledger, Business objects, and advanced Microsoft applications to enhance the financial information and analysis provided to directorate.
- To produce appropriate working papers are prepared to support all financial entries, and which are available for audit scrutiny.
