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Job summary

Main area
Finance
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Partial remote working in line with operational requirements.)
Job ref
218-AC-B4-6940619
Employer
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
Town
Coventry
Salary
£26,530 - £29,114 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/02/2025 23:59
Interview date
11/02/2025

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Finance Assistant

NHS AfC: Band 4

Job overview

As a member of the Financial Accounts team you will aid in the team’s objective for ensuring the integrity of the Trust banking reconciliations, cash flow forecasts, general ledger and associated feeder systems in accordance with the Trusts’ Standing Financial Instructions and internal office procedures. This role will ensure supplier payments are made on time, that accounts are accurate and maintained effectively through monitoring from this role, along with supporting the Financial accountants with providing information to internal and external audit.

The main responsibilities is indicative of the kinds of task you will be expected to perform.  You may not necessarily take the lead in performing all of these duties but you will need to be aware of how and when they need to be done and may have to provide cover when other members of the team are absent.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

 

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated and skilled individual to join the Financial Accounts Team. This post provides direct support to the Assistant Financial Accountant and will proactively contribute to the production of the Trust's monthly financial information and annual statutory accounts.

Working as part of a team ,the post holder will contribute to the efficient operation of the Financial Accounts team, covering treasury and balance sheet control, utilising a range of systems and competent in the use of Microsoft Excel.

Please be advised sponsorship is not eligible for this post.

Please be advised that the interviews for this post will take on 11/02/2025.

Working for our organisation

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  1. Conducting the Trust’s daily treasury management duties. Producing a daily cash flow statement for the management of funds in the Trust’s Commercial and Paymaster bank accounts and processing any necessary payments in accordance with Standing Financial Instructions and internal procedures.
  2. Maintaining the Trust’s Office of the Paymaster General or Lloyds cash book on the cash management system, reconciling to the bank statements on a daily basis and resolving any discrepancies enabling the accurate production of financial reports and cash flow forecasts. Producing a full monthly cashbook to bank statement reconciliation to enable the accurate production of financial reports and cash flow forecasts.
  3. Responsibility for ensuring suppliers are paid on time by producing the weekly payment run and associated files and remittances. Ensuring payments are correctly allocated to suppliers in the purchase ledger system.
  4. Responsibility for producing the weekly payment run and associated files and remittances. Ensuring payments are correctly allocated to suppliers in the purchase ledger system.
  5. Reconciling and clearing control accounts in accordance with internal procedures and within agreed timescales, resolving any discrepancies or referring them to the appropriate person, to ensure the accuracy of the general ledger.
  6. Support in preparing the monthly VAT return in accordance with the regulations, guidelines and statutory time limits set down by HM Revenue & Customs, ensuring all inputs and outputs are correctly identified and calculated enabling the Trust to correctly account for VAT in a timely manner so as to improve the Trust’s cash flow.
  7. Maintaining an up-to-date knowledge of current VAT issues and legislation.
  8. Providing information to external and internal audit, to ensure successful, timely audits and supporting the Financial Accountants in this area.
  9. Certification of invoice and receipt variances to ensure invoices are processed promptly and creditor records are accurate.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description. 

Person specification

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Knowledge

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Skills & Abilities

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyAge positiveDisability confident leaderImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Pathway to excellenceCare quality commission - GoodPregnancy Loss PledgeHeart Charter

Application numbers

Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Francessca Tighe
Job title
Assistant Financial Accountant
Email address
[email protected]
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