Band 8A Financial Controller

Job overview

At Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, we are looking to recruit for the position of a Financial Controller Band 8A under the Private Patients Unit (PPU).

We have a fantastic variety of work underway at our hospitals which will both stretch you professionally and ensure you have a rewarding workplace experience. This role is for a senior skilled and experienced accountant seeking a position beyond that of a normal NHS finance role, to support and lead on quality decision making through provision of excellent analytical support.

The post holder will lead/manage/supervise a team and be directly involved in the hands-on delivery of timely, complete, and accurate results, plans, insights, and support, on the finances and accounts of PPU.  Therefore, the post holder is also responsible for establishing and maintaining appropriate compliant financial controls, processes and records that will help orchestrate and underpin the financial sustainability of the PPU.

Be part of a diverse, energetic and capable finance team, which is focused on supporting financial activities and developing best in class finance reporting and business analytics.

This role will be based from the Private Patient Unit at Royal Free Hospital, however, the post holder will be responsible for all sites as required by the role.

Main duties of the job

• Lead and coordinate the period end accounts preparation process include setting & communicating timelines as well as hands on task coordination/execution to ensure financials are timely, complete and accurate representing a true and fair view of PPU.
• Coordinate, review and ensure timely accurate and complete invoicing and unbilled income relating to hospital services, provider services, room rental services, admin services, medical secretarial services in each financial period.
• Coordinate and manage all payables (creditors) processes in line with governance and establish/maintain register of contractual commitments to timely decision making and consideration of liabilities.
• Coordinate and lead the liaison between PPU and Central Finance as well as with internal and external auditors relating to the accounts of PPU and the technical accounting matters.
• Design, lead and prepare month analytical reviews and reconciliations (ensure that at least monthly reconciliations of receivables/debtor  balances, deferred income/deposits accounts, assigned bank/cash  accounts, provider payables, VAT etc. are prepared).
• Ensure ongoing timely reviews and reconciliations to confirm the integrity of Compucare data as a true and fair view for financial accounting and reporting purposes of PPU (and in alignment with the Business unit & Trust in general).

**For further information please refer to the attached JD/PS**

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for more information about this role and working at royal free London NHS foundation Trust