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Job overview
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is looking for a highly motivated and hardworking individual who would like to become a key member of the Capital finance team as a Capital Accounting Assistant.
Working as part of a team to ensure the effective use of the Trust's Capital.
***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***
Main duties of the job
This role involves:
- The accurate processing of capital expenditure transactions
- Maintaining the fixed asset register
- Supporting the preparation of monthly capital reports
- Monitoring capital expenditure against budgets
- Liaising with project managers, procurement teams and finance colleagues regarding capital projects
- Assisting with year-end accounts, audits and statutory financial returns
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To assist with the accurate reporting of the monthly financial result of each capital scheme in-line with closedown timetables. Investigating variances and analysing expenditure, income and activity under direction from the Team Manager to meet the requirements of Capital Budget Holders and the and Financial Accounting team.
To manage own workload to meet the requirements of the Financial Accounts team and other staff within the Finance Department.
- Month end: To complete task lists in-line with month end closedown timetables, including soft and hard close, making line manager aware of any issues.
- Month end: To populate capital performance report templates with data in required time frame.
- Capital expenditure variances: To accurately complete, identify reason for and where necessary, take corrective action to resolve.
- Capital transaction accounting: To ensure capital expenditure is correctly accounted for in the financial ledger.
- Balance sheet reconciliations: To complete control account reconciliations on a monthly basis and resolve any issues, with reference to line manager where required.
- Forecasting: Complete the mechanics for Capital Forecasting when required e.g. populating the capital forecasting templates.
- Maintain complex financial reconciliations as required to support the Capital Accountant.
- Ensure all departmental policies and procedures are adhered to.
- Ensure all queries are responded to efficiently and effectively.
- Suggest to line manager ways in which processes could be improved including the impact of changes to legislation and implement changes.
For further information please see attached job description
Person specification
Apititudes & Abilities
Essential
- Good analytical skills, with a proven ability to represent financial information
- Good communication skills, written and verbal, and ability to demonstrate fluency, clarity and effectiveness at all levels
- Effective influencing skills: in general, be able to explain basic accounting issues to budget holders and other non-finance based staff
- Good keyboard skills, knowledge of modern "Office" packages (Excel in particular), Aptitude for IT. Demonstrable experience of Finance computer systems and ledgers
- Aim for 'right first time', ensuring accuracy and attention to detail
- Time management skills: able to prioritise work effectively
- Organisational skills
Desirable
- Presentation skills
- Oracle Financials demonstrable experience
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- 5 x GCSE Grade C or above or equivalent, including Mathematics and English Language
- Awareness of the Organisation's priorities and how they impact on their role
- NVQ Level 4 / Association of Accounting Technician (AAT) Technician level qualification or proven equivalent knowledge and adequate relevant experience
- Previous finance demonstrable experience
- High level of numeracy
Desirable
- NHS Finance demonstrable experience
Disposition/Attitude/Motivation
Essential
- Team worker
- Able to cope under pressure
- Proactive, takes own initiative and able to work with minimal supervision
- Able to handle and convey sensitive information in an appropriate and discreet manner
- Honesty, integrity, flexibility and enthusiasm
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This advert is for Capital Accounting Assistant with University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust in Plymouth, South West, England. It is listed as a Band 4 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £28,392 - £31,157 Per Annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 22 Jul 2026.
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