# Capital Accounting Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/capital-accounting-assistant/079f7e9f-fc03-470b-bc06-fcaae047299e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/capital-accounting-assistant/079f7e9f-fc03-470b-bc06-fcaae047299e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust - **Town:** Plymouth - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 Per Annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, Compressed hours, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-22T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-08T15:21:22.352Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Devon/Plymouth/University_Hospitals_Plymouth_NHS_Trust/Finance/Finance-v8102572 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8102572?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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 ## Documents - [capital accounting assistant (docx, 72.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10440624) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.