Deputy Finance Business Partner - Capital and Estates

Job overview

Are you looking to join a friendly and supportive team that drives high quality financial performance to improve the patient experience?

The role of Deputy Finance Business Partner - Capital and Estates has become available and is an integral part of the Corporate Finance team here at East of England Community Health  NHS Trust (EEC). It is available with both flexible and remote working options available.

The successful candidate will either be an experienced capital accountant or someone who can demonstrate an understanding of capital accounting principles and the 'drive' to be successful in the role. They will also need to agree with EEC's values.

In summary this role supports the Head of Corporate Finance with all elements of the Trust's capital reporting, planning and analysis internally and externally and supports with the financial management of the Trust's Estates services.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the job are:

• Lead on the management, recording, reporting, planning and forecasting of the capital expenditure for the Trust
• To be responsible for the maintenance of the Trust's fixed asset register and capitalisation of all assets.
• Lead on the application of lease accounting in line with the NHS Group Accounting Manual.
• To prepare monthly management accounts for the Trust's Estates services, providing budget manager analysis, guidance, training and advice as appropriate.
• To support with the annual planning and forecasting of the Trust's Estates service budgets
• Supervising staff, ensuring their work is appropriately allocated and delivered and undertaking line management responsibilities in accordance with Trust policies.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To prepare monthly management accounts, supported by high quality working papers, for review by the Head of Corporate Finance.  These management accounts include capital expenditure and balance sheet items as well as revenue budgets.
• To prepare analysis of monthly management accounts, including budget variance analysis, using the Finance department’s standard approach and format in accordance with the monthly timetable.
• Ensure on a monthly basis that the Trust’s activity related income position is accurately reported.
• Ensure that the Trust is billing all the moneys which it is due and fully understands the sources of its income both by customer and income stream. Assist in comprehensive reconciliations of amounts due and received.
• To prepare costings for contract variations, new business, or service delivery changes using standard costing methodology under the supervision Senior Finance Team.
• To support financial planning activity through the development and maintenance of budgets and forecasts for the assigned business unit(s).
• Lead on the management, recording, reporting, and forecasting of capital expenditure for the Trust.
• Be responsible for maintaining the Trust’s fixed asset register and capitalisation of all assets under construction upon their completion.
• Co-ordinate the preparation of the annual capital plan and prepare internal and external capital planning and budgeting documents.
• Assist the business in the preparation and submission of public dividend capital and grant requests.
• Lead on the application of lease accounting in line with the NHS Group Accounting Manual (GAM).
• To contribute to the production of annual statutory accounts in accordance with the policies and procedures set out by the Senior Finance Team.
• To support the Head of Corporate Finance in the pro-active management of working capital, including debt recovery and payment of suppliers.
• To provide advice and analysis to support budget managers and wider Trust staff to discharge their financial management and stewardship duties effectively and in line with Trust policy, including conducting meetings as determined by the Head of Corporate Finance.
• To prepare returns to external bodies as required for review by the Head of Corporate Finance.
• To proactively propose changes to working practices across the finance department
• Take line management responsibility for a Finance Apprentice or Support Accountant supporting the Business Units, including identifying training and development requirements and ensuring that Personal Development Plans (including mandatory training) are in place and completed according to agreed timescales.
• To undertake any ad hoc duties that may be required within the Finance Team.
• To be responsible for maintaining own personal development.