Financial Accountant (General Ledger)

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has become available within the Finance Department at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The position of Financial Accountant (General Ledger) will be based at Knowsley Community College and will be full time (37.5 hours).

Interview Date is yet to be confirmed.

Main duties of the job

Provide key aspects of financial accounting services which include updating and monitoring the Trust’s ROU asset register, preparation/review of the Trust’s Charitable Funds accounts, remeasurement and monitoring of provisions and reconciliation of balance sheet accounts. Support the Assistant Director of Finance – Financial Services on aspects of internal and external reporting including monthly reporting and statutory year end accounts. Assist with the year end external audit exercise and be responsible for provision of information as it relates to the role.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

ROU Asset register

To ensure that records relating to ROU asset capital accounting are accurately and effectively maintained on the Finance General Ledger and the Trust’s ROU asset register including regular reconciliations to assist in the accurate production of the Trust Balance Sheet to the required reporting timetable.

To liaise with budget holders, Divisional managers and the Assistant Director of Finance to ensure continued accurate identification of additions, cessations, upgrades and replacements / damaged / obsolete ROU assets. The ROU asset register will be updated as necessary for such amendments.

Informing Assistant Director of Finance – Financial Services of any issues that arise and help inform the resolution process.

General Ledger

Assist in the production of statutory annual accounts for the Trust. This will also include taking part in the national agreement of balances exercises.

Dealing with internal and external audit requirements as required.

Co-ordinating reconciliation of specific Shared Business Service and local balance sheet reconciliations especially salary sacrifice schemes. Internal (Management Accounts and payroll) and external (customers and suppliers) communications required when reconciling balance sheet accounts, for example, calculating and agreeing external recharges.

Knowledge of the use of control accounts and how to perform complex reconciliations required.

Reconciling certain balance sheet codes monthly actioning requirements such as journal corrections, raising sales invoices or other actions.

The ability to concentrate on complex financial information and calculations without loss of accuracy, for prolonged periods of time, with interruptions, is required.

Significant data analysis required with inputs into and exports out of the oracle finance system, Business Intelligence and creation/amendments of multiple excel spreadsheets.

Charity

Manage the Charitable Funds ledger system and the work of the Charitable Funds Officer.

Responsibility for the preparation of the Trust’s Charitable Funds accounts in accordance with latest SORP.

Preparation of financial information for the Trust’s Charitable Funds sub-committee.

Preparation of financial analysis for, and regular communication with, the Trust’s Head of Charity.

Provisions

Create and maintain spreadsheets in order to provide an accurate calculation of provisions for accounts purposes e.g. pensions, employer’s and public liability claims against the Trust and permanent injury benefits awards referring to the latest technical accounting guidance.

Clinical and professional responsibilities

Maintain professional registrations as necessary.

Adhere to relevant code of practice of professional body.

Administrative responsibilities

Ensure all relevant procedure notes and associated forms are completed in line with departmental policy and audit requirements.

Teaching and training responsibilities

Actively participate in the annual performance development review to identify personal needs.

To attend Trust statutory and mandatory training sessions.

Line Management/Supervisory responsibilities

Day to day management of staff as required. Undertaking annual performance development reviews as necessary.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.