# Financial and Capital Accounts Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/financial-and-capital-accounts-assistant/777841d2-eda7-4f5b-967b-75a0551a9304 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/financial-and-capital-accounts-assistant/777841d2-eda7-4f5b-967b-75a0551a9304.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust - **Location:** Northwick Park Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £33,262 - £36,027 Per Annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-31T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-17T10:30:33.382Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Harrow/London_North_West_University_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Finance/Finance-v8206168 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8206168?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The post holder will support the Capital and Financial Accounting Team in delivering a range of financial and capital accounting duties, including IFRS 16 accounting, to ensure the fixed asset register, capital funds and the general ledger are maintained accurately and in accordance with NHS accounting requirements. The role includes monitoring capital expenditure, preparing reconciliations, supporting financial reporting and audit processes, and maintaining effective financial controls. The postholder is required to use knowledge, analytical skills and professional judgement to resolve queries, determine appropriate accounting treatments and manage their workload independently while supporting the effective management of the Trust's capital programme. ### Main duties of the job - Carry out monthly financial control account reconciliations, including salary recharge accounts, investigating discrepancies and escalating unresolved issues as required. - Prepare and reconcile monthly creditor, debtor and capital expenditure reports in line with Trust timetables and procedures. - Support the management of the Fixed Asset Register, ensuring capital additions, transfers, disposals, revaluations and depreciation are accurately recorded. - Process journals, accruals and prepayments to support monthly and year-end accounts. - Review expenditure to ensure correct capital or revenue classification and monitor capital schemes against approved budgets. - Assist with capital forecasting, reporting and monitoring project costs, including assets under construction. - Liaise with Estates, Procurement, Accounts Payable and Budget Holders to resolve queries and support capital projects. - Produce financial reports, analyses and schedules to support management decision-making. - Ensure capital invoices are appropriately approved, coded and treated correctly for VAT purposes. - Support asset verification exercises and advise on asset disposal processes. - Assist with year-end accounts preparation, audit requirements and implementation of audit recommendations. - Maintain accurate financial records and ensure compliance with Standing Financial Instructions and departmental procedures. - Provide cover for the cash office when required. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification. ### Applicant requirements The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge and experience **Essential** - Experience working in a financial environment - Knowledge of accounting procedures - Experience of working tight deadlines - Experience of computerised accounting systems - Experience of managing and prioritising a busy workload **Desirable** - Knowledge and experience of IFRS16 accounting treatment - Understanding of VAT ### Education and qualifications **Essential** - Educated to NVQ level 4 standard. - 5 GCSEs including Maths and English or equivalent qualification. - Passed the ECDL modules or comparable experience. **Desirable** - Studying towards AAT/CCAB/ACCA/CIMA ### Skills, abilities, and attributes **Essential** - Highly numerate with good technical skills. - Competency in spreadsheet skills - Ability to learn quickly and capable of working on your own initiative with minimum supervision - To communicate effectively with all levels of staff both written and oral - Ability to prepare clear and accurate information - Good organisation skills - Flexible and reliable ## Documents - [heart values (pdf, 158.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2615) - [guidance for applying (pdf, 914.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1549) - [financial and capital accounts assistant - band 4-jd (pdf, 209.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10515244) ## 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.