Senior Finance Accountant

Job overview

To provide a technical financial accounting to the Trust. To ensure the maintenance of the General Ledger and reconciliation of control codes in a timely manner to ensure the accuracy of the ledgers and balances.

The post holder will ensure that the Trust’s ledger system is accurate by ensuring that control accounts are reconciled on a regular basis and that any reconciling items are investigated and cleared as soon as possible whilst taking an overview of the ledger in order to identify and correct any complex underlying issues.

The post holder will provide financial accounting support to the Senior Finance Manager – Technical Accounts and their senior team in relation to the statutory financial accounts.

To provide appropriate advice and guidance to the Trust’s staff and management on VAT ensuring that the Trust operates within VAT principles. Calculating the VAT return and taking actions required to ensure the return is completed accurately and within the statutory timescale.

The post holder may be required to provide financial training and advice to all levels of staff within the directorate and within the wider Trust. They will also provide support and training opportunities to finance trainees within the organisation.

To deputise for the Financial Accountant Technical as required.

The post holder will provide operational advice on the full range of financial accounting and support Trust-wide policies where relevant.

Main duties of the job

To provide financial accounting support to the Senior Finance Manager in relation to specific areas to include:

Clear and robust monthly/quarterly and annual control account reconciliations

Taking ownership and proactive approach to payroll reconciliations and addressing queries with all parties concerned.

Supporting and preparing year end accounts.

Preparing various month end journals and other month end related processes

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide a technical financial accounting to the Trust. To ensure the maintenance of the General Ledger and reconciliation of control codes in a timely manner to ensure the accuracy of the ledgers and balances.

The post holder will ensure that the Trust’s ledger system is accurate by ensuring that control accounts are reconciled on a regular basis and that any reconciling items are investigated and cleared as soon as possible whilst taking an overview of the ledger in order to identify and correct any complex underlying issues.

The post holder will provide financial accounting support to the Senior Finance Manager – Technical Accounts and their senior team in relation to the statutory financial accounts.

To provide appropriate advice and guidance to the Trust’s staff and management on VAT ensuring that the Trust operates within VAT principles. Calculating the VAT return and taking actions required to ensure the return is completed accurately and within the statutory timescale.

The post holder may be required to provide financial training and advice to all levels of staff within the directorate and within the wider Trust. They will also provide support and training opportunities to finance trainees within the organisation.

To deputise for the Financial Accountant Technical as required.

The post holder will provide operational advice on the full range of financial accounting and support Trust-wide policies where relevant.

Technical Accounts:

• To ensure that the Trust’s ledger system is accurate by ensuring that all control accounts are reconciled on a regular basis and that any reconciling items are investigated and cleared as soon as possible.
• To interpret the results of the control account reconciliations and apply expert knowledge and experience of the Trust’s ledger system and its components (e.g. sales ledger, purchase ledger) to identify any action that needs to be taken to correct errors.
• To ensure all external feeds to the Trust’s ledger system are formulated, generated and processed in accordance with the closedown timetable to maintain the integrity of the ledger balances at all times.
• To manage the process for the collection and pay-over of statutory payments such as court orders and Tax and National Insurance. Ensuring any issues and queries are dealt with and resolved to ensure payment within statutory deadlines is achieved.
• Interrogation of the ESR payroll system to resolve queries and complete returns.
• Maintain the Trust’s losses and compensations register and deal with all related queries.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of an in depth training programme for the department focusing on technical accounting; and year-end accounting
• To communicate complex information to finance staff and managers relating to different areas of the Trust’s finances including payroll, taxation and financial accounts.
• To provide financial accounting support to the Senior Finance Manager in relation to specific areas to include: Clear and robust monthly/quarterly and annual control account reconciliations Taking ownership and proactive approach to payroll reconciliations and addressing queries with all parties concerned. Supporting and preparing year end accounts. Preparing various month end journals and other month end related processes