Financial and Capital Accounts Assistant
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 17/08/2026
- Closes
- 31/08/2026
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Role summary
This role supports the Capital and Financial Accounting Team, focusing on financial and capital accounting duties, including IFRS 16. Responsibilities involve maintaining the fixed asset register, capital funds, and general ledger accurately according to NHS requirements. The post holder will monitor capital expenditure, prepare reconciliations, assist with financial reporting and audits, and ensure effective financial controls. It requires using analytical skills and professional judgment to resolve queries and manage workload independently.
Essential criteria
- Educated to NVQ level 4 standard.
- 5 GCSEs including Maths and English or equivalent qualification.
- Passed the ECDL modules or comparable experience.
Desirable criteria
- Studying towards AAT/CCAB/ACCA/CIMA
- Knowledge and experience
- 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
- Knowledge and experience of IFRS16 accounting treatment
- Understanding of VAT
- Skills, abilities, and attributes
- 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
- Education and qualifications
- Educated to NVQ level 4 standard.
- 5 GCSEs including Maths and English or equivalent qualification.
- Passed the ECDL modules or comparable experience.
- Studying towards AAT/CCAB/ACCA/CIMA
- Knowledge and experience
- 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
- Knowledge and experience of IFRS16 accounting treatment
- Understanding of VAT
- Skills, abilities, and attributes
- 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
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £33,262 – £36,027 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
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
o Carry out monthly financial control account reconciliations, including salary recharge accounts, investigating discrepancies and escalating unresolved issues as required.
o Prepare and reconcile monthly creditor, debtor and capital expenditure reports in line with Trust timetables and procedures.
o Support the management of the Fixed Asset Register, ensuring capital additions, transfers, disposals, revaluations and depreciation are accurately recorded.
o Process journals, accruals and prepayments to support monthly and year-end accounts.
o Review expenditure to ensure correct capi
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